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Study shows voter concern with president
Mitchell Alan Parker
Issue date: 4/17/07 Section: News
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The majority of Californians believe President Bush lies.
According to a recent study done by the Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University, about 65 percent of adults and voters in California feel that the president is not telling the American people the truth.
"If the truth came out, who knows what would happen," said Tim Leong, Jr., a junior majoring in kinesiology. "He just has this unsure way of doing things."
Christina Delavar, a sophomore majoring in music, said that she feels the president cannot be trusted.
"Absolutely not," she said. "I think everyone knows that by now."
The survey also shows that while 23 percent of Californians disapprove of Bush's policies, 57 percent of California adults and 62 percent of voters approve of the way Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is handling state policies.
"He's fighting global warming, he's going around the country talking about post partisanship and how we need to get beyond this partisan bickering, and Californians really like that," said Melinda Jackson, the survey's director and an assistant professor of political science at SJSU. "The Republicans in the state assembly feel like he's not a true Republican or that he's not representing their interests, but everyone else really likes it, his approval is high."
Leong Jr., however, disagrees.
"I disapprove of the way he treats minorities," he said. "It's tough for the Hispanic community and they're the base of how California is running right now, with the agriculture and all."
Delavar said she was surprised at the rise in Schwarzenegger's approval rating.
"I think he hasn't been doing enough for California," she said.
As for President Bush, Jackson said that his declining approval rating among Californians was only a little bit of a surprise.
"We thought a year ago when it was at 30 percent, that that was as low as it could go," she said. "Yet it's still just getting lower and lower."
According to a recent study done by the Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University, about 65 percent of adults and voters in California feel that the president is not telling the American people the truth.
"If the truth came out, who knows what would happen," said Tim Leong, Jr., a junior majoring in kinesiology. "He just has this unsure way of doing things."
Christina Delavar, a sophomore majoring in music, said that she feels the president cannot be trusted.
"Absolutely not," she said. "I think everyone knows that by now."
The survey also shows that while 23 percent of Californians disapprove of Bush's policies, 57 percent of California adults and 62 percent of voters approve of the way Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is handling state policies.
"He's fighting global warming, he's going around the country talking about post partisanship and how we need to get beyond this partisan bickering, and Californians really like that," said Melinda Jackson, the survey's director and an assistant professor of political science at SJSU. "The Republicans in the state assembly feel like he's not a true Republican or that he's not representing their interests, but everyone else really likes it, his approval is high."
Leong Jr., however, disagrees.
"I disapprove of the way he treats minorities," he said. "It's tough for the Hispanic community and they're the base of how California is running right now, with the agriculture and all."
Delavar said she was surprised at the rise in Schwarzenegger's approval rating.
"I think he hasn't been doing enough for California," she said.
As for President Bush, Jackson said that his declining approval rating among Californians was only a little bit of a surprise.
"We thought a year ago when it was at 30 percent, that that was as low as it could go," she said. "Yet it's still just getting lower and lower."
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