Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News California Political Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News California Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Barbara Boxer (D) 48% [47%] (46%)
• Carly Fiorina (R) 44% [46%] (44%)
• Other 3% [3%] (4%)
• Not sure 5% [4%] (6%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barbara Boxer 43% / 52% {-9%}
• Carly Fiorina 37% / 51% {-14%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barbara Boxer is doing as senator?

• Approve 42% [41%] (42%)
• Disapprove 50% [49%] (50%)

Gubernatorial Election

• Jerry Brown (D) 48% [45%] (43%)
• Meg Whitman (R) 43% [45%] (49%)
• Other 4% [4%] (4%)
• Not sure 4% [6%] (4%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Jerry Brown 46% / 50% {-4%}
• Meg Whitman 39% / 54% {-15%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 46% [45%] (48%)
• Disapprove 46% [47%] (44%)

Have the policies of the Obama administration helped or hurt California’s economy, or have they not made much of a difference either way?

• Helped 30% [25%] (25%)
• Hurt 39% [37%] (35%)
• No difference 28% [33%] (34%)

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

• Strongly support 22% [22%]
• Somewhat support 15% [19%]
• Somewhat oppose 13% [10%]
• Strongly oppose 34% [33%]

If the 2010 election were held today would you vote yes or no on Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana?

• Yes 46%
• No 47%
• Not sure 7%

Which of these contests on the California ballot this year matters the most to you personally -- the governor’s race, the senate race, or Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana?

• Governor’s race 49%
• Senate race 33%
• Proposition 19 10%

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 16, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 11, 2010 are in parentheses.