On the eve of his first day as Los Angeles’ next mayor, former City Councilman Eric Garcetti is perceived favorably by 53 percent of voters, and 17 percent view him unfavorably, according to new results from a USC Sol Price School of Public Policy/Los Angeles Times City Election Poll. In […] Read more »
Pollster Breaches Thin Line in LA Mayoral Campaign
Politics is a rough-and-tumble business, with campaigns bringing whatever resources they can to the table. But are there limits to what consultants, particularly pollsters, should do for their clients? I raise that question after reading a May 18 memo from Celinda Lake and four other members of her firm, Lake […] Read more »
USC Price/LA Times Poll Calls Los Angeles Mayoral Race
With all precincts reporting, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy/Los Angeles Times City Election Poll was again the most accurate citywide survey, coming within fractions of a percentage point in calling the margin of victory for yesterday’s L.A. mayoral election. The USC Price/LA Times Poll was conducted by […] Read more »
Los Angeles: Wendy Greuel’s Campaign Alleges Polling Bias
In an internal memo this weekend, Wendy Greuel’s pollster took aim at the new USC/L.A. Times poll and argued the race is a “dead heat” heading into Tuesday’s vote. … Greuel’s polling team, led by Celinda Lake, argue in the memo that the USC/L.A. Times poll has shown a pattern […] Read more »
Los Angeles: Garcetti leads Greuel by 7 points heading into Tuesday’s mayoral election
With the election just days away to decide Los Angeles’ next mayor, Eric Garcetti leads Wendy Greuel by 7 points, according to results of a new USC Sol Price School of Public Policy/LA Times Los Angeles City Election Poll. Los Angeles voters go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21, […] Read more »
Los Angeles mayor’s race is virtual dead heat
A new poll shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles shows Greuel with 46% of likely […] Read more »