California Voters Are Straying From Their Dem Leaders, Poll Finds

California voters are straying farther from the Democratic elites in the state and are becoming less interested in “resisting” the Trump administration, according to a Politico and UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll released Tuesday.

The poll sampled registered voters and “policy influencers” throughout the Golden State and found the two groups have steep differences on issues such as immigration, vehicle emissions, artificial intelligence, and pushback on the White House. While Democratic state lawmakers are determined to fight against President Donald Trump through policy, voters are feeling disheartened by their leaders, and what Politico dubbed, ‘Trump-resistance fatigue.’

The poll’s co-director, UC Berkeley political science professor Jack Citrin, said the results show how much California’s electorate has changed.

“The influentials are a much more homogenous group than the registered voter public,” Citrin told Politico. “The major difference is the electorate has polarized.”

Of the Democratic voters surveyed, 47% want stronger opposition towards Trump. On the other hand, Republicans and Independents make up a large portion of the 43% of voters that find their leaders “too confrontational.”

Of the policy influencers surveyed, nearly half said they thought California’s leaders were too passive while 43% of registered voters said they had very little to no confidence