Gov. Jerry Brown’s job approval rating is at a record-high, Californians are feeling more positive about the direction of the state and while Proposition 13 remains popular, so too is the notion of a “split roll” – leaving residential property tax rates alone but taxing commercial properties at their market […] Read more »
To see future electorate, look at California voters now
The changing face of the American electorate is etched all over the map of California. The Golden State may no longer be a partisan battleground, but it continues to be a reliable bellwether for the evolving national political landscape. [cont.] Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, USC, & Douglas Jeffe (Reuters) Read more »
California: Support from minorities, young voters helped push Proposition 30 to victory
Young voters and minority voters overwhelmingly supported Proposition 30 at the polls, helping to lift Gov. Jerry Brown’s ballot initiative to a decisive win, according to the results of the latest USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times Poll. The measure will increase the state sales tax […] Read more »
California Voters Closely Divided on Death Penalty Repeal
With the November election looming, the fight to repeal the death penalty in California has gotten a lot closer, according to the latest results of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. In a ten-point swing since last month, 42 percent of voters surveyed from Oct. 15-21 support repealing the death […] Read more »
It’s hard for a pollster out there
… Between declining landline participation rates, the steady rise of cell phone use, the prevalence of cheap “robo polls”, the emergence of on-line polling, the “top-two” primary system in California that has resulted in candidates from the same party facing off in November, and a lot of noise due to the […] Read more »
California: Support for Prop. 30 Drops Below 50%
With the election just weeks away, the largest survey of registered voters in the state shows support for Prop. 30 continuing a downward slide. For the first time, support for Governor Jerry Brown’s ballot initiative has dropped below 50 percent, according to the results of the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles […] Read more »