Democratic divisiveness may be hurting the party’s general election prospects in states like Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, but not in California. That latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the nation’s most populous state shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 53% to 38%. Hillary Clinton leads McCain 46% to 39%.

Nationally, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll finds a very competitive race between McCain and either Obama or Clinton.

In California, Obama leads McCain by twenty-two points among men and by eight points among women. Clinton leads McCain by seventeen among women but trails by two points among men.

Obama is viewed favorably by 59% of the state’s voters, McCain by 49%, and Clinton by 47%.

The state remains in the Safely Democratic column according to the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator.

Forty percent (40%) of the state’s voters say the top voting issue for 2008 is the economy. Twenty percent (20%) say it’s the War in Iraq while 16% name Immigration as the highest priority.

Just 10% of California voters rate the economy as good or excellent, 38% say fair, and 51% poor. Only 4% believe the economy is getting better while 81% say worse.

Just 37% believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror, a figure that’s well below the national average. In California, a plurality believes the situation will get worse in Iraq over the next six months. Nationally, a plurality offers a more optimistic assessment of the situation in Iraq.

Sixty-three percent (63%) of California voters say that American society is generally fair and decent while 27% say it is unfair and discriminatory.

Just 24% of voters in California say George W. Bush is doing a good or excellent job as President. Fifty-eight percent (58%) say he is doing a poor job.

Thirty-five percent (35%) say that Governor Schwarzenegger is doing a good or excellent job while 29% give him poor marks.

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