Hammer Time!
Not looking good for Cox, unless of course, it's a fake poll.
"A USC/LA Times poll out last week gave Newsom a 23-point lead over Cox, while a KFI-NBC poll had the Democrat with a nearly 8-point advantage."
"nearly 1 in 5 Californians live in poverty"
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/california-governors-race-newsom-holds-comfortable-lead-over-cox.html