Obama Blowing Out McCain in California

But just you wait until St. BBQ starts cranking up those ads and spending an entire month non-stop in the state! After all, he's from the West, so people here like him! He's a maverick! He's-

Highlights of the latest Field Poll of Californians likely to vote in the upcoming November
presidential election reveal the following:

• Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain by twenty-four points (54%
to 30%) in California.

• More Democratic Primary voters think Obama should not select Hillary Clinton as his vice-
presidential running mate (48%) as feel he should (40%). Yet, the decision of whether
Obama does or doesn't choose Clinton would have little effect on how these voters would
vote in the fall.

• Obama has consolidated the support of California Democrats and non-partisans who voted
for Clinton in California's February 5th primary election. The poll shows Obama preferred
over McCain by 80% to 8% among these voters.

• Three times as many Obama voters (51%) as McCain voters (17%) say they are “very
enthusiastic” about supporting their candidate for president in November.

• Obama's image rating among the overall California electorate (63% favorable vs. 26%
unfavorable) is more positive than McCain's (48% to 38%).

If you factor out undecided voters, it's 61-34. And Obama is leading 64% to 18% among DTS voters. McCain's only at 44% in the INLAND areas.

But McCain hasn't even got rolling yet! He needs to spend 6 weeks in Fresno just soaking in the local coverage! I'm demanding that he come to Fresno and Bakersfield to make this a race. He can do it! Come on, McCain, who are you going to believe, some poll or the heart of a maverick?