In the early morning Jan 15
SACRAMENTO BEE, we learn
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger faces a fight to persuade voters to approve a $15 billion bond on the March 2 ballot, one of the keys to his fiscal recovery plan, according to two polls released Wednesday.
"If this is the cornerstone of his budget, he's got some heavy lifting to do," said said Mark DiCamillo, Field Poll director.
The Field Poll and another one by the Public Policy Institute of California found deep skepticism about the bond despite favorable assessments of the job Schwarzenegger has done since he took office in November.
In the Field Poll, a third of the voters supported Proposition 57, the proposal to use bonds to cover $15 billion of the state's accumulated debt, while 40 percent said they would vote no. Another 27 percent were undecided.
The Public Policy Institute of California found a similar margin -- 35 percent in favor and 44 percent opposed."
It appears the pollsters also found most Californians favor a tax increase on the wealthy instead of another bond issue to solve the deficit problem. This correlates with their finding that Republicans support the bond; Democrats don't.
The Governor's approval rating is now just 52%, which is about the same as it was, or a little lower than, on "recall" day.
In looking toward the March 2 primary, Arnold and the California budget will be major factors in how people vote. Fiscal responsibility seems to be on California's mind, and that could help Dr Dean. It could also help to reverse the Governor's plan to balance the budget by chopping programs for the poor, disabled and elderly.
I think the DEMOCRATIC POSITION SHOULD BE:
VOTE NO ON PROP 57 - $15 BILLION BOND ISSUE
VOTE NO ON PROP 58 - CONST AMENDMENT, BALANCED BUDGET & SPENDING LIMITS