(From the sacbee.com) In poll after poll, California voters from both major parties have made it clear they see the recession, the state’s budget mess and taxes as their top priorities this election year. On the airwaves, however, the Republican candidates for governor are talking about anything but that trio of issues.
Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner instead are bashing each other over their past support of prominent Democrats and the wisdom of a federal amnesty for illegal immigrants, not a policy the governor controls.
Given the tenor of the televised debate, it’s no surprise voters such as Republican Herbert Johnson say they know little about the candidates and are uninspired by the race.
Read more here: Voters’ top issues play little role in ads in governor’s race