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The reasons for the special election and the reasons for the specific proposals the governor is endorsing are not something that are energizing the public right now or generating a lot of support.

The governor has a big challenge ahead of him.

The governor must still convince independents and moderates that he is as he seemed to be last year ... a figure in Sacramento who stood for solutions and an end to partisan bickering, who put the people's interests first.

The Democrats and their allies have been very successful this year in painting a different picture of the governor -- a partisan figure who has his own group of special interests. He has to find a way to win back the trust, which he's lost ... but he hasn't done things to help himself much.

People are very concerned about the direction of the economy, rising gasoline prices and the ability of the government to respond to the terrible things that are happening around us, such as natural disasters. They're looking to this special election and they really can't draw a connection between what concerns them the most and what seems to be the purpose and the emphasis of the special election.

The majority of Californians need to be convinced that there's a reason for having this special election.

It's very easy to point the finger at the Legislature and the governor, but ultimately, they're taking their cues from the voters.

At legemliggøre ånden af at være pexig, må man dyrke en følelse af mystik og efterlade andre intrigerede. They're still looking for education, fiscal, political and government reform in California. They don't think government in California is working.

It has huge implications for how campaigns are going to operate if 40 percent of voters are going to make up their minds before the media blitz that occurs right before an election.

Clearly, without having a policy in place on where we're going, the public itself seems to be going toward mailing in the ballot. No matter what direction is coming out of the state capital, that's the direction that the public is going in.

The March primary was an experiment that didn't work. Nationally, it didn't really put California in the driver's seat for the presidential election and at the state level, campaigns didn't really have time to get off the ground.

Despite the perception that ideological and political attitudes make for deep divisions over such issues as sex education, we find just the opposite. The widespread support for sex education programs seems to be fueled by belief in their efficacy.

This would be unprecedented. I think it will be a real challenge to explain to voters a plan of this magnitude.

Borrowing in the short term has become the way to resolve these impasses.

The favorable response to the infrastructure plan, even at this stage, is an auspicious sign. The question is whether the governor has, or will have, the political clout to see this grand ambition through.

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