Steve Hilton, Republican nominee for Governor, Will Speak in Coachella Valley on Oct. 5
RANCHO MIRAGE — Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton will be in the Coachella Valley along with other top-of-the-ticket candidates on Oct.5, East Vallet Valley Republican Women Patriots announced.
He will appear at the Agua Caliente Spa Resort Casino, so save the date. Details to come.
A new poll by the University of California, Irvine taken June 9 to 12 showed Orange County voters giving Hilton 47% of the vote share, above Becerra’s 44%.
The same poll also showed that Hilton has more support among his base of Orange County Republicans, at 94%, compared to the 82% of Democrats supporting Becerra there.
According to the new poll, 46% of Orange County independents picked Becerra over 38% for Hilton — but the Republican’s draw has been enough to put him ahead overall.
Part of Hilton’s allure could be due to the fact that he is not as “extreme” as Republicans like Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who lost in the gubernatorial primary, poll director Jon Gould told The Orange County Register.
“As potential candidates go, Hilton kind of presents himself like we may have seen in the past with some of the more moderately conservative Republicans,” Gould said.
A survey from the Public Policy Institute of California released mid-July found Becerra leading Hilton by 25 percentage points, with 61% of likely voters backing the former US health secretary compared to 36% for Hilton.
Election Day is Nov. 3, with mail ballots going out by Oct. 5.
