San Diego Union-TribuneBy:  John Marelius

FIELD POLL: GOP gubernatorial race

45%: Meg Whitman
17%: Steve Poizner
38%: Undecided

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has opened a commanding lead in the race for the Republican nomination for governor in the wake of former Rep. Tom Campbell’s decision to drop his bid for governor and switch to the U.S. Senate race.

A new Field Poll shows Whitman leading state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner 45 percent to 17 percent among voters likely to cast ballots in the June 8 Republican primary election….

What does this say about California GOP voters that they have given Meg such a commanding lead over Steve Poizner??  I think it means that the people of CA are tired of financial incompetency at the helm and are ready to vote in someone with real world economic experience, and Meg certainly has that(Meg created thousands of jobs as the CEO of ebay)!

Furthermore, what will a Meg Whitman win mean for a future Presidential candidate names Mitt Romney?  Let’s just say that Romney only lost CA to McCain by 5% in 2008.  Meg will have developed a fresh popularity, not as much as Scott Brown, but Mitt will have both of their endorsements.  Even if Meg only wins the GOP nomination, her endorsement of Governor Romney will still have a huge influence on the GOP voters in CA.

See here for some Romney vs Obama stuff.