Legislature approval at an all-time low

The California Field Poll group released a poll today that shows that only 15 percent of registered state voters approve of the legislature, in the wake of its failure to pass a budget. That is down from 27 percent in June, and over 40 percent in March.

82 percent of voters also said the budget impasse is a serious problem, up from 68 percent in July.

Most interestingly, I think, is that among the three plans: the Democratic, Republican, and Schwarzeneggger options, there is no more agreement upon registered voters about which path to take than there is with the legislature.

However, more registered Republicans approve of the governor's plan than the Republican legislator plan (36 percent vs. 27 percent).

I don't know whether these results will have any influence over legislators willingness to hammer out a budget, but they certainly will take notice of the fact that so many voters are apparently disgruntled about the state of the state.