Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
accounting immigrants option puts voters
That's one option voters and non-voters embrace. It puts undocumented immigrants into some kind of accounting system.
ads defeat helping negative seems voters
The barrage of negative ads seems to be influencing voters and helping to defeat Proposition 79,
against bring change difficult impression level lower mind negative negatives opponent run
It's always more difficult to change somebody's mind once they have a negative impression of you. But he can run against an opponent and try to bring him to the same level or even a lower level than where his negatives are.
ask believe nine people policy questions second tougher
It's a two-step process. First, people want to know who you are, why you're running, the whole nine yards. Then there's the second stage, where they ask the tougher policy questions about what you believe and what you'd do.
clearly meant partisan perceived reform
It wasn't meant to be a partisan reform initiative, but it is clearly perceived that way and I think that has to do with the governor.
both seen voted
We've seen this before. It's like murder-suicide both of them get voted down.
backing change clear confusion greatest means potential
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.
bond improving productive ratings
Working on the infrastructure bond is a productive activity. That's what's improving the governor's ratings and the Legislature's rating.
public vein
There is a vein of the public that is leery of big industry.
rock saying voters
Voters are saying we need someone there who's not going to rock the boat.
early formidable leading measures narrow party presents question whether
The question always presents itself: How formidable are the challengers? Early measures show them leading by very narrow margins, and the preferences are party based. It's way too early to say whether the challengers will be formidable.
arnold overall people trend
The overall trend for Arnold Schwarzenegger is favorable, but there are a lot of people still in play.
balanced fairly illegal immigrants others policy positions supportive tougher voters
What you see is kind of a balanced assessment. There are some policy positions where some voters are fairly lenient to illegal immigrants and on others they're supportive of tougher approaches.
moves organizing toward
they haven't made any real moves toward organizing a campaign.