Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
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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.
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Different groups of people view this issue very differently. Voters tend to be older, whiter and middle class, while unregistered voters tend to be young and immigrant.
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We're looking at things that are new and different, issues that weren't here 10 or 15 years ago. They are transforming California.
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This is an issue that could easily arouse Latino voters. Immigration could be a single issue that could bring out more Latino voters in November.
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This issue wipes out all the divisions in the state. It's an issue whose time has come. Voters are behind it.
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In late 1993, (Wilson) was at 31 percent, which is even lower than the governor's numbers today, ... He went on to win by 10 points in 1994. There was a lot of grumbling about Pete Wilson, but he was able to distinguish himself from (Democratic candidate) Kathleen Brown, latched onto illegal immigration as an issue and it propelled him to victory. The quality of the campaign, the way candidates raise the salience of issues - all those things matter.
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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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The survey just looked at registered Latino voters. Had it included non-voters and non-citizens, the numbers likely would have been different.
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The thing that's most striking to me is the impact that Schwarzenegger himself is having on his own initiatives. It's got to be disastrous from the governor's standpoint.
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As the special election has dragged on, one of the side effects have been greater voter cynicism about the reasons the governor called the election, ... The governor has never been able to sell them on the idea and have questioned his motives.