Via MedicalMarijuana For starters, Democratic voters in California were especially likely to change their support for Prop. 19 from September to October. While Republican opposition to Prop. 19 remained relatively stable, Democratic support declined by nine and seven percentage points in Field and PPIC Polls conducted during the final month of the campaign. California was on track to become the first legal marijuana state in 2010. Indeed, the Golden State’s Proposition 19 — the Regulate, Control & Tax Cannabis Act — was up by seven and 11 points respectively among likely voters in the venerable Field and Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) polls just over a month prior to the 2010 election. By late October 2010, however, those numbers had reversed: Prop. 19 trailed by seven- and five-point margins in the Field and PPIC polls. The initiative failed by a seven-point margin on Election Day.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:37:58 +0000