CA: Poll finds little support for governor, initiatives

ap on Monterey Herald ^ | 10/27/05 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

A Public Policy Institute of California polls shows none of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's initiatives on the Nov. 8 special election ballot with majority support. The poll also found voters also dissatisfied with the job performance of the governor, the state Legislature and President Bush. All results are from the sampling of likely voters.

_ Proposition 73, the parental notification initiative, had support of 42 percent of likely voters but was opposed by 48 percent.

_ Proposition 74, the teacher tenure initiative, was supported by 46 percent of likely voters and opposed by 48 percent.

_ Proposition 75, the union dues measure, was split evenly among supporters and opponents, at 46 percent.

_ Proposition 76, the governor's spending cap and the centerpiece of his ballot agenda, was favored by 30 percent but opposed by 62 percent, with 8 percent undecided.

_ Proposition 77, the redistricting measure, has supported by 36 percent but opposed by 50 percent, with 14 percent were undecided.

_ Schwarzenegger's approval rating remained low, with 38 percent approving, 57 percent disapproving and 5 percent undecided.

_ Approval for the Legislature was just 21 percent, with 65 percent disapproving and 14 percent undecided.

_ Sixty-two percent of voters said the state is going in the wrong direction; 29 percent said California is headed in the right direction; 9 percent were undecided.

_ Voters also were unhappy with President Bush: 63 percent disapprove of his job performance, 34 percent approve and 3 percent are undecided.

_ Most voters said President Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court - Harriet Miers, who withdrew Thursday - should not be confirmed: 46 percent no; 31 percent yes; 23 percent undecided.

The poll was drawn from telephone interviews with 1,079 likely voters over a seven-day period ending Oct. 23. It had a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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Source: Public Policy Institute of California.

[podkane]

And this is the guy who thought it smart to run away from his president - twice??

[DoughtyOne]

What's your take on this Norm? Is this a biased org or are the initiatives in trouble.

I can't turn on the tube without seeing fifty union adds an evening. Someone mentioned the other day that after the election the union members will find out that the union has taking out years worth of loans to spend itself into oblivion in order to defeat these initiatives.

It will be interesting the take on that, if true.

[NormsRevenge]

My personal feeling about polls, none in particular, is they are geared toward the results you wish to achieve, not always necessarily accurate, rarely do they differ as much as the recent results of the SurveyUSA polls which showed all on the Gov'c props winning, so..

beats me what to say..

other than see ya at the polls, it's all about turnout.

I will probably Vote 4 up and 4 down or there abouts,, a couple do bear implementation now,, but the higher numbered ones are not in that crowd. ;-)

[Argus]

Never underestimate the fickleness, ignorance and self-destructive stupidity of California voters.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks Norm.

I'll be there...

[NormsRevenge]

I hate the damn ads, btw.. a waste of time and money, imo..

The PPIC board info is here.. probably on the lib side of the spectrum but..

http://www.ppic.org/main/boardadvisory.asp

[DoughtyOne]

That's true, but in this state they sure don't get much help.

[Simmy2.5]

Geez, I wonder which polls the MSM will go with? As of right now, all polls are meaningless (I mean, they are litterally all over the place!).

[Regulator]

SurveyUSA

They have been dead on in virtually every election for the past few years. The other polls are simply biased.

It's a lot closer than anyone in the Leftocracy wants to think.

[DoughtyOne]

After taking a look at some of their board members, it's a safe bet that the org does lean significantly left.

[Cicero]

I can't imagine not wanting parental notification, but maybe married parents with children are now in a minority in California?

[madprof98]

I can't imagine not wanting parental notification, but maybe married parents with children are now in a minority in California?

Married? You mean, TO EACH OTHER???

[SoCal_Republican]

PPIC is leftist leaning. Better picture here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Congressional/CA_Spc_05.html

[NormsRevenge]

I've seen those as well., the Field and SurveyUSA and PPIC vary just a wee bit to say the least.

This election ain't over 'til the Fat Lady sings.

[NormsRevenge]

Some consolation..

Approval for the Legislature was just 21 percent, with 65 percent disapproving and 14 percent undecided.

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They're closing in on record territory ... again. ;-)

[SmithL]

I voted

[Names Ash Housewares]

"SurveyUSA
They have been dead on in virtually every election for the past few years."

Yes, they predicted the recall vote very close and they also had Arnold winning. Arnold actually won by a greater margin than SurveyUSA predicted.

[goldstategop]

This is a liberal poll and what jumped out at me is as low as Arnold's ratings are, the approval ratings of our ultra-leftist State Legislature are even lower! So if the Democrats think a win on November 8th translates into support for their agenda, they're badly mistaken. People like them even less than they do the Governor and its stunning in a Blue State to see 21% of the public approving of the job these guys in Sacramento are doing!

("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")

[calcowgirl]

I really wish they would ask those questions differently:

-Do you approve of the job the Democrats in the legislature are doing?
-Do you approve of the job the Republicans in the legislature are doing?

My guess is they would get a result exactly along partisan lines--good and bad.