California is our home state and we love it!!! We always, though, strive to understand our Community and our State as part of our overall mission of Intelligent Engagement as California has been a trailblazer on a constant & consistent basis. One of the resources we consult on a daily basis is The Nooner published by Scott Lay that provides some of the insightful analysis on California Politics right now--and hope all do consider subscribing!!!
We are pleased to present the results of the recent PPI poll result for all as we bid farewell to 2017 and gear up for a crucial 2018 election season:
THE Nooner for November 30, 2017
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POLL POSITION: The Public Policy Institute is out with its statewide poll "Californians and their Government." Just some quick excerpts before you go to bed. Crosstabs [Adult residents | Likely voters]
Adult residents: n=1,391; MOE: ±3.9; live interviews (landline/cell); Spanish and English; November 10–19, 2017
Likely voters: n=1,070 MOE: ±4.3 live interviews (landline/cell); Spanish and English; November 10–19, 2017
Likely voters: n=1,070 MOE: ±4.3 live interviews (landline/cell); Spanish and English; November 10–19, 2017
Job approvals (Approve/Disapprove/Don't Know):
Adult residents
Adult residents
- Governor Jerry Brown: 53%/28/19
- Legislature: 49%/36/15
- Donald Trump: 28%/68/5
- U.S. Congress: 22%/70/8
California right direction/wrong direction/don't know: 53%/41/6
United States right direction/wrong direction/don't know: 29%/65/6
2018 GOVERNOR: “As you may know, California now has a top-two primary system for statewide races in which voters can cast ballots for any candidate, regardless of party, and the two candidates receiving the most votes—regardless of party—will advance to the general election. If the June primary for governor were being held today, and these were the candidates, who would you vote for?”
- Gavin Newsom, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 23%
- Dem: 34%
- Rep: 5%
- Ind: 24%
- Latinos: 11%
- Whites: 27%
- Other groups: 23%
- Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 18%
- Dem: 26%
- Rep: 7%
- Ind: 15%
- Latinos: 42%
- Whites: 9%
- Other groups: 22%
- John Chiang, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 9%
- Dem: 13%
- Rep: 2%
- Ind: 10%
- Latinos: 9%
- Whites: 7%
- Other groups: 16%
- John Cox, a Republican
- All likely voters: 9%
- Dem: 13%
- Rep: 2%
- Ind: 10%
- Latinos: 7%
- Whites: 12%
- Other groups: 4%
- Travis Allen, a Republican
- All likely voters: 6%
- Dem: -
- Rep: 18%
- Ind: 6%
- Latinos: 4%
- Whites: 8%
- Other groups: 4%
- Delaine Eastin, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 3%
- Dem: 4%
- Rep: 2%
- Ind: 2%
- Latinos: 5%
- Whites: 2%
- Other groups: 5%
- Someone else (volunteered)
- All likely voters: 1%
- Dem: -
- Rep: 1%
- Ind: 2%
- Latinos: -
- Whites: 1%
- Other groups: 1%
- Don't know
- All likely voters: 30%
- Dem: 20%
- Rep: 37%
- Ind: 35%
- Latinos: 21%
- Whites: 33%
- Other groups: 25%
2018 SENATE: “Keeping in mind that California has the top-two primary system, if the June primary for US Senator were being held today, and these were the candidates, who would you vote for?”
- Kevin de León, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 21%
- Dem: 16%
- Rep: 25%
- Ind: 20%
- Latinos: 26%
- Whites: 22%
- Other groups: 12%
- Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat
- All likely voters: 45%
- Dem: 66%
- Rep: 18%
- Ind: 43%
- Latinos: 48%
- Whites: 41%
- Other groups: 58%
- Someone else (volunteered)
- All likely voters: 1%
- Dem: -%
- Rep: 2%
- Ind: 2%
- Latinos: 1%
- Whites: 1%
- Other groups: 1%
- Don't know
- All likely voters: 33%
- Dem: 18%
- Rep: 55%
- Ind: 35%
- Latinos: 26%
- Whites: 36%
- Other groups: 29%
GOP TAX PLAN: “From what you know of those proposals, do you think you and your family will be better off, worse off, or about the same if they are passed and signed into law?"
- Better off: 20%
- Worse off: 41
- About the same: 33
- Don't know 6
“Do you think that lowering taxes for large businesses and corporations would help the economy, hurt the economy, or not make a difference?”
- Help: 35%
- Hurt: 41
- No difference: 20
- Don't know: 3
POSSIBLE BALLOT MEASURES (Likely voters):
- Top two primary:
- Mostly a good thing: 60%
- Mostly a bad thing: 26
- Mixed (volunteered): 3
- Don't know: 10
- Gas tax repeal:
- Very important: 54%
- Somewhat important: 18
- Not too important: 12
- Not at all important: 13
- Don't know: 3
- Single-payer health care:
- Very important: 59%
- Somewhat important: 19
- Not too important: 6
- Not at all important: 9
- Don't know: 0
- State bond for affordable housing:
- Very important: 48%
- Somewhat important: 25
- Not too important: 11
- Not at all important: 12
- Don't know: 5
- Expanding the size of the Legislature:
- Very important: 18%
- Somewhat important: 19
- Not too important: 25
- Not at all important: 31
- Don't know: 7
Since we're focused on our Home state, we got a chuckle when we saw this courtesy of the Guardian of London which in our view captures what we feel about our home state despite its' challenges at times as one of our own will be a member of the British Royal Family:
California magazine talks to @guardian about what a California princess might bring to Buckingham Palace. https://t.co/ptjUY0Jgcn— CALIFORNIA Magazine (@californiamag) December 1, 2017
Never a dull moment.....
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