From Peter Hecht...
It is considered the most closely watched California presidential primary in a generation. But that doesn't necessarily mean the Feb. 5 Democratic and Republican contests will be particularly close.
According to a new Los Angeles Times/CNN/Political poll, Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton have hefty leads in the Golden State.
In two weeks time, McCain has moved from a close race with other GOP contenders to a 39 percent to 26 percent lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to the poll conducted by Opinion Research Corp.
On the Democratic side, Clinton held onto a 49 percent to 32 percent lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
But the poll was taken before Obama’s lopsided win in South Carolina and his endorsements by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the brother and daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy.
Find the Times' poll story here.
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