SurveyUSA, Dec. 11-13; Public Policy Institute of California, Dec. 1-8; Los Angeles Times/USC, Oct. 27 - Nov. 3

2008 election: Obama 61 percent, McCain 37 percent

SurveyUSA says 55 percent of Californians approve of the job Obama is doing while 41 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided.

PPIC says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing compared to 33 percent who disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-two percent said Obama's economic policies have had no effect on conditions since he took office while 31 percent say they are better and 21 percent describe them as worse. Fifty-two percent support the proposed health care changes advocated by Obama and Congress while 39 percent oppose them, with 9 percent undecided. Forty-four percent say the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be decreased over the next year, 33 percent support an increase, 14 percent say they should be kept the same and 9 percent are undecided. Obama's timeline for bringing troops home is longer than that, with withdrawals to begin in July, 2011.

The LA Times poll says Californians approve of the job Obama is doing by 60 percent to 34 percent with 6 percent undecided. Sixty-five percent view him favorably while 33 percent see him unfavorably. By 59 percent to 35 percent, voters want a senator elected in 2010 who will support Obama.