Arnold leads Democrat Phil Angelides 17 percentage points in one poll and 12 in another. This is bad:
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has widened his lead over his Democratic gubernatorial rival, according to two polls released on Wednesday. One survey puts him 17 percentage points ahead.
A Public Policy Institute of California survey of 2,003 adult residents between September 13 and 20 found 48 percent favoring the Hollywood action star to 31 percent for State Treasurer Phil Angelides in the November election. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent.
The 17-point difference compares with a 13-point spread between the two men in both July and August.
A separate Field Poll survey of 557 likely voters conducted from September 14 to 24 found 44 percent favoring the Republican incumbent, compared to 34 percent for the Harvard-educated former real estate developer Angelides.
In July, 45 percent said they favored Schwarzenegger, compared to 37 percent for his opponent.
