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Although some California Republican leaders had seen the moderate, Neel Kashkari, as the GOPâs candidate of the future in a deep blue state, Tea Party favorite Tim Donnelly is pummeling him, according to a surprising new Field Poll.
Polls in the gubernatorial campaign seem to bear that out: Gov. Jerry Brown is well out in front, and the No. 2 candidate is Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of Twin Peaks (San Bernardino County) - a Tea Party favorite who is trouncing a more moderate Republican, Neel Kashkari.