Big news, California hates its elected leaders:

The downward trend in voter appraisals of the job performance of both Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislature continues.

The most recent Field Poll completed last week finds that just 27% of this state’s voters approve of the governor’s performance, the first time in his nearly six-year tenure that his job ratings have dropped below 30%.  The governor’s disapproval rating has also reached a new high – 65%.

Voter appraisal of the state legislature is even lower, with just 13% of voters approving and 78% disapproving, the lowest rating The Field Poll has ever obtained for that institution. (Field Poll 10/13/09 (PDF))

This is the biggest surprise since the Raiders lost on Sunday.