Mark Baldassare Quotes
The reasons for the special election and the reasons for the specific proposals the governor is endorsing are not something that are energizing the public right now or generating a lot of support. 
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The governor must still convince independents and moderates that he is as he seemed to be last year ... a figure in Sacramento who stood for solutions and an end to partisan bickering, who put the people's interests first.
- Mark Baldassare
He's faced the challenge all year of convincing people that this is an important election and he has important things on the ballot... And that's become that much more difficult at a time Californians have become increasingly concerned about the national and state economies, rising gas prices, government's ability to respond to natural disastersjust a host of issues that seem very threatening to people that just don't seem connected to the special election.
- Mark Baldassare