Does a defendant have any grounds to argue that the prosecutor improperly asked prospective jurors about their views on the death penalty?

Defendant asserts the trial court erred and the prosecutor committed misconduct during the individualized questioning of prospective jurors about their attitudes regarding the death penalty. Because defendant did not object at trial, he has not preserved these issues for appeal. (People v. Medina (1995) 11 Cal.4th 694, 741, 47 Cal.Rptr.2d 165, 906 P.2d 2.) Moreover, as we shall explain, even if he had preserved the claims, they lack merit.