Politics- Polls and Poop

Ok, first the poll.  Californians, it seems, like Obama...really, like him.  He currently enjoys a 24 point lead over McCain in the latest Field Poll.  Hillary supporters and independents have moved into Obama's camp by a large margin.  And he leads McCain in other key categories-

* Obama has a 6 to 1 lead in Bay Area voters; and leads 61 to 27 percent in SoCal, both areas with the most population.

* Latino voters- Obama has a huge lead- 64 to 21 percent prefer Obama over McCain.

* Obama leads nearly 3 to 1 in young voters; those under 40

And now, the poop. 

San Franciscans generally walk to their own drummer and in politics, it's no different.  A controversial- and some say embarrassing- measure has just garnered enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot.  The measure would allow voters to decide whether or not to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.  The organizer of the movement to get the measure on the ballot, is Brian McConnell, who apparently came up with the idea over drinks with some friends.  He said the intent, although satirical, was to remember the current administration's mistakes, especially with respect to Iraq. 

The SF GOP members are not thrilled and have vowed to fight the measure.  The White House has refused to comment.  Measure organizers might consider the backlash that greeted the New Yorker editors after their 'satirical' Obama cover.

Comments

[Alan Mooers]

It would be interesting to know what percentage of these Obama supporters have the slightest idea as to what his actual policies are or are likely to be and what the costs, financial or otherwise, would be to this country and the world, and, if they did know, if they would still be so enthralled. Too bad they don't run such polls. If they did, we might see an entirely different picture.