Latinos and the Special: Spin State
In today’s California Morning Report, both sides are spinning furiously:
Also from the CRT – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s standing with Latino voters is on the rise, according to multiple polls and the San Francisco Chronicle. The bump in the polls comes just weeks after several major Latino organizations endorsed the Governor’s reform agenda and the Governor’s campaign team started airing a seven- figure Spanish-language advertising campaign. According to the Chronicle, other pollsters, not linked to the campaign, also say they’ve seen an uptick in the governor’s popularity among Latinos. Clearly panicking and sensing the shift in allegiance of the state’s crucial Latino vote, the Alliance for a Better California this week scrambled to launch its own Spanish-language TV campaign, after weeks of taking Latino voters for granted. The Chronicle panned the union bosses’ new ads saying, The two Spanish-language spots don’t exactly take the high road in political discourse … Contact: Darrel Ng 916 498 8503.
From The Democratic Majority – With a straight face, a press aide on the Governor’s campaign team told the San Francisco Chronicle that “the campaign’s polling shows a growing number of Latinos are coming over to Schwarzenegger’s side and backing the four initiatives ~ Props 74 [teacher tenure], 75 [public employee union dues], 76 [budget-spending cap], and 77 [redistricting] ~ the Governor has billed as his California reform package.” (SF Chronicle, Special Election Blog, Oct. 27, 2005) Someone ought to let the Governor’s communications team know that asking Rosario Marin and Abel Maldonado what they think cannot be considered “polling.” For an independent and immensely more credible perspective, please take the time to look at the newest survey released by the Public Policy Institute of CA … which shows that 76 percent of Latino voters disapprove of the Governor’s performance in office and a meager 16 percent of Latino voters approve of the Governor’s handling of reforming California government … Contact: Roger Salazar 916 444 8897.
