and the governor, christine gregoire, says they're at the bone. >> to cut people off hospice i thinkmmoral. to cut children off health care, to cut their education so they don't have a chance at a decent future, i think that would result in an immoral budget. >> she says she doesn't understand why so many of the state's high-tech ceos, who are always complaining about the woeful state of american education, are so opposed to paying this tax for schools. these businesses that want the educated workforce, they're against this. what do they say to you when you challenge them on this? >> i tell them-- i have the utmost respect for them. these are great ceos. and i say to them, "here's the problem: you always want us to invest more in education, and now you say no. so my question to you, if not this, then what? don't just tell me no." >> well, what do they say? >> they don't have an answer, lesley. >> the initiative was way ahead in the polls until the opposition started airing ads saying 1098 is a slippery slope. >> and can be extended to you in just two years. >> polls now show the midd