Politics

California still Clinton country

This evening's CNN-Los Angeles Times-Politico poll shows California support for Sen. Hillary Clinton running strong — she beats Obama 47-31% in the state, with Edwards pulling 10%. Here are some of the interior numbers that weren't released with the marquee horse race results.

Regardless of your choice for president, which Democratic candidate do you think has the best chance of beating the Republican candidate in November -- Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, or Barack Obama?

Clinton 48%
Obama 33%
Edwards 10%

Regardless of your choice for president, which Democratic candidate do you think is most likely to bring needed change to the country -- Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, or Barack Obama?

Obama 43%
Clinton 37%
Edwards 10%

Regardless of your choice for president, who do you think has the right experience to be president -- Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, or Barack Obama?

Clinton 56%
Obama 16%
Edwards 13%

Which of the following is most important to you in choosing a candidate for president -- the value of experience, or the need for change to the country?

Change 47%
Experience 31%
Both 21%

Sampling error is plus or minus five points. The poll was conducted by Opinion Research, not the Los Angeles Times Poll operation. Results from Republican likely voters after the jump, with Huckabee tying for first on the question of who reflects the voters' values:

If the presidential primary were held today, please tell me which candidate you would be most likely to vote for: former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, California Congressman Duncan Hunter, Arizona Senator John McCain, Texas Representative Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, or former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson?

McCain 20%
Romney 16%
Giuliani 14%
Huckabee 13%
Paul 8%
Thompson 6%
Hunter *

Regardless of your choice for president, who do you think has the best chance of beating the Democratic candidate in November -- Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, or Fred Thompson?

McCain 31%
Giuliani 25%
Romney 15%
Huckabee 12%
Thompson 1%

Regardless of your choice for president, who do you think has more honesty and integrity -- Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, or Fred Thompson?

McCain 31%
Huckabee 18%
Giuliani 13%
Romney 11%
Thompson 8%

Regardless of your choice for president, who do you think best represents your values -- Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, or Fred Thompson?

Huckabee 20%
McCain 20%
Romney 13%
Thompson 12%
Giuliani 10%

Margin of error on the Reeps is six points due to a smaller sample.


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