Three years ahead of the presidential race, Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has carved a considerably more favorable impression among California voters than four other possible GOP contenders, according to a new Field Poll. CONT. Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Read more »
Disapproval of Obama rises among California voters
Even in deep blue California, disapproval of Democratic President Barack Obama is rising and voters are souring on the country’s prospects, according to a new Field Poll. Although 51 percent of California voters approve of the president’s performance, 43 percent disapprove, an increase of 8 percentage points since July. CONT. […] Read more »
Poll shows Republicans losing ethnicity, age battle in California
Deep inside a new USC/Los Angeles Times poll are details that could make the California Republican Party, and by extension its cohorts elsewhere in the country, fear anew the march of time and demographics. California right now is an extreme example of the nation, to be sure: more ethnically mixed […] Read more »
Californians have their doubts about healthcare law
Californians are more supportive of President Obama’s healthcare law than the country at large, but they still worry it will raise healthcare costs and hurt the economy, a new poll of registered voters shows. CONT. Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times Read more »
California: Latinos, whites split on immigrant laws OKd by Brown
California voters are generally welcoming toward immigrants who are in the country illegally, but a wide gap exists between whites and Latinos on some new laws hailed by Gov. Jerry Brown when he signed them last month, according to a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The groups differ most on […] Read more »
California Republicans in trouble, former California Republican says
Buried in the avalanche of documents released in the state probe of secretive political groups was a fairly succinct description of the problems facing California Republicans. It was striking not because of the content made public by the Fair Political Practices Commission — it mimicked what California Democrats have been […] Read more »