All sorts of people and organizations are endorsing measures on next Tuesday’s special election ballot. While Props 1A through 1E appear headed for defeat, the measures seem to be winning the endorsement war, picking up support from most newspapers and elected officials. Both of California’s U.S. senators endorsed Props 1A and 1B this week.

But none of these endorsements seem to be making any difference in the polls. The public isn’t paying particularly close attention to the measures, and no one seems to much care what political leaders think about the measures.

In fact, there’s only one person in the entire whose opinion on ballot measures seems to matter to the public anymore. Who’s that, you ask?

Miss California Carrie Prejean.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Miss Prejean, by opposing same-sex marriage (and thus endorsing Prop 8) during the Miss USA pageant, has created a major cultural storm. She nearly lost her the prestigious Miss California title (What does it say about the state of the state that we can’t even pick a Miss California without it devolving into a political mess?), keeping her position only after a mediation by Donald Trump (hey, can he handle the next round of budget negotiations?) and in the process became a household name. Entertainment magazines and TV programs are now devoted to her every pronouncement.

Now she has the opportunity to use her political capital to save the state approximately $6 billion. I’m quite convinced that with a few words (for example, “these propositions are so clear and uncomplicated that even I understand them”), Prejean could swing at least a few of the ballot measures from no to yes. (No one can save 1C). And before you snicker, why shouldn’t she be taken seriously? The nearly nude photos? Heck, in this era, being photographed in your birthday suit can help you get elected governor. (But please don’t get any ideas, Mr. Poizner).

One would think that the yes and no campaigns on each measure would be falling all over themselves to secure her endorsement. But in checking with my sources, it appears no one has bothered. This is consultant malpractice, particularly on the part of the Yes side. Gov. Schwarzenegger, you have 96 hours to make this sale.