October 31, 2007 (LPAC)--A leading California newspaper which published a poll Oct. 27 on leading officeholders in the state, found that "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's own party is turning on her, apparently because of a perception among California Democrats that she has not done enough to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C." The Sacramento Bee was reporting a Field Poll released Nov. 26.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's approval rating of 51% was down 10 percentage points since March; Sen. Barbara Boxer's job approval among voters went from 54% in March to 44%. But still, both were approved by more voters than disapproved.

But for Pelosi, the poll showed more people disapproving of her performance, 40%; than approving of it, 35%; with 25% having no opinion of Ms. Pelosi at all.

As recently as March, California Dems approved of Pelosi by a 5-to-1 ratio. Now it's less than 2-to-1, and nonpartisan voters have soured on her.

The Congress, overall, now has an approval rating with California voters of less than 30%; nationwide, other polls have shown that approval down to a dismal 11%.