Feinstein Weak In Poll, But No GOP Challenger Yet [Michael Reagan Considering A Run]

Feinstein Weak In Poll, But No GOP Challenger Yet Joe Garofoli, September 16, 2011 Two years ago, two major Republican campaigns swarmed the California GOP fall convention, confident that they could drum up the support to beat three-term incumbent Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was considered vulnerable because of her low voter-approval ratings. This year, as 1,000 GOP activists gather today in Los Angeles for their fall convention, things are different, as even the California Republican Party chairman has no idea who will take on 19-year-incumbent Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein next year – and no major candidates have stepped up. But the landscape may change soon, analysts said, given Feinstein 's recent campaign money problems and a Field Poll released today that gives one of California ' s most consistently popular politicians a 41 percent approval rating, the lowest of her Senate career. One person considering a run, The Chronicle has learned, is Michael Reagan, a former conservative talk-radio host and the son of former President Ronald Reagan. Republicans may consider a challenge to Feinstein less foreboding after the survey of 1,001 registered voters found that 39 percent disapprove of Feinstein 's performance and 20 percent have no opinion. (Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com …