{"id":2352673,"date":"2024-10-09T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-la-district-attorney-far-behind-challenger-weeks-ahead-of-election-day-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:38:31","slug":"progressive-la-district-attorney-far-behind-challenger-weeks-ahead-of-election-day-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-la-district-attorney-far-behind-challenger-weeks-ahead-of-election-day-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive LA district attorney far behind challenger weeks ahead of Election Day: Poll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressive-la-district-attorney-far-behind-challenger-weeks-ahead-of-election-day-poll-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los \u2063Angeles County \u2062District\u200b Attorney George\u200b Gascon is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-poll-dr-mehmet-oz-holds-the-lead-for-now-with-david-mccormick-surging\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Poll: Dr. Mehmet Oz Holds the Lead for Now, with David McCormick Surging\">trailing significantly<\/a> in his re-election bid\u200b against challenger Nathan \u2063Hochman, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll<\/a> by the Los\u2063 Angeles Times and the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental \u200cStudies. The poll indicates that Hochman is leading with 51% of the support,\u2064 while Gascon has only 21%, and \u200c28% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-james-craig-leads-gov-whitmer-by-8-points-among-independents\/\" title=\"Poll: James Craig Leads Gov. Whitmer by 8 Points Among Independents\">respondents remain undecided<\/a>. Gascon \u200chas \u2062faced criticism during his term, including a failed recall \u2064effort largely due to \u200bdissatisfaction\u2062 with his handling\u2062 of crime. Hochman&#8217;s support has increased since the last \u200bpoll in August, which showed him ahead\u2062 45% to 20%, highlighting \u2063a growing gap in\u2064 the election race. Mark DiCamillo, the director of polling, emphasized that the current numbers suggest the\u200c contest is significantly skewed in Hochman\u2019s favor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Progressive LA district attorney far behind challenger weeks ahead of Election Day: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1780197\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Los Angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a> County District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-gascon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Gascon\">George Gascon<\/a> is seeking a second term in office but is far behind challenger Nathan Hochman in a new poll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>-UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-10-08\/hochmans-lead-over-gascon-grows-to-30-in-new-la-da-race-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released\">released<\/a> Tuesday showed Hochman leading Gascon, 51%-21%, with 28% of those surveyed saying they were undecided. Gascon faced an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-officials-approve-petition-to-recall-progressive-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-signature-gathering-begins\/\" title=\"Election Officials Approve Petition To Recall Progressive L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n, Signature-Gathering Begins\">attempted recall<\/a> during his term, which failed to qualify for the ballot, after dissatisfaction over his job prosecuting crime in the state&rsquo;s most populous county.<\/p>\n<p>Hochman has gained ground since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-08-18\/poll-los-angeles-county-voters-on-gascon-hochman-da-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"last survey\">last survey<\/a> from the pollster in August, which showed him leading Gascon 45%-20%. Mark DiCamillo, director of polling for the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, said the October poll shows the contest is &ldquo;not even close&rdquo; and that it &ldquo;appears to be Hochman&rsquo;s race to lose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the March jungle primary, Gascon finished first, with only 25.2% of the vote, while Hochman finished second, with 15.9% of the vote, ahead of various other candidates seeking to oust the first-term district attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Gascon, speaking to the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> last week, downplayed his status in the polls, arguing that Election Day results are the only polls that matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel very bullish about the final outcome,&rdquo; Gascon said. &ldquo;When people ask me about the polls, I say it&rsquo;s the poll on Election Day that really counts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hochman commented on the poll on X, saying that while it is &ldquo;good news,&rdquo; he is not getting &ldquo;overconfident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New poll shows that I have a 30% lead over my unpopular opponent in the DA&rsquo;s race. That&rsquo;s good news, but this is not the time to get overconfident. I will do my part, and work hard every day for the next 28 days to win this election,&rdquo; Hochman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NathanHochmanDA\/status\/1843999862108426515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1780197\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1780197\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll: LA DA Gascon trails Hochman by 30% ahead of Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2352674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/george-gascon-oct-2024-poll.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34834,3728,28745,3921,3629],"class_list":["post-2352673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-district-attorney","tag-election","tag-la","tag-poll","tag-progressive"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/george-gascon-oct-2024-poll.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}