Californians’ job approval ratings of both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have declined over the past six months. Voters here are now about evenly divided in their assessments of the job Biden is doing as President, with 47% approving and 48% disapproving. Last summer Biden’s approval ratings […] Read more »
California: Festering problems plaguing the state are weighing down Newsom’s standing with voters, as concerns about Covid recede
The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds California voters now hold a more critical view of the job Gavin Newsom is doing as governor than they did immediately prior to his successful defeat of last year’s recall election. According to the poll, 48% of the state’s registered voters approve of the […] Read more »
Is 2022 the Year of the Angry K-12 Parent?
Veteran GOP strategist Liesl Hickey has dubbed 2022 the year of the angry K-12 parent. “They are mad,” says Hickey, co-founder of the center-right group N2 America, “and they want to hold someone accountable.” … Recent polling suggests that Americans are much less worried about kids getting sick at school […] Read more »
Fewer Californians Say the Worst of the Pandemic Is Behind Us
Amid the continuing effects of the omicron COVID variant, two in three Californians say that, as a country, the worst of the coronavirus outbreak is behind us, down from last May’s peak. Also, the share of Californians saying that things in the US are going in the right direction is […] Read more »
Blue States, You’re the Problem
Why do states with Democratic majorities fail to live up to their values? Johnny Harris & Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
The California Recall: Looking Under the Hood as Vote Count Finalized
Key Points• The vote count in California is finally done, and there were some noticeable trends in the results.• While the recall election largely lined up with the 2018 gubernatorial result, some notable changes are evident when comparing last month’s vote to other recent statewide races.• That the Democrats performed […] Read more »