Preschool ballot measure leads early [Meathead's Nanny-State Measure]

Sacramento Bee ^ | 3/7/6 | Laura Mecoy

[SmithL]

Survey also finds Feinstein with double the support of her Republican challenger.

Most Californians haven't heard about the universal preschool initiative on the June ballot, but more than half of likely voters say they're inclined to support it, according to a Field Poll released Monday.

The survey of 507 likely voters found just 35 percent had heard of Proposition 82, the measure that would tax upper-income Californians to provide preschool for all the state's 4-year-olds.

Once told of the measure's provisions, 55 percent of likely voters said they supported it, while 34 percent opposed it and 11 percent were undecided.

Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said voters at this point like the idea of providing preschool. But he expects the gap to narrow as more become aware of the measure's provisions.

"If you look at the history of the Field Poll on proposition elections, if the measure starts out ahead with a significant lead, only about half of them get approved by voters," he said. "So at this point, it has a 50-50 chance."

The poll conducted last month also found U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is leading her Republican challenger, former state Sen. Richard Mountjoy, by a 2-1 ratio, 56 percent to 28 percent among likely voters.

Feinstein is running for her third full term in office, while Mountjoy just recently entered the race.

In addition, the survey found U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's approval rating among all 680 registered voters in the poll dropped to 41 percent, its lowest point in a Field Poll since 1997. DiCamillo said the Democrat's popularity has declined since she has taken a more partisan stance against President Bush.

[SmithL]

This is Meathead's "Tax the Rich" plan. There is a conflict-of-interest here, because Reiner has been on the First 5 Commission that is spending the tobacco tax money on advertisements promoting Universal Preschool. We're not content taxing sinners, now we're going after the rich folks.

There's a lot more information here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591069/posts

[CounterCounterCulture]

The CAMPAIGN for this initiative has been funded by tobacco taxes. The "rich" will pay for "free" preschool if this measure passes.

[Beagle8U]

Yes, that was explained in another post.

If meathead wants it, he should pay for the ads, if it passes, he should fund that too.