Giuliani Gains Traction from Campaign’s Popularity Contest Phase

NY TImes ^ | March 2, 2007 | P Volpe

[FairOpinion]

A Washington Post-ABC News survey conducted Feb. 22-25 showed 64 percent of all respondents, including Democrats and unaffiliated voters as well as Republicans, said they had a favorable impression of Giuliani, a stronger showing than any other presidential contenders mentioned in the survey.

The Pew Research Center also looked at the nominating contests from a historical perspective, and its findings may be more encouraging to Giuliani than to Clinton. Taking into account nearly 50 years of early pre-primary polls, the Pew analysts found that Republican front-runners often go on to capture their party’s nomination, but not so for leading Democrats.

In seven open Republican contests — those with no incumbent president on the ballot — dating to 1960, the Pew Research Center reported Feb. 14 that the early front-runners held on to win the party nod six times.

By contrast, the researchers found that the early Democratic poll leaders won just four out of eight open contests between 1960 and 2004.

[FairOpinion]

Favorability for Rudy: 64%, McCain: 52%, Obama: 53% and Hillary 49%.

[FairOpinion]

Rudy ping

Favorability for Rudy: 64%, McCain: 52%, Obama: 53% and Hillary 49%.

[ShawTaylor]

"Favorability for Rudy: 64%, McCain: 52%, Obama: 53% and Hillary 49%."

It would appear Hilary's lil spat with Obama hasn't done her any good. Her attack dogs ended up doing more damage to her than to Obama.

[BunnySlippers]

((((( PING )))))

THIS IS THE RUDY PING LIST

Let me know if you want on or off the list

[BunnySlippers]

Very nice. Obama and Hillary trailing.

[Barrett 50BMG]

HI

((((( PING )))))

[proxy_user]

Still to come:

1. The mudslinging season
2. A month of gaffes
3. The big shakeout
4. The campaign actually starts
5. The big spenders move in
6. The rioting at the conventions
7. The season of the attack ads
8. Ordinary voters realize an election is taking place

[Barrett 50BMG]

oh, umm is that how i get added to the list?

(((ping)))

?

[LiberalBassTurds]

Hehe, good stuff. Did you see we are now "Marxists" in the thread I pinged you on earlier today. Add that to the growing list of invectives. :-)

LBT
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[FairOpinion]

Some in MSM Cling to Hope GOP Won't Support Rudy

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794344/posts

" it does seem clear that the liberal media view him (Rudy) as the most formidable candidate."

That's why the MSM is trying to split the Republicans and keep bringing up the wedge issues about Rudy.

"Don't support Rudy, he is not conservative enough for you" -- tells the MSM to the conservatives. Rudy isn't conservative enough, but Hillary will be?!

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'm not surprised. Rudy was absolutely great today.

I'm glad I watched the CSPAN reply. Rudy is a very positive individual, and a charismatic leader.

[LdSentinal]

Pretty much.

A long way to go, thus it's wrong to annoint Rudy as the nominee.

[FairOpinion]

We are the "Marxists" who try to STOP Hillary and the Dems and those who HELP Hillary and the Dems are running around telling us what fine conservatives they are.

Black is white and white is black.

[FairOpinion]

"In seven open Republican contests — those with no incumbent president on the ballot — dating to 1960, the Pew Research Center reported Feb. 14 that the early front-runners held on to win the party nod six times. "

[LiberalBassTurds]

Agreed my friend. Please add me to your ping list. After much consideration I've moved over to the Rudy-bot side. :-)

LBT
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[LdSentinal]

So, it's either Rudy, McCain or Romney.

[peyton randolph]

That's why the MSM FR Hunterbots is are trying to split the Republicans and keep bringing up the wedge issues about Rudy.

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There, fixed it. No, not supporting Rudy in the primaries (will in the general election if he's the nominee). Just noting that Hunter supporters use the same playbook as Buchanan supporters in '00.

[FairOpinion]

Welcome to the side that will beat Hillary!


PKM, BunnyS,

Please add LiberalBassTurds to the Rudy ping list and see his/her post #15

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Posted by LiberalBassTurds to FairOpinion
On News/Activism 03/02/2007 8:22:50 PM PST · 15 of 15


Agreed my friend. Please add me to your ping list. After much consideration I've moved over to the Rudy-bot side. :-)

LBT

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[BunnySlippers]

Welcome to the Rudy Ping List. :)

[FairOpinion]

Did you see post 8 -- another person wanting to be added to the Rudy ping list.

[LiberalBassTurds]

Thanks very much! Glad to be amongst a great group of folks. :-)


LBT
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[Barrett 50BMG]

yea, I (((ping))) did I do it right?

[BunnySlippers]

Welcome to the Rudy Ping List! :)

FO, what would we do without you!!!!!

[PhiKapMom]

I read this article earlier and it brought a smile to my face.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks much! The list is growing daily as more and more people are already going to Rudy. It is amazing. Took me months and months to get this many people on the Bush ping list at the beginning. We have done it in weeks.

[Maynerd]

Just noting that Hunter supporters use the same playbook as Buchanan supporters in '00.

Good point. At least Hunter is a decent sane guy. Buchanan is truly radioactive and could never be elected to any office of significance.

It's too bad that the Freeper purists are unwilling to consider a proven leader like Giuliani.

[at bay]

Julie-Annie, "Got suction?"

[spikeytx86]

I for one after a little hesitation in the beginning am glad to be aboard. I was once a mitt fan, but after today's little "Vote for me I have been married for almost 40 years" deal I no longer see him as presidential timber. However I am 100% behind him going after Kerry's senate seat if he so decides. I believe he could take skerry.

[Maynerd]

Please add this prolife NRA member to the Rudy ping list.

[Rembrandt]

I think the next NYT/ABC poll will be amongst homeless transvestite women and transgendered homeless men, both of whom are gay and own Edsels, convertibles. Rudy will be in trouble with them.

[BunnySlippers]

Maynerd, Welcome to the Rudy Ping List. :)

[Corin Stormhands]

Just noting that Hunter supporters use the same playbook as Buchanan supporters in '00.

It's cause they're the same people. Many of 'em anyway.

[Blackirish]

Wow....can't wait!

[FairOpinion]

No, actually you didn't do it right -- that's why I wanted to make sure they didn't miss your request.

"Ping" means you are alerting someone to a post. The ping list keepers "ping" those on the list.

But if you want to be added to a ping list, you just either address a post, or an even more reliable method -- send a Freepmail to the person you see pinging the long list and just ask plainly to please add you to their ping list. :)

But anyway you are on the Rudy ping list now. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Who's Julie-Annie, your girlfriend?

[TheLion]

As soon as Guilaini becomes the Republican cabdidate, the NYTS will trash him like there is no tomorrow.

[Barrett 50BMG]

OK, I think get it. thank you.

[BunnySlippers]

They don't realize how juvenile they sound. Like little kiddies.

[FairOpinion]

Just doing a little to help defeat Hillary. :)

[Clemenza]

Ah, but wait until the attack ads start flying and Rudy will no longer have the Murdoch Empire and the West End Avenue pseudocon Mafia to protect him.

Rudy still has the halo effect from his glorified stump speech on 9/11. It will get knocked off come primary time.

[itsahoot]

That's why the MSM is trying to split the Republicans and keep bringing up the wedge issues about Rudy.

If they didn't want Rudy in the fracus, then they would simply ignore him, wise up.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL, so true.

[Ciexyz]

btt