California – A “Field Poll” released Sunday said California state legislators and the governor continue to maintain very low job ratings, with 59 percent of voters agreeing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be “leaving the state in worse shape that when he took office.” The Field Poll, an “independent and non-partisan survey of public opinion said the “job ratings of the governor and state legislature remain very low.” Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field wrote in a Field Research Corporation release Sunday that “California voters continue to give both the governor and the state legislature very low job approval marks.” 27 percent of the “electorate now approves” of the job Schwarzenegger “is doing, equaling the lowest ratings he has received in office.” The governor earned the same approval low mark last October. The poll asked voters about Schwarzenegger’s legacy and 59 percent said “it is likely that Schwarzenegger will leave California state government in worse shape than he found it when he took office in 2003.” 7 percent of “voters think he will leave state government in better shape, while 30 percent see no change.” The Field Poll, based in San Francisco, said very few voters approve of the state Legislature’s performance, with 16 percent (or about 1 in 6 voters) approving of work done by the Legislature. 72 percent indicated disapproval. The Field Poll said “very low approval ratings that Sacramento lawmakers are now receiving are comparable to those found in each Field Poll conducted since September 2008.” Sunday’s poll numbers mark the 5th successive time Legislators’ approval was below 20 percent and disapproval was above 70 percent since September 2008. DeCamillo and Field wrote that “views of both the governor and the legislature are very negative across all demographic subgroups of the registered voter population.” State Legislators actually gained ground in approval, even with its 16 percent approval rating. The rating was up from a 13 percent approval last October, when Legislators’ disapproval rate was 78 percent. The Field Poll release said disapproval of the Legislature also spans “all demographic subgroups.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 25 January 2010 17:00
Schwarzenegger, Legislature Job Ratings Remain Low
California – A “Field Poll” released Sunday said California state legislators and the governor continue to maintain very low job ratings, with 59 percent of voters agreeing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be “leaving the state in worse shape that when he took office.” The Field Poll, an “independent and non-partisan survey of public opinion said the “job ratings of the governor and state legislature remain very low.” Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field wrote in a Field Research Corporation release Sunday that “California voters continue to give both the governor and the state legislature very low job approval marks.” 27 percent of the “electorate now approves” of the job Schwarzenegger “is doing, equaling the lowest ratings he has received in office.” The governor earned the same approval low mark last October. The poll asked voters about Schwarzenegger’s legacy and 59 percent said “it is likely that Schwarzenegger will leave California state government in worse shape than he found it when he took office in 2003.” 7 percent of “voters think he will leave state government in better shape, while 30 percent see no change.” The Field Poll, based in San Francisco, said very few voters approve of the state Legislature’s performance, with 16 percent (or about 1 in 6 voters) approving of work done by the Legislature. 72 percent indicated disapproval. The Field Poll said “very low approval ratings that Sacramento lawmakers are now receiving are comparable to those found in each Field Poll conducted since September 2008.” Sunday’s poll numbers mark the 5th successive time Legislators’ approval was below 20 percent and disapproval was above 70 percent since September 2008. DeCamillo and Field wrote that “views of both the governor and the legislature are very negative across all demographic subgroups of the registered voter population.” State Legislators actually gained ground in approval, even with its 16 percent approval rating. The rating was up from a 13 percent approval last October, when Legislators’ disapproval rate was 78 percent. The Field Poll release said disapproval of the Legislature also spans “all demographic subgroups.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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