A GOOD TIME FOR BUSINESSWOMEN TO RUN ON BALANCING THE BOOKS:

Poll shows gloomy view in California (KENDRA MARR, 11/8/09 , Politico)

cuts and tax and fee hikes across the state, just 14 percent of voters there say that California is on the right track while 80 percent say the state is moving in the wrong direction, according to a new poll. [...]

The poll showed that just 43 percent of voters approve of how Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has handled her job, a dangerously low number for an incumbent.