Posted on 10/27/2007 5:51:58 AM PDT by radar101
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's own party is turning on her, apparently because of a perception among California Democrats that she has not done enough to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C., according to a Field Poll released Friday.
Congress overall is doing even worse with California voters, with an approval rating sagging to 30 percent or below for only the seventh time in the past 15 years, the poll of 1,201 registered voters found. Both Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat who became speaker this year, and Congress as a whole have fallen short of voter expectations since taking over both houses, poll director Mark DiCamillo said.
"I think the reason for her decline and the low ratings Congress is getting is that voters here are not seeing any change," DiCamillo said.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's approval rating of 51 percent is down 10 percentage points since March, but consistent with her average over the years. Sen. Barbara Boxer's rating also has slumped, from 54 percent in March to 44 percent. Both Boxer and Feinstein, however, still enjoy the approval of more voters than disapproval of them.
For Pelosi, it was the first time the poll showed more people disapproving than approving of her performance – 40 percent to 35 percent, with 25 percent having no opinion.
Other polls since 2003 have shown larger numbers of voters with no opinion, but Pelosi always won more approval than disapproval. As recently as March, California Democrats approved of Pelosi by a 5-to-1 ratio, DiCamillo said. Now it's less than 2-to-1. Nonpartisan voters also have soured on her.
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Thank you People’s Republic of California for these 3 Libs.
SETI couldn't find a signal from this dim bulb bunch.
Typical libs - all talk - no action.
What happened in March?
The Sheeple are realizing that Democrats LIED to get elected in 2006...
Pelosi hasn’t “Drained The Swamp”, she’s just made it murkier.
You can pretty much be assured you're gonna get screwed.
A lot of the people who are turning against Pelosi are PO’d that she’s not being anti-American enough.
Sad... but true. The masses are dumbed-down and confused... you can see it in our own ranks with Julie-Annies popularity.
Hence, the Cindy Sheehan factor.
A perfect time for California Republicans to aggressively seek their offices... but will they?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(It’s the same story here in New Jersey.)
Exactly. The Cindy SheeHag factor. aka The Rabid Dog Burn America To The Ground factor.
I think this might have something to do with “shining the light of truth” on them. When you are in the national press spotlight daily, you can’t help but have people learn the truth about you, in spite of press efforts to spin all information favorably.
The Witches From The West!
ROFLMAO!!
That someone with as little knowledge and articulation as her was elected senator is shameful.
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