Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
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These elected officials just can't believe their recognition levels are so low. But this state is so big that to be known to a majority is a real accomplishment.
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The story is not a good one for the governor, ... There seems to be a common thread across all the proposition - if Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed it, Democrats and nonpartisans are reacting negatively and by turning off those two groups, it has made things very difficult for the governor.
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The survey just looked at registered Latino voters. Had it included non-voters and non-citizens, the numbers likely would have been different.
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The thing that's most striking to me is the impact that Schwarzenegger himself is having on his own initiatives. It's got to be disastrous from the governor's standpoint.
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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.
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Different groups of people view this issue very differently. Voters tend to be older, whiter and middle class, while unregistered voters tend to be young and immigrant.
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I've never seen a proposition start out this far behind and pass. It's monumental the amount of work (the governor) needs to do on this one.
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There's a clear consensus that we should give (undocumented workers) a path to citizenship. There's bipartisan support.
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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.
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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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Some folks think a real large proportion of players were using them, and there's widespread belief that Bonds was one of them.
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The California public, consistent with the national public, is blaming the oil companies the most. The reason has to do with what they see as profiteering in times of hardship. When prices run up, the oil companies make more money. They're already having record profits. The public doesn't like that situation. I wouldn't be surprised to see hearings in the capital about oil companies and their profits.
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They were just about to be voted out of office, or in the case of Richard Nixon, he was about to resign. Bush still has more than two years to go, so I think we're in somewhat uncharted territory.
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There is clear confusion on Prop. 78 as to who is backing it, which means it's the one with the greatest potential for change in preference.