Politics
Election 2012: Latest poll numbers suggest Obama way ahead of Romney in California
U.S. President Barack Obama (l) and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (r). PHOTO/File
A new poll released Tuesday shows President Barack Obama with a wide lead in California, a state the president won by a landslide in 2008, along with its whopping 55 electoral votes.
According to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, Obama carries a 19-point advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney, 56 percent-37 percent, a lead that comes as little surprise in the traditionally blue state.
The survey, however, gives insight into voter attitudes in California and reveals big margins for Obama across a number of the state’s demographic groups, such as women, Latinos and independents.
Among women, who make up 53 percent of the state’s voting population, about six in 10 prefer Obama, amplifying national trends that indicate a gender gap between the president and Romney, although some recent national polls suggest Romney is picking up support among women.