Only 9 percent of likely voters said they are undecided. It means de León has little room to close the gap. Political experts believe that his attempt to unseat Feinstein is a long shot.
Earlier this month, Thad Kousser, a political scientist at the University of California San Diego told the Associated Press, de León remains largely “unknown to the average California voter.”
Obviously, Feinstein is hard to beat because she is a political institution in California. She is a five-term U.S. senator. Her campaign war chest is significantly larger than de León. As of June 30, she raised $15,263,210 compared to his opponent’s $1,310,851, according to data from OpenSecrets.org.
Feinstein’s longtime campaign consultant, Bill Carrick commented that her “strengths are readily apparent.” He added that “she’s in a very strong shape” based on the “polls and an actual election.” She easily won the primary election in June.
