Poll: Dems happy with state of state, Republicans aren’t

In politics, what you see often depends on where you sit. A new Field Poll on the Legislature and the state’s direction shows just how true that is. While registered voters who believe the state is moving in the wrong direction outnumber their more optimistic counterparts, 46 percent to 41 percent, Democrats and Republicans seem to be staring at completely different states. Fifty-seven percent of Democrats say California is on a roll, compared with the 30 percent worried about the state’s future. Republicans, though, are convinced the sky is falling, with 70 percent saying the state’s troubles will continue and only 21 percent willing to suggest that there’s some light [...]