From the Fletcher Campaign PLUS early reaction from the Twittersphere:
SAN DIEGO — In a recent scientific SurveyUSA poll conducted by 10News, Carl DeMaio and Nathan Fletcher finish essentially even, with Bob Filner close behind and Bonnie Dumanis farther back.
When compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 10 weeks ago, there were significant gains for Fletcher, who two weeks ago announced he was leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent.
The San Diego Mayoral contest is non-partisan, and no party identifications appear on the ballot or in SurveyUSA’s polling. The overall poll shows that City Council Member DeMaio gets 28%, up 3 points from the previous poll; Fletcher, a state assemblyman, gets 26%, doubling his support from 13% in the previous poll.
The first poll, done in September 2011, showed Fletcher in last place. Filner, who represents California’s 51st Congressional District, gets 20%, down from 24%. San Diego County District Attorney Dumanis gets 13%, down a nominal point.
Four percent of likely voters said they will vote for another candidate, while 10% were undecided. Tonight, 10News will have reaction from political activist Carl Luna and candidate Nathan Fletcher on at 5 p.m. & 7 p.m.
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