Senator John F. Kerry with 53% of the state's vote and President George W. Bush with 42%. A week ago, Kerry was ahead 53% to 40%.

In Election 2000, Bush lost California to Al Gore by the same margin as the current poll--11 points.

The new survey results have no impact on our Electoral College totals since California was already in the Kerry column. With just one exception, Kerry has been over the 50% mark in every California survey we've released since April.

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Just 36% of California voters believe the country is heading in the right direction while 60% believe we have gotten off on the wrong track. That's a more pessimistic assessment than the national average.

Forty-five percent (45%) of California voters Approve of the way President Bush is performing his job. That's up a point from our previous survey and below his national Job Approval rating.