New poll: Arnold leads Westly, Angelides

That's strange. A Rasmussen poll released March 23rd shows Arnold and both Democratic contenders in a dead heat. But the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll shows Arnold with a large lead over Westly (39-31), and an even larger lead against Angelides (41-29).

I imagine that the Rasmussen poll pushes leaners, whereas the PPI poll features a large chunk of undecideds.

The biggest obstacle for both Westly and Angelides is their lack of name recognition. Close to 60% of those surveyed in the PPI poll could not tell if the Democratic candidates were liberal or conservative.