Approval ratings for California's three political leading ladies have sunk, according to a Field Poll of registered voters conducted Sept. 18 to Oct. 5.

California voters' opinions of the job performance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represents California's 8th District, and Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are at their lowest levels in the past two years.

Pelosi, who has become a poster child for liberal Democrats and the focus of constant GOP attack, has the lowest approval ratings of the three -- 34 percent to 44 percent disapproval. Twenty-two percent had no opinion. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.2 percent.

The Republican primary for California Senate is up in the air with 59 percent of registered Republicans undecided about whom they will vote for next year, according to a Field Poll conducted Sept. 18 to Oct. 6.

Among those voters who do have an opinion, establishment favorite Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard CEO, had 21 percent support while 20 percent back Chuck DeVore, a conservative assemblyman and official candidate. That represents a drop compared to March for Fiorina, who has opened an exploratory committee, but has yet to formally enter the race. Then, the Field poll had Fiorina at 31 percent and DeVore at 19 percent.

Since then, DeVore has been actively reaching out to the state's GOP base, including a big presence at the California Republican Party convention last month. Fiorina skipped the event to complete chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. He also reported raising more than $330,000 in the quarter, hardly the $2.4 million incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer had in the bank mid-year, but a respectable showing for the underdog candidate.

There’s no clear leader in the California Republican primary for governor and nearly half of registered GOP voters are unsure about whom they support, according to a Field Poll conducted Sept. 18 to Oct 5.

Former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman leads in a three-way match-up with 22 percent of the vote, former five-term Rep. Tom Campbell earns 20 percent and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner comes in at 9 percent. Another 49 percent of Republicans said they were undecided. The margin of error was 4.5 percent.

All three remain unknown to the majority of California voters - 68 percent have no opinion of Whitman, 61 percent no opinion of Poizner and 59 percent no opinion of Campbell.

The prospective Democratic candidates are much better known to the electorate - approximately 60 percent of voters had an opinion of Attorney General Jerry Brown or San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tends to be viewed unfavorably by a plurality of voters in national polls, but back home in California, when measured by job approval, state voters approve of her performance by 48 percent to 35 percent with 17 percent undecided, according to a Field Poll conducted Feb. 20 - March 1.

For Pelosi, those marks contrast with the figures in May 2008 when 39 percent disapproved of the way she did her job compared to 30 percent who approved.

Recent national polls have rated her by the favorability measure. A recent Newsweek/Princeton Research poll found 41 percent viewing her favorably, 35 percent unfavorably and 14 percent undecided. CNN Opinion/Research said 43 percent viewed her unfavorably and 36 percent favorably.

Three term Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer holds comfortable leads in match-ups against potential GOP challengers in 2010, but voters are almost evenly divided when asked if they want to re-elect her, according to a Field Poll conducted Feb. 20 - March 1.

While Field says 44 percent are not inclined to back her again compared to 43 percent who are, it notes that these numbers are better than they were the last two times she ran and that she eventually won by comfortable margins.

She leads Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger 54 percent to 30 percent and former Hewlett Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina by 55 percent to 25 percent.

In a hypothetical Republican primary to choose a candidate to run against Boxer, Schwarzenegger leads Fiorina 31 percent to 24 percent with Assemblyman Chuck DeVore polling 9 percent. If Schwarzenegger doesn't run, Fiorina would lead DeVore 31 percent to 19 percent. But in either case, these match-ups should be take n with a grain of salt because both scenarios have huge undecided numbers.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein would be the clear favorite in a Democratic primary for governor in 2010 if she chooses to make the run according to a Field poll conducted Feb. 20 - March 1.

Attorney General Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa tie for second at 16 percent and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom registers 10 percent. All others are in single digits.

Should Feinstein not run, Brown would be out front by 26 percent followed by Villaraigosa at 22 percent, Newsom at 16 percent and Lt. Gov. John Garamendi at 8 percent.

Here are today's updates in our match-ups between John McCain and Barack Obama:

• Arizona: McCain 53, Obama 46. (CNN/Time); McCain 48, Obama 44. (NBC News/Mason-Dixon).
• California: Obama 55, McCain 33. (Field)
• Colorado: Obama 51, McCain 45. (Marist); Obama 48, McCain 44. (Allstate/National Journal)
• Florida: Obama 45, McCain 44. (Allstate/National Journal)
• Indiana: McCain 49, Obama 46. (Rasmussen); Obama 45.9, McCain 45.3 (Indianapolis Star-WTHR)
• Kentucky: McCain 55, Obama 43. (Rasmussen)
• Minnesota: Obama 56, McCain 37. (MPR/Humphrey); Obama Obama 48, McCain 40. (NBC News/Mason-Dixon)
• Montana: McCain 50, Obama 46. (Rasmussen)
• New Hampshire: Obama 53, McCain 40. (Suffolk University)
• New Jersey: Obama 54, McCain 38. (Research 2000)
• New Mexico: Obama 54, McCain 44. (Rasmussen)
• Nevada: Obama 52, McCain 45. (CNN/Time)
• North Carolina: Obama 50, McCain 48. (Rasmussen) Obama 52, McCain 46. (CNN/Time); Obama 47, McCain 43. (Allstate/National Journal)
• Ohio: Obama 51, McCain 47. (CNN/Time); Obama 48, McCain 41. (Allstate/National Journal)
• Pennsylvania: Obama 55, McCain 43. (CNN/Time); Obama 47, McCain 43. (NBC News/Mason-Dixon)
• South Carolina: McCain 53, Obama 42. (NBC/Princeton).
• Texas: McCain 49.3, Obama 38. (University of Texas)
• Virginia: Obama 51, McCain 47. (Marist); Obama 48, McCain 44. (Allstate/National Journal)

Also, check out CQ Politics Presidential election maps which give you four different ways to look at the race, including one that lets you build your own electoral scenario.

Our latest round-up of match-ups between Barack Obama and John McCain updates 33 states, largely because of an outpouring of polls from American Research Group, and a bunch more from CNN/Time/Opinion Research and Rasmussen Reports. Also, check out CQ Politics' election forecasts for detailed stories on races in each state from the tops of the tickets down. Also go to our Presidential Election Maps to see our calls and use our Scenario Builder to make your own.

• Florida: Obama and McCain are tied at 48 percent each among registered voters in a CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll conducted Sept. 14-16. The margin of error is 3.5 percent. A Fox News/Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Sept. 14 had McCain leading Obama 49 percent to 44 percent with 2 percent each for Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr and 3 percent undecided in. The margin of error was 4.5 percent. The two were tied in its last survey. McCain had stronger support among his party than Obama did among Democrats: 86 percent to 70 percent with 21 percent of Democrats saying they will vote for McCain. McCain also upped his lead over Obama by 2 points to 50 percent to 45 percent with 5 percent undecided in a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Sept. 6-7. The margin of error was 3.1 percent. Obama's problem appeared to be that as white voters move out of the undecided camp, they were mostly headed for McCain. Obama was staying close because of his 7 point lead among Hispanic voters (13 percent of the sample) and 78 point lead among blacks (16 percent of the sample). Republicans have carried the state in four of the last five elections including, of course, the hotly-contested outcome in 2000 where the state was awarded to George Bush by a hair. CQ Politics' Election Forecast has "No Clear Favorite here.

We're updating California and North Carolina today. California is all good news for Barack Obama and the numbers in North Carolina show a contest with John McCain that is within reach, but Obama is having trouble solidifying Democrats behind him.

• California: Obama leads McCain by 54 percent to 30 percent with 4 percent choosing "other" and 12 percent expressing "no opinion" in a Field Poll poll conducted July 8-14. The margin of error is 3.9 percent. That's a 3 point pick-up for Obama since May. The pollster says Obama has had success in bringing Hillary Clinton supporters into his fold. Obama's favorable-to-unfavorable ratio is 63 percent to 26 percent compared to McCain's 48 percent to 38 percent. Fifty-one percent of Obama supporters describe themselves as "very enthusiastic" about supporting him compared to only 17 percent of those backing McCain.. A June 23 Rasmussen Reports survey showed him leading 58 percent to 30 percent with 5 percent preferring "other" and 7 percent undecided. The margin of error was 4.5 percent. Obama is viewed favorably by 63 percent of Californians compared to 43 percent for McCain.A SurveyUSA poll, conducted June 17-19 had Obama ahead of McCain 53 percent to 41 percent with 6 percent undecided . The margin of error was 4.5 percent.