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I have to say I am heartened by the results of this survey regarding the upcoming special election here in California next month. To hear the local media tell it, Arnold is in a ditch and isn’t getting out and the negative ads being run by the teachers’ unions are getting down-right nasty. From GOPBloggers:
Prop. 73 (parental notification prior to abortion for minors): 59% Yes 39% NoProp. 74 (extend teacher probationary period from 2 to 5 years): 55% Yes 44% No
Prop. 75 (“paycheck protection” – require written consent from union members to use dues for political activity): 60% Yes 37% No
Prop. 76 (limit state spending growth): 58% Yes 36% No
Prop. 77 (eliminate gerrymandering by having retired judges to draw districts instead of Legislature): 59% Yes 36% No
I am voting YES on all of these.
Arnold is doing exactly what I expected him to do when I cast my vote for him and I can tell it is working – the liberals are howling something fierce.
I made my first visit to CA just a few weeks ago, and I was almost shocked at some of the anti-Arnold ads on TV. The fact that uniformed policemen were giving testimonials in some of those ads was quite alarming (if the police were held to the same standards as soldiers and Marines, those police would have their heads on a stick for appearing in a partisan ad.)
That being said, I am heartened by the poll results and glad that Californians haven’t bought into the media spin. Prop 75 hits close to home, because I used to be in a union (it was a non-right-to-work state) and I got chills knowing that the likes of Al Gore and Hillary Clinton were feasting off my hard-earned salary.