Mark DiCamillo
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among california eighty mayor name offer opinion percent remains scene terms though top
(Brown) still remains among the top tier of personalities in California in terms of name recognition. Eighty percent could offer an opinion one way or the other, even though he has been Oakland mayor and off the statewide scene for many years.
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So many seats in California are safe, and that's true nationally, too. So the opportunities for the out-of-power party to gain (seats in Congress) is really not that great. Most observers would say that only a few seats could change hands.
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In late 1993, (Wilson) was at 31 percent, which is even lower than the governor's numbers today, ... He went on to win by 10 points in 1994. There was a lot of grumbling about Pete Wilson, but he was able to distinguish himself from (Democratic candidate) Kathleen Brown, latched onto illegal immigration as an issue and it propelled him to victory. The quality of the campaign, the way candidates raise the salience of issues - all those things matter.
core sticking vulnerable
Clearly, he's in a vulnerable category. His core is sticking with him -- and just about everyone else isn't.
awareness early generally known
There's not a lot of awareness of most of the down-ballot candidates. Generally speaking, the one who are better known are in the early lead.
among bigger expected latinos
I think you will see a bigger than expected turnout among Latinos because of this one issue.
anticipate election people strongly turns
People feel very strongly about this initiative. I don't anticipate a lot of movement. It may come down to who turns out on Election Day.
inclined stage vote
at this stage are still inclined to vote for it.
arouse bring easily issue latino single voters
This is an issue that could easily arouse Latino voters. Immigration could be a single issue that could bring out more Latino voters in November.
clearly meant partisan perceived reform
It wasn't meant to be a partisan reform initiative, but it is clearly perceived that way and I think that has to do with the governor.
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This issue wipes out all the divisions in the state. It's an issue whose time has come. Voters are behind it.
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Changes in the economy are relatively slow to hit the man in the street.
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If the opponents keep hammering away on that, it's hard to imagine a scenario where this thing turns around.
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As we get around to the election, voters will know which side the pharmaceutical companies will be on, and that could have a negative effect.