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Thursday, April 28, 2005
Schwarzenegger Dropping Quickly
So much for talk about running for President in 2008 (leaving aside the constitutional issues, of course). California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has seen his approval rating drop precipitously in recent months, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
Today, 40 percent of Californians approve and 50 percent disapprove of the way Governor Schwarzenegger is handling his job overall, a substantial change since January when a strong majority (60%) approved of his performance. Schwarzenegger’s approval ratings have also dropped below a majority among likely voters (45% approve, 47% disapprove). On education, the governor’s disapproval ratings (51%) remain unchanged since January. As with his overall ratings, there are sharp partisan differences: A majority of Democrats (69%) and 50 percent of independents disapprove, while 50 percent of Republicans approve of the governor’s handling of education.Republicans reveled in the notion that the dissonance between Schwarzenegger's posturing (moderation) and his actual governing (conservatism) was being overrided by his celebrity status. Apparently, the people of California have finally woken up to the fact that their governor is significantly to the right of center, a political death sentence in a "left coast" state.
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