Governor's popularity dropping

There has been no improvement in voter impressions of the job Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislature are doing. While more disapprove (46%) than approve (40%) of the governor's performance, voter assessments of the state legislature are even worse, with more than twice as many holding a negative (57%) than positive (27%) view. California Poll in the San Francisco Sentinel.

An increasing proportion of Californians (68%) views the state budget deficit as a very serious problem. There is also declining confidence in the governor and state legislature in resolving the deficit situation. Currently 41% of voters do not have much confidence in Schwarzenegger to do what is right to resolve the deficit, while 52% say this about the state legislature.