Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
anticipate election people strongly turns
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.
class groups issue middle people tend view voters
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.
divisive either hate people
She's a very divisive figure. In my opinion, most people either like her or hate her.
backing people supported voters
When we tell voters Proposition 78 is supported by the pharmaceutical companies, it weakens support even from the people who are backing it,
maybe move negative people straight
When politicians try to move from negative to positive, it really is a two-step process. People don't go straight from negative to positive. They go from negative to undecided, and then maybe to positive.
directly drag image negative people related vote
The governor's image is a negative drag and it is directly related to how people are going to vote on these propositions.
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.
arnold overall people trend
The overall trend for Arnold Schwarzenegger is favorable, but there are a lot of people still in play.
looks people process segment step terms voters
I think it's a two-step process and it looks like he's successfully getting people over in terms of step one to the undecided column. But there's a segment of voters who are withholding judgment. They know who Schwarzenegger is, but they are not sure.
open people
He's getting more people to be open to his re-election.
adjusted daily factor people risk
People have pretty much adjusted to the risk factor of earthquakes and go about their daily lives.
amount behind far monumental needs seen start work
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.
believe elected known levels majority officials state
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.
across arnold common democrats difficult endorsed good negatively reacting seems thread turning
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.