The corporate-backed super PAC has a daily tracking poll, which clearly shows a tight race between Becerra and Steyer 

CALIFORNIA — Today, a super PAC tied to the California Chamber of Commerce has dumped $1 million into attacks against Steyer — the clearest sign yet that powerful corporate interests think Becerra is in trouble heading into the final days of the gubernatorial campaign. This echoes polling from Public Policy Polling, Global Strategy Group and Echelon Insights, all of which show Becerra and Steyer in a statistical tie. 

“We know that corporate interests have a daily tracking poll on this race. If Tom Steyer weren’t gaining ground, these corporate interests wouldn’t be pouring in millions of dollars at the last minute,” Steyer for Governor spokesperson Kevin Liao said. “The Chamber’s donors know Tom is the one candidate in this race willing to take on the industries driving up costs for working families — and they’re terrified their grip on Sacramento is slipping.”

The coalition funding the anti-Steyer effort reads like a who’s who of the corporate interests making California more expensive:

• Edison International, whose equipment has been linked to catastrophic wildfires that destroyed homes and devastated communities.
• Big Tech billionaires like Sergey Brin and corporations like Meta, which laid off thousands of workers while pouring money into politics to protect their own bottom lines.
• Realtor interests that keep housing costs high for renters and working families.
• Uber and gig economy corporations that spent hundreds of millions rewriting labor laws to benefit themselves.
• Fast food and corporate lobbying interests fighting worker protections and higher wages.

Steyer has pledged to lower costs for working Californians by closing a corporate tax loophole benefitting billionaires and commercial property owners, breaking up utility monopolies, and imposing a windfall tax on Big Oil companies that are price-gouging Californians at the pump.

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