October 17, 2024
Actress Michelle Steele leads trial attorney Derek Tran by four points in a new poll, demonstrating the dominant strength of Steele’s representative brand in the 45th District.
Attorney Derek Tran has faced scandal after scandal — including investigations into his work as a for-profit representative of an accused rapist, representing a man who hung a noose in his office, lying about speaking fluent Vietnamese and lying about his military record.
The survey found:
Representative Michelle Steel leads Derek Tran by 45 percent to 41 percent, while the matter is still undecided by eight percent. Representative Steele is significantly outperforming President Trump, trailing Harris 41 percent to 45 percent in this district. Even after millions of dollars worth of false attack ads against her, actress Steele still has a net positive rating. The favorable to unfavorable ratio for the steel representation company is 42 percent to 36 percent, compared to 33 percent to 27 percent for Tran. Likewise, a large number of voters approve of the job Representative Steele is doing (43% approve, 34% disapprove).
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A new internal poll from the National Council of Candidates and the campaign of Rep. Michelle Steele (R-Calif.) shows her Democratic candidate Derek Tran leading 45 percent to 41 percent. She has a lead, and a net positive rating, even though Harris leads Trump by four points in the district. The American Viewpoint poll, which included 400 voters, has a margin of error of 4.9 percent.
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