Arnold’s Popularity Hits All Time Low

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Reuters reports that a new PPIC survey pegs Schwarzenegger’s approval rating at an all-time low of 34 percent, even lower than the Field Poll released last month.

“California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval rating dropped to a new low even before a controversy developed about his hefty side income from fitness magazines, according to a poll released on Thursday.

“Only 34 percent of adult Californians approve of the job Schwarzenegger is doing as governor, compared with 51 percent who disapprove, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California…

“The institute's poll mirrors sinking numbers in a Field Poll last month among registered voters which found approval dropped to 37 percent from 55 percent in February…

“The institute conducted its poll of 2,502 California adult residents in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese from June 28 through July 12…

“The Public Policy Institute of California said its survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent.” (Schwarzenegger More Unpopular Than Ever, Reuters, 7/21/05)