http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/14/3908483/field-poll-californians-sour-on.html#ixzz1XvyUxbmk "Even in heavily Democratic California, President Barack Obama's job approval rating has plummeted among voters, largely on his handling of the economy, according to a new Field Poll. Though Obama is strongly favored to win California in his re-election bid next year, the poll suggests many Democrats may vote for him only begrudgingly, and it is yet another indication of weakening support nationwide. "When you're seeing vulnerability in a state like California, I think that really is ominous for his national standing," Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo said. For the first time since Obama took office in 2009, less than half of California voters â 46 percent â approve of the job he is doing, just two percentage points more than disapprove, according to the poll."