https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/13/prop-36-opponents-of-crime-ballot-measure-see-fundraising-surge-while-trying-to-overcome-polling-deficit/

Backers of Proposition 36, the California ballot measure that would toughen property and drug crime penalties to combat serial theft and the fentanyl epidemic, have been on a roll with a multimillion-dollar war chest and multiple polls showing supermajority support for the initiative.

But the measure’s opposition has gotten a notable shot in the arm in recent weeks, more than tripling their fundraising totals from the first nine months of the year thanks to a string of large donations — including a million-dollar donation that arrived on Friday. That funding coincides with a new TV advertising blitz they hope will help close a polling gap for Proposition 36 that has hovered around 70% in favor versus 20% opposed.