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Brown Still Headed for a Landslide in California

September 24, 2014 at 4:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll finds Gov. Jerry Brown (D) holding a commanding 54% to 33% lead among likely voters over challenger Neel Kashkari (R).

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