Field Poll

Support For Senator Dianne Feinstein Softens

Sacramento Bee | David Siders | Posted 08.21.2011

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's public approval rating remains positive, but enthusiasm for re-electing her is far less than in previous years, acc...

For Want of a Nail: Success of Proposition 8 Reveals Gay Marriage Strategy Flawed

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

Mario Almonte

Could same-sex marriage proponents be fighting on the wrong front?

Schwarzenegger Approval Rating Falls To Gray Davis Recall Level

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — A new survey by the Field Poll shows California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's public opinion rating has slumped to a new low. Re...

Polling Standards at the New York Times?

Harry Enten | Posted 05.25.2011

Harry Enten

When I visited the Daily Kos blog this afternoon, I was greeted by the following headline "Chamber of Commerce Skews Polling in Dem Swing Districts" ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Bill Clinton and That Crazy California Governorship

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

William Bradley

California's next governor is likely someone who's already won a landslide election as governor, albeit 30 years ago. That's Jerry Brown, who won his latest landslide for Attorney General in 2006.

Why Indie Voters Don't Make California Purple

Phil Trounstine | Posted 05.25.2011

Phil Trounstine

California's Independents reliably think and vote like Democrats most of the time.

California GOP Now 79% White As State Gets More Diverse: Poll

AP | TOM VERDIN | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Republican Party has failed to keep pace with the state's evolving demographics over the past 30 years, sign...

Pollsters Say Clinton And Obama Now In California Dead Heat

San Francisco Chronicle | John Wildermuth and Carla Marinucci | Posted 05.25.2011

A startling surge of support for Barack Obama has catapulted the Illinois senator into a virtual tie with Hillary Rodham Clinton in California's Democ...

Max Follmer

How Two Polls In The Same State Can Say Two Different Things

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Can two polls released on the same day in the same state show two very different results? Yes, and it's happening right now - on the eve of Super Tues...