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Voters Show Uncommon Interest in Recall And money is a concern for California voters. Nearly two-thirds of California adults believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, compared with 48 percent who felt that way a year ago. Asked about the economy, 53 percent of likely voters thought tough times were ahead in the next year and 58 percent said their region was experiencing a recession. That number rose to 71 percent in the Bay Area. Concerns about the budget and the state's $38 billion deficit didn't end when the Legislature finally approved a budget late last month. Among California adults, 57 percent were unhappy with the ultimate compromise. More than three-quarters of those surveyed also were concerned about the effect the budget cuts would have on the state. And 78 percent of likely voters were unhappy with the Legislature's work on the budget. "Over the course of the year, people have become frustrated and impatient with the slow pace of economic recovery and are really lashing out at their elected officials," Baldassare said. "They're unhappy with their leadership because they're unhappy with the state of the economy."
The poll is based on a telephone survey of 2,001 California adults, including 993 likely voters, that was taken Aug. 8 to 17. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percent for the entire sample and 3 percent among likely voters.
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