Despite his sizable lead over his Republican rival Mitt Romney, Obama is unlikely to repeat his historic 2008 margin of victory in California because of his diminished power to pull in people who don't traditionally support Democrats, according to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

"The drop in appeal across party and demographic lines has translated, at this point, to a 14-point edge over the Republican nominee among likely voters

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First Published: Oct 28 2012 | 4:55 PM IST

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