Published: Sep 7, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A majority of California voters say they aren't inclined to re-elect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Posted on 09/07/2005 8:23:47 AM PDT by TheOtherOne
Poll: Most Voters Not Inclined to Re-Elect Schwarzenegger
Published: Sep 7, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A majority of California voters say they aren't inclined to re-elect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to a poll released Wednesday.
If the election were held today, the celebrity governor would face a close contest with two little-known Democrats hoping to challenge him in 2006.
The nonpartisan Field Poll found that just 36 percent of voters would support Schwarzenegger, while 56 percent would not. In February, those numbers were almost reversed, with 56 percent saying they were in favor of returning the Republican governor for a second term.
Schwarzenegger has not yet announced plans to seek re-election next year, but he has hinted in recent weeks that he intends to do so soon.
His job approval has dropped substantially over several ballot measures to be decided this November that are aimed at changing the way government operates but are strongly opposed by Democrat-leaning labor unions.
Schwarzenegger won the state's historic 2003 recall election by winning a substantial minority of Democratic and Hispanic voters. The Field Poll found that 82 percent of Democrats and 82 percent of Hispanics aren't inclined to give Schwarzenegger a second term.
Two Democrats have announced plans to run for governor next year - Treasurer Phil Angelides and Controller Steve Westly. The survey found that Schwarzenegger was running neck and neck in matchups with both, even though most voters said they don't know much about either man.
Separately, the poll found that 52 percent of voters want to re-elect Sen. Dianne Feinstein while 38 percent do not. So far, only one Republican - businessman Bill Mundell - has indicated he might challenge Feinstein.
The survey found that in a head-to-head matchup, Feinstein beat Mundell, 56 percent to 30 percent.
The poll of 891 registered voters was taken Aug. 19-29 and had a sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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You mean Arnold "No. I don't want to cut anything" Schwartzenegger isn't popular what a shame. You all had a chance and instead replaced Gray Davis with Gray Davis with muscles.
I no longer see Anrold as a muscle man.
I should stick to politics I know. Ok hows this, McClintock can not win PERIOD. I am in NY and we have similar politics. Good luck though, appreciate your optimism.
You don't deserve a Nagin either. I know Tom can't win. Arnold was better than Davis. And I am hopeful for someone better than Arnold.
I won't hold your NY politicians against you if you don't hold mine against me. Deal?
Oh PLEASE. The state is awash in billions of red ink and all Arnold did was go to bat to borrow another three dollars with an idiotic bond measure to push embryonic stem cell research.
Now you tell me how that's "economically conservative." Hell. Tell me how that's conservative at all.
Go ahead. I'm waiting.
It struck it down. The governor had the option to appeal. Davis didn't. Arnold could have, but he didn't.
And the RINO-worshippers still have themselves convinced that Ahhnold is "doing something." Bah.
Hell, the Country Club pubbies didn't want Davis recalled. They practically made Daryl Issa a pariah for supporting it until they looked around and saw they were surrounded by a bunch of irate "little people" who were about to make them irrelevant.
There hoping Vincente Fox decides to run.
Kalifornia is a whack job state. Hopefully the conservatives can rise again in that state and make it great again.
If he wants to seal his fate, he'll sign the butt-sex marriage bill.
Ain't gonna happen if they keep settling for RINOs.
I say give the Ahnuldbots their wish and run some "electable" RINO as the sacrifical lamb against Feinswine. Richard Riordan and Rosario Marin could use it as their big "comeback". Slate some liberal RINO, we'll just see how "popular" they are statewide when they're not a celeb.
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