51% want Davis out, poll shows
June 12, 2003
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Questions asked regarding Gov. Davis' performance, recall
Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Gray Davis is handling his job as governor of California?
Total Dem Rep Ind
Approve 21 percent 36 percent 6 percent 20 percent
Disapprove 75 percent 60 percent 91 percent 77 percent
Don't know 4 percent 4 percent 3 percent 3 percent
If a special election to recall Gov. Davis were held today, would you vote to remove Davis or to keep Davis?
Total Dem Rep Ind
Remove 51 percent 32 percent 76 percent 46 percent
Keep 43 percent 61 percent 21 percent 47 percent
Don't know 6 percent 7 percent 3 percent 7 percent
Do you think that removing Gov. Davis from office would make the state's budget deficit harder to solve, easier to solve, or would make no difference?
Total Dem Rep Ind
Harder 17 percent 26 percent 8 percent 14 percent
Easier 26 percent 14 percent 43 percent 20 percent
No difference 52 percent 54 percent 45 percent 63 percent
Don't know 5 percent 6 percent 4 percent 3 percent
Source: Public Policy Institute of California statewide survey of 961 likely voters conducted May 22-June 1. Margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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