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Poll: Schwarzenegger Ballot Measures Lagging
None of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s four ballot initiatives in the November 8 special election is supported by a majority of likely voters, a Los Angeles Times survey reveals. Only 31 percent of those polled said they support Proposition 76, which seeks to curb state spending, while 60 percent are opposed and 9 percent undecided. Proposition 77, Schwarzenegger’s plan to give retired judges the job of drawing up the state’s legislative districts, fared only slightly better – 34 percent support it and 56 percent are opposed. As for Proposition 75, which would require public employee unions to get written consent from members each year before spending members’ dues on political campaigns, only 40 percent support the measure and 51 percent are opposed.
Story Continues Below The strongest support shown was for Proposition 74, which would make it more difficult for teachers to get tenure. But even that measure failed to garner majority support: 45 percent support it, while 47 percent are opposed and 8 percent undecided. "By and large, the survey found the public siding with organized labor and its Democratic allies in their clash with the Republican governor,” the Times reports. Schwarzenegger’s approval rating has plummeted from a year ago, dropping from 69 percent to just 40 percent in the new poll. He remains popular with Republicans, but his support among Democrats has fallen from 54 percent to just 13 percent. One bright spot for Schwarzenegger: The state legislature is even more unpopular than he is, with an approval rating of 21 percent.
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