California Special Election Watch: Latest Public Policy Institute of California Poll

The Public Plicy Institute of California has its latest poll, PPIC Statewide Survey: Special Survey on Californians and the Initiative Process, September 2005.

The poll numbers are not favorable for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, the poll was conducted prior to the beginning Governor’s television campaign and did not poll on proposition 75, the Paycheck Protection Initiative.

Ok, here are the numbers:

* Proposition 74 (teacher tenure), 43% yes, 47% no

* Proposition 76 (spending and funding limits), 26% yes, 63% no

* Proposition 77 (redistricting), 33% yes, 50% no

* Proposition 78 (prescription drug discounts), 43% yes, 38% no

* Proposition 79 (prescription drug discounts), 34% yes, 40% no

The full report is here.

The Governor’s personal poll numbers are unfavorable as well:

Currently, 33 percent of Californians approve and 58 percent disapprove of the way Governor Schwarzenegger is handling his job as governor. His ratings today are similar to those of the state legislature (32% approve, 53% disapprove). Fewer Californians today than one year ago say the governor is doing an excellent or good job working for their best interests (from 46% to 28%). Likely voters are slightly more supportive of the governor than are Californians generally: 38 percent approve of his performance in office, while 55 percent disapprove. His ratings were virtually
unchanged before and after he announced his reelection plans on September 16th.

Flap believes the Governor can turn these numbers around with more media exposure – meaning television. The public employee unions have spent tens of millions of dollars and the Governor was late in raising and matching media dollars.

Time is fleeting for the Governor and the television spots need to be increased in frequency.

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Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page