Poll Shows Support For Obama Eroding In California
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) -- A new Field Poll shows support for President Barack Obama is falling even in reliably Democratic California.
Just 49 percent of registered voters say they are inclined to re-elect Obama, just 5 points higher than the number of those who say they are not. In 2008, Obama beat Republican John McCain by a 24-point margin in the state.
The Field Poll released Wednesday finds the president's job-approval rating in California has slipped to 46 percent, about the same as those who disapprove. The shaky economy and persistently high unemployment have created pessimism about the future.
The poll has an overall sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points but is higher for subgroups. It was based on telephone interviews with 1,001 registered California voters from Sept. 1-12.
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