Those are pretty rough numbers, the level of cynicism. He just has not communicated with voters in making his case.

They want to know more about the Democrats. They want to know which Schwarzenegger we’re talking about.

The level of concern has declined, especially compared to a decade ago. And the concern about the loss of jobs, we are definitely correlating to the unemployment rate.

The thing that’s most striking to me is the impact that Schwarzenegger himself is having on his own initiatives. It’s got to be disastrous from the governor’s standpoint.

If the opponents keep hammering away on that, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where this thing turns around.

I think it’s a two-step process and it looks like he’s successfully getting people over in terms of step one to the undecided column. But there’s a segment of voters who are withholding judgment. They...

We’re looking at things that are new and different, issues that weren’t here 10 or 15 years ago. They are transforming California.

The story is not a good one for the governor, … There seems to be a common thread across all the proposition – if Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed it, Democrats and nonpartisans are reacting negatively...

The voters are stepping back and want more information about the two Democrats. They don’t seem to have much of an impression.

I would suspect his tone would change significantly if they don’t make it onto the November ballot. If that happened, I could see calling the Legislature all sorts of names by the end of the...

These elected officials just can’t believe their recognition levels are so low. But this state is so big that to be known to a majority is a real accomplishment.

These Democrats are not well-known to large segments of the California electorate, so we’ll have to wait and see how they stack up,

That’s the most ominous finding. That could have a fairly significant effect on the state’s economy if retail spending starts to be hit.

The president, in our perspective, is in uncharted territory because he has a really long tenure left and yet he has very low job performance ratings in just his sixth year. Whether he is able...

She’s a very divisive figure. In my opinion, most people either like her or hate her.

There’s a clear consensus that we should give (undocumented workers) a path to citizenship. There’s bipartisan support.

Voters are saying we need someone there who’s not going to rock the boat.

When we tell voters Proposition 78 is supported by the pharmaceutical companies, it weakens support even from the people who are backing it,

That result looks very much like a partisan vote, with any Democrat grabbing that margin among Latinos. That’s an obstacle California Republicans didn’t have to face 10 or 15 years ago.

There is clear confusion on Prop. 78 as to who is backing it, which means it’s the one with the greatest potential for change in preference.

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...

The barrage of negative ads seems to be influencing voters and helping to defeat Proposition 79,

Generally speaking, Californians tend to be more open to allowing an individual to make a decision rather than having something prohibited through government fiat.

My interpretation is that some voters are indeed re-evaluating the governor, but they have not yet made up their minds. Last year, they saw the very partisan Republican governor. Now he seems to be a...

It’s always more difficult to change somebody’s mind once they have a negative impression of you. But he can run against an opponent and try to bring him to the same level or even a...

The last time we were this anxious about the future it preceded a few years of recession. The warning flag is out. . . . A couple years of this would lead to some economic...

We’ve seen this before. It’s like murder-suicide both of them get voted down.

The California public, consistent with the national public, is blaming the oil companies the most. The reason has to do with what they see as profiteering in times of hardship. When prices run up, the...

(Brown) still remains among the top tier of personalities in California in terms of name recognition. Eighty percent could offer an opinion one way or the other, even though he has been Oakland mayor and...

It’s a tug of war between two different factions. This seems to indicate that the pro-choice side has gained an advantage.

It’s the increasingly partisan rancor that characterizes the Congress. The very partisan Republican orientation of the House is not very well received. The public wants compromises to be reached and they generally don’t see many...

Many voters are reappraising Schwarzenegger. They’re a little puzzled because they’re not sure which Schwarzenegger they’ll see, the more bipartisan governor or the partisan Republican Schwarzenegger of 2005.

I see real problems for the governor.

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...

He really needs some argument that reaches across the aisle to bring in Democrats and nonpartisans,

No one penalty jumps out. Even looking at Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres fans, they want him to play.

That’s one option voters and non-voters embrace. It puts undocumented immigrants into some kind of accounting system.

It’s the direction of change that’s more important in a final poll than the actual numbers. Unfortunately for the governor, the direction of change is moving against him.

So many seats in California are safe, and that’s true nationally, too. So the opportunities for the out-of-power party to gain (seats in Congress) is really not that great. Most observers would say that only...

This is a group that supports very basic government services like education and health care, and they see him as someone who was talking about cutting them back.

There’s not a lot of awareness of most of the down-ballot candidates. Generally speaking, the one who are better known are in the early lead.

they haven’t made any real moves toward organizing a campaign.

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.

If he granted clemency, I would say, it would be a very divisive opinion. Large segments of the public would take him to task.

I really think he’s down to his base. It’s hard for a politician to get below the 30 percent range. That would mean your own supporters are jumping ship.

The governor has never been able to sell them on the idea and have questioned his motives,

They were just about to be voted out of office, or in the case of Richard Nixon, he was about to resign. Bush still has more than two years to go, so I think we’re...

There are large-scale differences between voters here (on the coast) and voters inland. Within California’s borders, there’s a red-state region that looks a lot like the Midwest.

It wasn’t meant to be a partisan reform initiative, but it is clearly perceived that way and I think that has to do with the governor.

Clearly, he’s in a vulnerable category. His core is sticking with him — and just about everyone else isn’t.