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Splitting California down the middle: The real political rift, a Times/USC poll reveals, is between east and west

Posted by: Maven on November 15, 2009 at 7:51 am

OK, not necessarily water related either, but I think this next story is interesting from a voter standpoint. From the Los Angeles Times:

“Last week’s Los Angeles Times/USC poll spilled a flood of pessimism from California voters about their state: They’re troubled by its direction, upset at its politicians and sure that nothing will wrest California from the abyss.

That was about it, when it came to agreement. One always presumes a fair amount of communal thought in a state, even one this large. But apart from a shared disdain for the governor and the Legislature, there is hardly anything communal anymore in California politics.

Political strategists these days do what is called “micro-targeting,” directing their appeals to ever smaller slices of people; gone are the days when a singular argument could win over the masses. That, it turns out, is a pretty reasonable response to what is happening on the ground.

Under the surface, the California vote is factionalized between the liberal-leaning Bay Area and Los Angeles denizens, the moderate suburbanites who surround them and the wielders of the conservative flame — the conservatives of the Central Valley. …”

Read more from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here.

November 15, 2009 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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