Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
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We're looking at things that are new and different, issues that weren't here 10 or 15 years ago. They are transforming California.
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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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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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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.
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Even though various groups hold very different attitudes, it's important to all sides. It's an issue that can cut both ways.
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It is a modest improvement. But it is moving in the right direction.
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I think there has been an overarching re-evaluation of Bush among some members of his own party.
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I would suspect his tone would change significantly if they don't make it onto the November ballot. If that happened, I could see calling the Legislature all sorts of names by the end of the campaign.
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I think it's a two-step process and it looks like he's successfully getting people over in terms of step one to the undecided column. But there's a segment of voters who are withholding judgment. They know who Schwarzenegger is, but they are not sure.
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Wilson did a masterful job of talking about illegal immigration -- anything but economy and education -- and that was the No. 1 issue.
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People have pretty much adjusted to the risk factor of earthquakes and go about their daily lives.
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There are large-scale differences between voters here (on the coast) and voters inland. Within California's borders, there's a red-state region that looks a lot like the Midwest.
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When we tell voters Proposition 78 is supported by the pharmaceutical companies, it weakens support even from the people who are backing it,