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   https://californiaglobe.com/fr/new-poll-finds-half-of-all-californians-   
   now-considering-a-gop-candidate-for-governor-2026/   
      
   A new David Wolfson/Madison McQueen poll released this week found that   
   nearly half of all Californians are now considering voting for a   
   Republican for Governor in 2026, a significant boost up from the 40.8%   
   garnered by then Senator Brian Dahle (R) in the 2022 Gubernatorial   
   election.   
      
   According to the poll, which surveyed 700 Californians earlier this month,   
   a general shift towards more conservative viewpoints was also seen:   
      
   A whopping 73% of Californians were found to be in favor of Prop 36, a   
   proposition voted in favor of last year that makes multiple changes to   
   California drug and theft laws.   
      
   72% still see homelessness as a huge problem in the state after years of   
   actions by Democrats on the issue.   
      
   71% stated that they didn’t think that Democratic leadership addressed   
   California’s high cost of living.   
      
   60% said they opposed free healthcare for illegal immigrants.   
   And finally, only 24% think transgender males should compete in female   
   sports.   
      
   The poll follows on the results on the 2022 and 2024 elections, which   
   showed a massive shift in Californians voting more and more for   
   Republicans. In 2024 alone, Republicans gained three seats in the   
   legislature, with a state Senate seat being flipped from Democrat to   
   Republican in a presidential year for the first time since 1980. On the   
   national level, California also showed a bounce back for the GOP, with   
   Donald Trump garnering the most Republican votes in the state since George   
   Bush in 2004.   
      
   In addition, voter rolls are on the rise for Republicans. Groups like Fix   
   California have managed to boost the number of registered Republicans in   
   the state by hundreds of thousands in only a few years, while Democrats   
   have actually lost registered voters. Owen Brennan, president of Madison   
   McQueen, said that the poll showed that many Californians are growing   
   tired with one-party rule in the state.   
      
   “Voters are increasingly concerned about the direction of California under   
   one-party rule,” said Brennan on Monday. “On issue after issue, voters are   
   seeing their quality of life fall and their cost of living rise.”   
      
   Dems dispute figures   
   However, Democrats disputed the poll numbers, saying that a Democrat would   
   be elected as Governor in 2026 regardless, and that the Madison McQueen   
   poll was not an indicator of anything.   
      
   “Over the next 18 months, California Democrats will connect with nearly 20   
   million voters and elect a Democrat as California’s next governor. Again,”   
   said California Democratic Party Chairman Rusty Hicks in a statement.   
      
   Currently, Democrats are leading in both fundraising and the number of   
   candidates in 2026. As of Monday, Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, former   
   Congresswoman Katie Porter,  State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Senator   
   Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), Former State Controller Betty Yee, and former   
   Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are all in as official Democratic   
   candidates. A few others, like former Vice President Kamala Harris, are   
   set to announce later this year.   
      
   However, the GOP has been a bit more sparse in terms of candidates so far,   
   with the only candidate with electoral experience entering the race so far   
   being Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. A handful of other candidates   
   are currently mulling a run, including former State Senator and 2022   
   Gubernatorial candidate Brian Dahle, former Olympian and 2021   
   Gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner, Fox New Host and former advisor to   
   UK Prime Minister David Cameron Steve Hilton, and Special Presidential   
   Envoy, former Director of National Intelligence and former Ambassador to   
   Germany Ric Grenell. Other candidates entering are likely later this year,   
   but as of Monday, this is the list.   
      
   While not many have entered on the GOP, the poll finding that 48% of   
   Californians would still consider a Republican running for Governor is   
   extraordinary. Should that many vote that way next November, it would be   
   the best GOP showing for Governor since the 2006 election when then-   
   Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger defeated Phil Angelides. And Republicans   
   know it.   
      
   “Are voters ready for a change from the policy priorities of Democrats?,”   
   added Brennan. “With the right leadership and policy focus, California   
   Republicans are looking at the biggest window of opportunity in a   
   generation.”   
      
      
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