Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
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The president, in our perspective, is in uncharted territory because he has a really long tenure left and yet he has very low job performance ratings in just his sixth year. Whether he is able to turn it around depends a lot on Iraq. But the events in Iraq seem largely out of his or U.S. control.
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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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If the opponents keep hammering away on that, it's hard to imagine a scenario where this thing turns around.
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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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There are large-scale differences between voters here (on the coast) and voters inland. Within California's borders, there's a red-state region that looks a lot like the Midwest.
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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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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.
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The governor's image is a negative drag and it is directly related to how people are going to vote on these propositions.
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The governor has never been able to sell them on the idea and have questioned his motives,
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When we tell voters Proposition 78 is supported by the pharmaceutical companies, it weakens support even from the people who are backing it,
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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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No one penalty jumps out. Even looking at Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres fans, they want him to play.
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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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She's a very divisive figure. In my opinion, most people either like her or hate her.