A new poll from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California finds that Democrat Jerry Brown leads Republican Meg Whitman by eight points — 44 percent to 36 percent — and Sen. Barbara Boxer leads her GOP opponent by five points 43 percent to 38 percent.
The survey also found that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a 29 percent job approval.
Why are California Republicans trailing in a year when the GOP and its tea party base are said to be ascendant in the rest of the country? Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton suggests it is because they are Republicans:
[For] the GOP, the voters’ attitude is 2 to 1 negative: 31 percent favorable, 62 percent unfavorable.
These results mirror voter registration in California: 44 percent Democratic, 31 percent Republican, 20 percent decline to state [independent]. But the registration reflects each party’s popularity. And, beyond popularity, voter impressions of the parties also illustrate political polarization.
Notably unimpressed with the GOP are Latinos, moderates and college graduates.
Most striking, only 55 percent of registered Republicans have a favorable impression of the GOP; 39 percent look on it unfavorably. By contrast, 75 percent of Democrats are favorably impressed with their party.
What gives? I asked Mark Baldassare, president and poll director of the policy institute.
“Three factors,” he said. “National leadership, state leadership and positions on issues.”
“To some degree, it’s a holdover from the disappointment around President Bush. It’s about the disappointment people have had about the Republican governor.
“And it’s about the Republican Party in California often being out in front on issues that aren’t in agreement with where most voters stand. Like abortion and environmental issues.”
But why are so many Republicans themselves upset with the party?
“Just speculation,” Baldassare answers, “but the party certainly had a vigorous and contentious primary in June, and that seems to have left some Republican voters dissatisfied with choices at the top of the ticket.”
Indeed, according to his poll, 58 percent of Republicans say they’re not satisfied with their choices for governor. Among Democrats, just 40 percent feel that way.
I called the California Republican Party spokesman, Brian Seitchik, and got a frank answer.
“A lot of Republicans feel the party has lost its way in recent years,” he said.
“They became Republicans because of their commitment to fiscal discipline. As we get back to our roots, people again will realize we’re the party of lower taxes and less spending, and we’ll see our numbers increase.”
He stayed clear of the names Bush and Schwarzenegger
OUT WITH INCUMBENTS IN NOVEMBER
The Liberal Democrats agenda in the first Senate session is sure to be the passage of AMNESTY, containing within the text AgJobs (for Farm guest workers) and the Dream Act. Self- Confessed Senator Harry Reid is determined to confront the 15 million unemployed Americans with this menacing referendum. What Reid and the Democrats haven’t revealed or the Liberal oriented press, the cost of processing this illegal Immigration law anticipated to be 2.6 Trillion dollars. This projection came from the non-profit group called the Heritage Foundation. This incredulous sum of money will be added to the US treasury shortfall of around 13 Trillion dollars and climbing. We are sitting on a financial powder keg and Incumbents Sen. Reid (NV); Boxer (CA); Feingold (WI); Bennett (CO); Inouye (HI)Lincoln (AR)); Mikulski (MD); Gillibrand (NY); Schumer (NY) Wyden (OR) Leahy (VT); Murray (WA) and Majority Speaker Pelosi.
Judging from their voting records on the website–ALL THE ISSUES, other than Gillibrand, who no voting record on Illegal Immigration. The rest of the sitting Senators have voted for funding Sanctuary Cities, Public welfare benefits and allowing illegal aliens to participate in our Social Security. But this is by far not the limit to these treacherous moves by Democrat-Senate, as they all agree on forcing through a Path to Citizenship. Nobody should be rewarded for breaking our laws. Every new candidate for office better beware of the fact, that THE TEA PARTY will be observant of their voting on all issues, including a demand for transparency as nobody is immune from being unseated. The Tea Party will not be corrupted by the special interest lobbyists, the powerful and elites in either party. They will not owe favors to trade unions, or any other business entity, as the Tea Party is the essence of all Americans.
That goes for new Politicians, Governors, Mayors, Police Chiefs and other elected officials in office. .Gubernatorial hopeful Jerry Brown is pro-Amnesty, so is Gavin Newsom, and have all catered to illegal immigrants by granting them access to welfare and all social services. This is a financial effrontery to all citizens and legal residents and should not be tolerated. The Federal government has been paying an estimated $113 billion dollars in benefits annually and it is still rising. There is another $60 Billion that leaves America in remittances in illegal workers wages and is not taxed. These amounts do not cover the State, county and municipal supplementary cash payments.
As American citizens we need to keep a close eye on all polling stations, and a keen inspection of absentee ballots. California and Nevada especially as these states are well acquainted with illegal voting in prior years and have massive populations of foreigners, who will violate the law. GOOGLE–Voter Fraud, Illegal Immigration, add any additional words and decide your vote. Not the Liberal lies. Me–I am fed up with being “politically correct,”for the extremist fringe groups of Liberal usurpers have tried to suppress our Free Speech. The majority of our politicians have become arrogant, disrespectful to the taxpayer and believe themselves untouchable.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may quietly be in the process of issuing a “backdoor amnesty” for illegal immigrants, by dramatically reducing the number deportation hearings in federal courts. Instead of being ordered to appear before a judge, many cases against illegal aliens are simply being dismissed.