This news on the California recall: A new Los Angeles Times Poll has found California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to have taken a wide lead over Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.

35 percent of voters backed the Democrat Bustamante. Schwarzenegger stood at 22 percent.

The poll however was taken before Republican Bill Simon dropped out of the race. Simon, who was the GOP’s gubernatorial nominee last year, was polling at about six percent.