Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
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There's not a lot of knowledge about the two initiatives. History shows that voter confusion ... can lead to changes in their preferences.
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So many seats in California are safe, and that's true nationally, too. So the opportunities for the out-of-power party to gain (seats in Congress) is really not that great. Most observers would say that only a few seats could change hands.
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It's the direction of change that's more important in a final poll than the actual numbers. Unfortunately for the governor, the direction of change is moving against him.
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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.
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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.
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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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slipping ... and it's the direction of the change that is more revealing than the actual numbers themselves.
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Changes in the economy are relatively slow to hit the man in the street.
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I've never seen a proposition start out this far behind and pass. It's monumental the amount of work (the governor) needs to do on this one.
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These elected officials just can't believe their recognition levels are so low. But this state is so big that to be known to a majority is a real accomplishment.
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The story is not a good one for the governor, ... There seems to be a common thread across all the proposition - if Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed it, Democrats and nonpartisans are reacting negatively and by turning off those two groups, it has made things very difficult for the governor.
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People feel very strongly about this initiative. I don't anticipate a lot of movement. It may come down to who turns out on Election Day.
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(Brown) still remains among the top tier of personalities in California in terms of name recognition. Eighty percent could offer an opinion one way or the other, even though he has been Oakland mayor and off the statewide scene for many years.
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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.