A new Rasmussen survey in California (500 LVs, 4/19, MoE +/- 4.5%) shows Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) taking a 6-point lead in the gubernatorial race over his leading GOP contender, Meg Whitman.

General Election Matchup
Brown 44 (+4 vs. last poll, 3/15)
Whitman 38 (-2)
Und 9 (-5)

Brown 50 (+8)
Poizner 32 (+5)
Und 8 (-10)

Rasmussen finds that 60 percent of Californians approve of President Obama's job performance, 39 percent disapprove. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger remains very unpopular: 70 percent disapprove of his job performance while just 29 percent approve.

Meanwhile, Whitman's campaign released results of an internal poll conducted by John McLaughlin. It finds Whitman leading Poizner in the GOP primary 53-22. It surveyed 600 likely GOP primary voters from April 18-19, with a 4 percent margin of error.

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