Last Sunday, on the same day Sen. Barack Obama marshaled glitzy supporters like Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver and Caroline Kennedy to rev up a UCLA crowd for a surge to victory in California, Sen.

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An army of star spouses and entertainers - propelled by a down-to-the-wire struggle for the trove of California's delegates - turned the final weekend before Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary into a fevered showdown between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating contests in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.

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LOS ANGELES — In the iconography of American politics, California more than anyplace is where candidates, in Mario M. Cuomo's words, "campaign in poetry." Odes to the state's embrace of youth, change and possibility linger in Democratic presidential lore.

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A startling surge of support for Barack Obama has catapulted the Illinois senator into a virtual tie with Hillary Rodham Clinton in California's Democratic presidential primary, a Field Poll released Saturday shows.

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"In light of Sen. John Edwards' decision to end his bid for the presidency, SEIU in California supports Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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You can see it in the late breaking polls, feel it out on the street, and in conversations with neighbors, relatives, and political insiders, and even the last minute endorsement of elected officials and the state's newspapers.

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CNN/Politico Debate Analysis-Should Ron Paul be on Stage?

As I missed the debate live, I managed to watch a lot of it's rerun and you tube highlights. With that being said it is not a secret that I've been a long time supporter of Ron Paul. But, last night I think most pundits were left with a "should he be on stage?" type mentality.

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Experienced California Democratic politicians doubt the validity of Clinton's lead. At the heart of Obama's support are upper-income Democrats (in exceptional supply here) and young voters whose actions are difficult to predict.

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Obama has established himself in the win column in overwhelmingly white Iowa and as a close contender in equally white New Hampshire.

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Hot Off The Press issue #2

California! I know many Newsviners hail from the great state of California and with 172 delegates up for grabs for Republicans and 370 for Democrats come Feb. 5th or "Super Tuesday" I didn't want your opinion to be drowned by all the press in Florida.

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The withdrawal of GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson dramatically tightens the Republican field in California, where John McCain and Mitt Romney are now in a virtual dead heat for first place, and Rudy Giuliani - once the party front-runner - has fallen to a distant third p …

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the onetime Baptist minister who has been buoyed by national attention and strong support from Christian evangelicals, has rocketed to second place in the California GOP presidential race, a new Field Poll shows.

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's robust 25-point lead over Sen. Barack Obama in California has shrunk by nearly half since October - but state Democratic voters by a 3-1 ratio still believe the New York senator has the best chance of winning the presidency, a new Field Poll shows.

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will join Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on the presidential campaign trail when she comes to town on Tuesday - and Republicans couldn't be happier about it.

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SurveyUSA Polls CA For Election '08

SurveyUSA has posted a new poll on the presidential primary in California to be held (for both parties) on February 5, or Super Tuesday.

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