Davis' job performance rates poorly in poll Energy crisis began governor's slide

sample by telephone of 1,021 California adults, was taken in late April.

Is this an extension of the Field poll taken April 19-25 with 546 likely voters? Or, do the 1021-546=475 other adults not count as "likely voters?"

It is confusing when the results of one poll are released twice, once at the end of April and again ("new Field Poll .... released today") in the middle of the Oracle scandal a week later. (Perhaps they hurriedly publicized the 14-point lead among the 546 "likely voters" before they actually released the poll?)

You were up early.

Thanks for the ping!

I'm very pleased when the whiners who lie about the party 24/7 and complain about the party 24/7 are left standing in the side of the road. Most of whom have not voted for the party since Ronald Reagan if they ever voted for the party. Most whom spend every moment of their wasted lives complaining about the republicans and GW and never offer a single positive thing!
Here is a little wisdom on this subject from a very wise man on this board:
Robinson's Maxim: If you vote for anyone other than a Republican you are supporting a Democrat.
Good luck.
106 posted on 3/18/02 11:53 PM Pacific by Jim Robinson
Kobyashi1942, adios from the Republican Party. You will not be missed as you were never with us.

Mr. Robinson, I'm sure you could do a review of my posts going back to 2000. Do so, I challenge you. You will see my posts of the stories MY PAPER wrote, The Palisades Times , back around the election of 2000. MY PAPER was 100% in support of George W. Bush, especially during the post election fiasco. I met with many member of this board, some were Second Amendment Sisters and I gave them excellent coverage, something no Los Angeles paper would give me. If you do this search I'm sure you will realize that you have slandered me by you comments.

I was a loyal Republican member and still am. I will continue to criticize the party when they are wrong - and giving amnesty to illegals especially after 9/11 is dead wrong.

The question is, will you appologize when you realize you are wrong?

They just had this poll of likely voters in our local fish wrap. The headline said voters preferred Davis. Hidden in the middle of the AP article was the likely voters data. I sent my usual "You are BSing your readers again email to the local editor!" The good thing was that the poll story was buried in the back of the first section.

During the Moniker Licking/Impeachment fiasco, I got to know the Field Poll very well for their lies. They missed Simon winning the election by over 20 points. Not very reliable, and I reminded the local editor of that huge miss.

Loyal Republicans do not post the harsh anti Bush and Republican rhetoric that you have: (Trail of Anti GW and Republican replies posted by Kobyashi1942)

Loyal Republicans do not post the harsh anti Bush and Republican rhetoric that you have

My loyalty is to the United States, not any political party. When I see that either party is betraying their oath to the constitution I speak out. You obviously don't question your leaders.

You know, your mentality kind of Reminds me of the Nazi's who were just "following orders."

More results from a Field Poll of 705 "registered voters" in California, also taken April 19-25, 2002, from the San Diego Union Tribune.
(Why does Field keep having different numbers of participants for this one poll? First it's 546 people who claim to be "likely voters", then it's 1021 adults, and now it's 705 supposedly "registered voters.")

Poll: Most Californians favor [first trimester] abortion rights, gun controls
By Alexa Haussler
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 8, 2002
SACRAMENTO – A new survey shows Californians' feelings about some of the most emotional political issues have remained steady for the past decade: Most favor abortion rights, gun control and capital punishment.
The Field Poll released Wednesday comes as Democratic Gov. Gray Davis attempts to display those issues as evidence his GOP challenger, businessman Bill Simon, is out of touch with voters.
According to the survey of registered voters, a majority of California voters are classified as "pro-choice" on abortion and support greater gun ownership restrictions. However, the poll found that there are sharp differences in opinion between Davis and Simon supporters.
The survey also found that voters who said they were undecided about their choice in the November gubernatorial election held abortion attitudes closer to those held by Davis.
On abortion, the survey shows virtually no change in public opinion in California. Sixty-three percent of registered voters say they approve of allowing abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, the same proportion as in 1996. In the current survey, 28 percent said they disapprove, while 9 percent had no opinion.
On gun control, voters were evenly split about whether stronger gun control laws reduce violence. But 55 percent said they believe imposing greater controls on gun ownership was more important than protecting the right of Americans to own guns, which was considered more important by 39 percent.
The survey also found that 72 percent of voters favor the death penalty – an issue upon which Davis and Simon agree.
When divided into groups of Davis and Simon supporters, 82 percent of those who back the governor said they favor abortion. That compares to 41 percent of Simon's supporters.
Three quarters of Davis supporters said they back Medi-Cal payments for abortions, while 41 percent of Simon voters said they support the public funding of the procedure.
The telephone survey of 705 California registered voters was conducted between April 19 and April 25. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.