A new poll finds that Gov. Newsom is sliding into deep political trouble as criticism increases over the way he's handling the pandemic.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies survey finds he's slumped to just 46 percent of voter approval.
That compares with 60 percent support just four months ago.
Poll director Mark DiCamillo tells KNX 1070 News there are also numbers on the recall campaign.
"Thirty six percent of voters say they would vote 'yes' to recall the governor and 45 percent would vote 'no' to keep him in office. But a very large 19 percent said they were not sure, and that includes 20 percent of Democrats and 28 percent of no party preference voters so I think a number of voters are just waiting to see how things play out," he said.
It takes a simple majority to oust a governor.
DiCamillo says the two words that the public uses most to describe the Governor's response to the pandemic are "inconsistent" and "confusing".
While Newsom's ratings are sliding, he still has far more support than Gov. Gray Davis did before he was recalled in 2003 and replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Related
