92 ordspråk av Mark DiCamillo
Mark DiCamillo
This is an issue that could easily arouse Latino voters. Immigration could be a single issue that could bring out more Latino voters in November.
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This issue wipes out all the divisions in the state. It's an issue whose time has come. Voters are behind it.
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Those are pretty rough numbers, the level of cynicism. He just has not communicated with voters in making his case.
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To me, that's one of the most revealing numbers in the survey because it says familiarity with gays and lesbians in your own life has a powerful influence over whether (you think) these couples should have regular marriage laws apply to them.
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Voters are saying we need someone there who's not going to rock the boat.
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We're looking at things that are new and different, issues that weren't here 10 or 15 years ago. They are transforming California.
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We've seen this before. It's like murder-suicide – both of them get voted down.
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What we are seeing this year is that he's pretty much worn out his welcome, especially with Democrats and with nonpartisans, ... It almost has a counterproductive impact in this year's campaign.
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What we are seeing this year is that he's pretty much worn out his welcome, especially with Democrats and with nonpartisans. It almost has a counterproductive impact in this year's campaign.
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What will be more influential on the outcome of (this year's) election is the shape of the turnout: Who will (vote)?
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What you see is kind of a balanced assessment. There are some policy positions where some voters are fairly lenient to illegal immigrants and on others they're supportive of tougher approaches.
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What's driving that attitude change is that more and more Californians say they personally know someone who is gay or lesbian. Personal knowledge and familiarity seem to provide greater accommodation in the public at large.
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When all is said and done, there's no Democrat on the horizon who's the odds-on favorite and there are a lot of unknowns about the Democrats. So when you compare the governor with them, he's still competitive.
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When politicians try to move from negative to positive, it really is a two-step process. People don't go straight from negative to positive. They go from negative to undecided, and then maybe to positive.
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When we tell voters Proposition 78 is supported by the pharmaceutical companies, it weakens support even from the people who are backing it,
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