CA-Sen Poll Watch: Barbara Boxer 49% Vs. Carly Fiorina 46%

This is what the latest Rasmussen poll says about this closely fought California U.S. Senate race.

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer continues to hold the slightest of leads over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in California’s U.S. Senate race.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in California shows Boxer with 49% support and Fiorina with 46%. Two percent (2%) prefer another candidate in the race, and three percent (3%) are undecided.

The race remains a Toss-Up in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Senate Balance of Power rankings.

Just over a week ago, Boxer, who is seeking a fourth six-year term, posted a similar 49% to 45% lead over Fiorina, a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Boxer has held a small lead in every survey but one since February with 42% to 49% of the vote. Fiorina, in those same surveys, has earned 38% to 47% support.

With Carly Fiorina now running statewide television ads, it may be time for her to start showing a move.

Larry Sabato earlier today moved the race back to “leans Democrat” from toss-up. This is likely premature as early California voting and the televised ad wars continue.

Note that if Barbara Boxer had this race in the bag, why would President Obama be coming to Los Angeles to campaign for her next week. The internal polls obviously show a close race.

The survey of 750 Likely Voters in California was conducted on October 13, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.