Despite massive interest in the upcoming election, many of the dozen ballot propositions may not be resonating with voters. That's the word from Public Policy Institute of California President Mark Baldassare. He says the number one issue in this election is the economy - and voters may feel that the slew of ballot measures has missed the mark.
Baldassare: I think people are looking at this ballot and struggling to find out what's going to give them some satisfaction, what's going to move public policy in a direction that's going to make them feel better about the current fiscal and political circumstances, and at this point in time, people aren't really seeing anything.
Baldassare says judging by the level of interest, we may see a record turnout for the general election. He says often when people are so mistrusting of politicians they don't turn out to vote. However, this year he says people's dissatisfaction with the direction of the state and nation seems to be driving them to the ballot.
