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PPIC Poll Results Lean Left

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Generally considered a liberal or left-leaning “think tank”, here’s a summarization of PPIC‘s latest statewide survey.  Thanks to Scott Lay and the Nooner for allowing this republication from his regular daily email.  Not for a minute do I believe the one-party rule Legislature’s has only a 56% disapproval rating.

POLL POSITION: PPIC is out with a poll looking at Californians and their attitudes toward government. In it, there are clear signs that voters are feeling modestly more optimistic. Continue reading→

Sixty four percent of California voters oppose Brown’s sales tax increase

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A statewide survey released this week by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), found that 64% of the state’s voters oppose raising the state sales tax – a major element of California Jerry Brown’s proposed fix for our state budget deficit. Majorities across parties are against this idea, although Democrats (54%) are less likely to oppose it than independents (71%) or Republicans (74%).  The poll also found that 35% adults, (41% likely voters) prefer closing our budget deficit mainly through spending cuts.

The news wasn’t good for our federal government either –  only 35 percent of those surveyed think President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress will be able to work together and accomplish a lot in the next year and 62 percent do not.  And just a quarter of Californians (25%) approve of the U.S. Congress, whose job approval rating sank to a record-low 20 percent in December 2011. Likely voters are even less likely (14%) to approve of Congress. Continue reading→