A Public Policy Institute Of CA poll; conducted 10/10-17; surveyed 2,002 adults; margin of error +/- 2.2%. Subsample of 1,067 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.0% (release, 10/21).

Obama As POTUS

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind 9/26 7/20 5/16 3/16 1/19 12/8
Approve     55% 49% 78% 19% 52% 52%  56%  59%  58%  61%  61%
Disapprove  40  47  18  77  41  43   38   37   35   34   33

Schwarzenegger As Gov.

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind 9/26 7/20 5/16 3/16 1/19 12/8
Approve     28% 29% 27% 30% 31% 28%  25%  23%  24%  30%  27%
Disapprove  65  65  67  66  67  64   62   65   64   60   60

Cong. Job Approval

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind 9/26 5/16 3/16 1/19 12/8
Approve     31% 26% 41% 13% 29% 26%  31%  24%  36%  38%
Disapprove  64  71  53  85  67  66   61   68   55   54

CA Legislature Job Approval

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind 9/26 7/20 5/16 3/16 1/19 12/8
Approve     16% 10% 19%  9% 12% 16%  15%  16%  14%  18%  17%
Disapprove  77  86  77  88  85  75   68   72   72   71   70

Direction Of U.S.

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind
Right dir.  36% 35% 51% 15% 35%
Wrong dir.  58  60  45  82  57

Direction Of CA

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind
Right dir.  16% 12% 20%  6% 17%
Wrong dir.  73  77  65  88  71

What Is Your Preference For The Outcome Of This Year's Cong. Elections, A Congress Controlled By Dems, Of A Congress Controlled By GOPers?

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind
Dems        48% 45% 81%  9% 37%
GOPers      35  43   9  79  42
Neither      8   7   5   7  12
Undec        9   5   5   5   9

If Control Of Congress Switched From Dems To The GOPers After Nov.'s Election, Do You Think That Would Be A Good/Bad Thing, Or Wouldn't It Make Any Difference?

-           All LVs Dem GOP Ind
Good thing  32% 40% 12% 71% 32%
Bad thing   30  33  53   6  28
No diff     34  25  31  22  36

Fav/Unfav

-          All     LVs     Dem     GOP     Ind
Dem Party  47%/43% 44%/51% 75%/20% 13%/82% 37%/52%
The GOP    28 /60  31 /62  14 /79  55 /39  24 /65
Tea Party  27 /44  35 /47  10 /65  59 /21  31 /50

Prop. 19 Is Called The "Legalizes Marijuana Under CA But Not Federal Law. Permits Local Gov'ts To Regulate And Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, And Sale Of Marijuana. Initiative Statute" (LVs)

-       All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 18-34 35-54 55+ 9/26
Yes     44% 56% 30% 40% 47% 41% 59%   41%   40% 52%
No      49  37  66  49  48  50  37    50    53  41
Undec    7   7   4  11   5   9   4     9     7   7

Prop. 23 Is Called The "Suspends Implementation Of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources Of Emissions To Report And Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops To 5.5% Or Less For Full Year. Initiative Statute" (LVs)

-       All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 9/26
Yes     37% 31% 46% 35% 44% 31% 43%
No      48  53  38  54  48  48  42
Undec   15  16  16  11   8  21  15

(For more from this poll, please see today's CA SEN and CA GOV stories.)