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Californians High on Legalized Pot, More Water and Obama

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getty 033015 california?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1427719684588iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — If President Obama is considering a political career after the White House, he might want to consider running for governor of California.

Unlike national polls that have consistently shown more people disapproving of the job he’s doing than the other way around, 55 percent of respondents to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California approve of Obama’s job performance with just 41 percent giving the president a thumbs down.

One thing in Obama’s favor is that 52 percent generally favor his health care law while 42 percent are opposed to it, figures that run contrary to polls that are taken nationally.

As for the most pressing issue facing California, the economy and the state’s problematic water supplies due to drought are essentially tied at 24 percent and 23 percent, respectively, among the 1,760 residents polled.

Two-thirds of Californians, in fact, say their regional water supply is a big problem and an equal number don’t believe the state is doing enough to combat the drought.

Asked whether the sale and possession of marijuana should be legal in California, a record number — 53 percent  — said yes while 45 percent are against legalization.

One other finding that appears to buck the national mood: half of the state’s residents believe that California is going in the right direction. Just 41 percent say otherwise.


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