Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Nicole Willcoxon May 20, 2010 Some findings of the current survey: A record high 81 percent of residents think the state’s budget situation is a big problem. Californians are divided about legalizing marijuana but a majority approves its medical use. Senator Barbara Boxer leads all three potential GOP opponents in hypothetical November matchups. Support for Meg Whitman has plunged 23 points in two months in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Job Approval Ratings: President ObamaGovernor SchwarzeneggerCalifornia State LegislatureU.S. CongressSenator BoxerSenator Feinstein Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President ObamaGovernor SchwarzeneggerCalifornia State LegislatureU.S. CongressSenator BoxerSenator Feinstein Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in CaliforniaEconomic Outlook for California Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in CaliforniaEconomic Outlook for California This survey is supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
