[lormand]

Are Californians better off today with Arnold than they were they day before he was sworn in?

As an outsider, it appears to me that the answer would be NO, based on my observations only.

[NormsRevenge]

One need only look at this piece’s title and understand why many voters here could easily qualify for coverage as ‘battered voter’ syndrome sufferers.

Sac bee

Poll: More California voters hold positive image of Democrats than GOP
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1105432.html

The latest Field Poll shows that 54 percent of California voters hold a positive image of the Democratic party, while just 31 percent have a favorable view of the Republican party. In addition, likely voters were asked their pre-election party preferences for Congress in the fall election. That measure finds Democrats with a twenty-point advantage over the GOP, 48 percent to 28 percent.

Se the poll.
http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/07/23/17/0724rls.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf