Similarly, voters in California also believe that legislators are beholden to liberal special interests as evidenced by the California proposition on affirmative action.

• 通过加利福尼亚的关于希望运动（提议妇女及少数民族都能受雇佣或者享受平等教育的机会）的提议，投票者也认为议员同样受惠于自由党的特殊利益。