Candidates’ Polls Conflict

A recent poll announced by the Evan Low for Congress campaign shows Sam Liccardo with a slight lead at 48% to 45% and showing 7% of voters still undecided. However, the poll has a margin of error of 4% meaning that the race is a statistical tie. The poll included likely voters and was made from a combination of voice, text, and land and cell phone conversations.

This contrasts with the last round of polling Liccardo announced which claimed he had an over 10% lead over Low. However, since then Liccardo or his campaign supporters have made a number of claims that Low violated FPPC laws by using contributions from his prior run for state Assembly. Liccardo recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to local stations running Low ads using these funds and he is adamant in his belief that this is a violation and shows a clear lack of transparency in the Low campaign.

It is unclear why Liccardo is making such strenuous claims if he has a wide lead. However, Liccardo also has lost in court when it comes to transparency and his refusal to turn over public documents, while trying to hide them in his personal emails, cost San Jose taxpayers half a million dollars. Liccardo’s campaign also is largely funded by billionaire Mike Bloomberg with much of the money passing through several PACs to support Liccardo’s campaign.

With conflicting polls, ballots arriving in mailboxes this week, and the candidates’ sole televised debate this evening, both candidates are trying their best to appeal to voters before November 5.

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