Posted on 02/21/2007 11:03:00 AM PST by BunnySlippers
In a move to increase its relevance in the presidential selection process, the Golden State is set to jump up its primary from June of 2008 to February 5th, less than a year away.
This may benefit New York's presidential aspirants, and especially its Republican one.
Last week I noted Giuliani's electric support at the California Republican Party convention. A recent poll has resoundingly brought forth the same message. This morning, the Wall Street Journal's John Fund notes the following numbers:
With California moving its presidential primary to Feb. 5 of next year, what Golden State voters think about White House politics has actually begun to matter. A new poll of likely primary voters by San Diego-based Datamar, Inc. shows the two current frontrunners to be Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani. The poll shows Ms. Clinton with 34% of the vote, leading Barack Obama's 24% and John Edwards' 16%. Given Ms. Clinton's enormous name ID advantage, her lead is not compelling. On the GOP side, pundits were startled to see former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 41% support, John McCain with only 17% and Mitt Romney trailing with 11%.
It is early, and a great deal can happen in a year, but those are stunning numbers for the former Mayor. If present trends in California continue, the Golden State's primary move may just be Giuliani's golden ticket to the nomination.
41% Giuliani
17% McCain
11% Romney
34% Clinton
24% Obama
16% Edwards
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Since California is seriously imbalanced between Dem and GOP, this would translate into a primary victory for both Hillary and Giuliani. However, in the November general election, Hillary Clinton would clean his clock.
Correct.
any CA clinton-guiliani head to head numbers?
I am not convinced that Rudy is right as our candidate yet, but I am listening.
Yeah it's hard to see California being in play during the Presidential election for some time.
Let me see if I can find some.
The golden ticket in grasp!
Can you ame a red State that voted for bush that would vote Hillary over Rudy? Rudy will likely put California, New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsyvania in play as well.
At the rate states are moving up their primaries soon we're going to be holding them the year before the actual election.
The more interesting race that day maybe between Hillary and Obama.
Rudy also puts the Northeast in play. Hilary leads by only 2% in CT, according to the latest poll.
Rudy can run the tables.
You need to go back and look at the numbers again, and this time count the new Democratic voters.
The MSM tends to overlook that Bush came close to winning some of those midwestern states. The Dem candidate couldn't afford to lose any of those in 2008.
I think you may be right. I still say there's a chance that Hillary, who is so strictly scripted, will have a meltdown.
It's heating up now, I expect it will get hotter.
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