The real poll is still weeks away but one would think the lack of clear-cut flood control, meaning money for dams and water storage many legislators wanted in the initiatives, may be playing a role in the uncertainty.
An excerpt.
THE TIMES POLL
Voters Cool Toward State Bond Package
Public works initiatives spark little enthusiasm. Democrats Feinstein, Brown hold wide leads.
By Mark Z. Barabak, Times Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2006
A $37-billion package of public works bonds that has strong bipartisan support in Sacramento is in some peril among voters, along with ballot measures dealing with alternative energy and a cigarette tax, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll.
The vast majority of likely voters knew too little about the infrastructure bonds — backed by both Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators — to express an opinion.
After poll respondents were read a ballot summary of each measure, none of the items generated much enthusiasm. Only two eked out a bare majority: those on housing and disaster preparedness.
