That was probably the Field Poll. They seem to be coming out every week now.
http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2170.pdf
9/7/2005 #2170: Majority not inclined to re-elect Schwarzenegger. Democratic challengers not well-known, but poll well against the Governor. Feinstein demonstrating early strength in her re-election bid for U.S. Senate.
http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2167.pdf
9/2/2005 #2167: Schwarzenegger’s and state legislature’s approval ratings remain low. Voters want special election called off.
I didn't realize that the interview that is the subject of this thread was done by Dan Weintraub. The transcript gives a bit more context, although none of it encouraging.
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/insider/
I interviewed Schwarzenegger on KTKZ 1380 in Sacramento this morning and asked him if his reform proposal was his last shot at balancing the budget without raising taxes, as he pledged to do when he ran for governor in 2003. Schwarzenegger has said that Proposition 76 is a crucial piece of his plan to finish erasing the state's structural budget gap, which has shrunk from about $10 billion to $6 billion since he was elected. But he's never said what he would do if the voters decided they don't want to give him the tools he says he needs. I asked him about that possible scenario.
Here is a transcript of the exchange:
Governor: "I think we have to understand, there's only two ways to balance a budget. Theres only two ways to go. One is that we live within our means and that we only spend what we have, which is the way we should go, the responsible way. The other one is the way, the direction they are going right now, which is to spend more and more money and what they want to do is drive us into a corner so that they can raise taxes."
Weintraub: "You've put the solution out there, you've put your answer out there. If it is not adopted, won't you then be into that very corner and forced to consider --
Governor: "Absolutely. Absolutely. Then we have to look at raising taxes. Because this is the only option we have in order to create the money. This is why I tell people, vote yes on Proposition 76, and make sure that we do everything we can to pass this proposition so that we force our legislators once and for all to live within their means and not to continue spending money and to keep making promises to people that they can't keep."
Those who know me know that I am not happy about this! I have been unhappy ever since the wheels were yanked off the Recall Election by the musclebound celuloid imaginary "hero" in the very first place. I was leary that the car theif financed it, as well, rather than leave it up to the efforts of "the people!" (grassroots)(Political Parties were worthless in a wide-open Recall Election)
Sure, it might have failed, but having it taken over by these movie stars and millionaires was just devasting to the whole historic deal, IMO!!! I know you have to raise enough money to use the TV media in order to win, but that's not a great incontrovertable truth in every imaginable scenario!!!
It then seems that our government is only for the super-rich to participate in and I think that's terrible!!! The super-rich are not always the super-smart!!!