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Both Democrats Surpass 50% in California

May 26, 2008

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most popular United States presidential candidate in the Golden State, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 54 per cent of respondents in California would vote for the New York senator in this year’s election, while 35 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain.

In a separate contest, McCain trails Illinois senator Barack Obama by 14 points.

In 2004, Democrat John Kerry carried the Golden State’s 55 electoral votes, with 55 per cent of all cast ballots. The last Republican to win California in a presidential election was George H. Bush in 1988.

U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Polling Data

California - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

John McCain (R) 38% - 52% Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R) 35% - 54% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in California, conducted on May 20, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.