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Florida Republicans Back Giuliani for President
Angus Reid ^ | 7/26/05

Posted on 07/26/2005 7:06:51 AM PDT by areafiftyone

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – More GOP supporters in the Sunshine State believe former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani would be a good presidential candidate, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 28 per cent of respondents in Florida want Giuliani to be the Republican nominee in the 2008 election, a four per cent increase since June.

Current Florida governor Jeb Bush is second with 19 per cent, followed by Arizona senator John McCain with 17 per cent. Support is lower for former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich, Tennessee senator Bill Frist, Virginia senator George Allen, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, and New York governor George Pataki.

In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush won Florida’s 27 electoral votes with 52 per cent of all cast ballots. In 2000, weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.

Polling Data

Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008?
(Republicans only)

 

Jul. 2004

Jun. 2004

Rudy Guliani

28%

24%

Jeb Bush

19%

22%

John McCain

17%

15%

Newt Gingrich

9%

8%

Bill Frist

5%

6%

George Allen

4%

4%

Mitt Romney

2%

1%

Rick Santorum

2%

1%

Chuck Hagel

1%

1%

George Pataki

1%

1%

Bill Owens

--

1%

Undecided

12%

16%

Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,200 registered Florida voters, conducted from Jul. 16 to Jul. 20, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: bill1952

NY, NJ, for certain.

If he is the Republican nominee, he wins.

If terrorism increases by election time, he wins in a landslide.


101 posted on 07/26/2005 9:59:03 AM PDT by Sabramerican (Sarcasm/Some here don't get it unless you spell it out)
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To: Sabramerican
If he is the Republican nominee

He won't be. Take it to the bank. This is all an exercise in futility.

102 posted on 07/26/2005 10:01:29 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Freedom and Islam are utterly incompatible...)
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To: Liz

>>>>who said they voted for Pat Buchanan by mistake b/c they couldn't figure out the 2000 presidential ballot?

ROFL! Forgot all about that!


103 posted on 07/26/2005 10:01:33 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: areafiftyone

Guliani would be a good pick,but can't understand why polling so early is important.


104 posted on 07/26/2005 10:02:39 AM PDT by jos65
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To: EternalVigilance

If he's not, and he is determined, he will run third party.

He would pull a Jesse Ventura and win.


105 posted on 07/26/2005 10:04:57 AM PDT by Sabramerican (Sarcasm/Some here don't get it unless you spell it out)
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To: Sabramerican

If Rudy were to run Indy, Hillary would win with 40+% just like her hubby did.


106 posted on 07/26/2005 10:07:30 AM PDT by JohnnyZ ("I believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country." -- Mitt Romney)
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To: areafiftyone
No thanks. Rudy would be dog-meat in a general election--providing more than enough reasons for cultural conservatives to stay home.

If he really wanted to do his country a service, he should run for US Senate in NY in 2006.
107 posted on 07/26/2005 10:07:32 AM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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To: JohnnyZ

She will beat every Republican except Mccain and Giuliani


108 posted on 07/26/2005 10:13:01 AM PDT by Sabramerican (Sarcasm/Some here don't get it unless you spell it out)
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To: Sabramerican

So much hot air, the EPA's gonna shut down this thread


109 posted on 07/26/2005 10:17:51 AM PDT by JohnnyZ ("I believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country." -- Mitt Romney)
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To: Sabramerican
"She will beat every Republican except Mccain and Giuliani"

That's because they are RINOs and moderate dems won't have a problem voting for them. That's not a good thing.

110 posted on 07/26/2005 10:26:16 AM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: blaquebyrd
That's not a good thing.

Right. Better to lose to Hillary then to have a moderate republican win.

111 posted on 07/26/2005 10:32:28 AM PDT by Sabramerican (Sarcasm/Some here don't get it unless you spell it out)
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To: Sabramerican
If he's not, and he is determined, he will run third party.

I can think of few politicians who are less likely to pursue that course.

112 posted on 07/26/2005 10:38:52 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Freedom and Islam are utterly incompatible...)
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To: Sabramerican
"Right. Better to lose to Hillary then to have a moderate republican win.

Sarcasm aside if the nominated RINO shares the same core beliefs as Hillary whats the difference? Will we feel better because the RINO taking the country to hell in a hand-basket has an R behind their name? If that's the case I nominate Mayor Bloomberg, is he moderate enough for you?

113 posted on 07/26/2005 10:42:01 AM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: Sabramerican
Right. Better to lose to Hillary then to have a moderate republican win.

Sorry. That dog ain't gonna hunt with conservatives.

The GOP nominating electorate is overwhelmingly pro-life.

The selection of a pro-abort presidential nominee would mark the end of the Republican majority coalition.

It's on life support the way it is.

A reminder to lurkers:

'Moderate Republican' is code for 'doesn't care how many more babies are butchered in the womb'.

114 posted on 07/26/2005 10:44:25 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Freedom and Islam are utterly incompatible...)
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To: Sabramerican
She will beat every Republican except Mccain and Giuliani

Don't be so sure about that. I don't think even Democrats, if they are honest with themselves, are ready for a woman President.

115 posted on 07/26/2005 10:49:47 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: EternalVigilance

I still think we are one or two years from really seeing a candidate pull out of the group of wanna-bees right now. However, I think Rudy would do a better job on immigration than Bush and he definitely would hold a strong stance on terrorism and what good is every other issue if we take another hit worse than 9/11? My guess is that Karl Rove isn't just visiting with Rudy for social reasons these days...


116 posted on 07/26/2005 10:52:29 AM PDT by princess leah (\)
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To: princess leah
"I think Rudy would do a better job on immigration than Bush"

Everyone on the list (except Jeb) could do a better job than Bush on immigration. Hell Vicente Fox does a better job than Bush on immigration.

117 posted on 07/26/2005 10:57:46 AM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: princess leah
My guess is that Karl Rove isn't just visiting with Rudy for social reasons these days...

Wouldn't surprise me. Rove has undermined conservatives many, many times.

But that doesn't change the fact that Guilliani is utterly out of step with a large majority of Republican presidential primary voters on critical core issues.

Doesn't matter how much lipstick you slather on a pig...it is still a pig, and everybody knows it.

118 posted on 07/26/2005 10:58:25 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Freedom and Islam are utterly incompatible...)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Allen/Giuliani would definitely be a strong ticket, and one that I could enthusiastically support.

A Reagan conservative and a liberal -- that's what America needs from the GOP -- a clear statement of principle.

Come on, how do you think the Republicans have come to dominate the Dems in Texas -- by riding the fence?

119 posted on 07/26/2005 12:08:12 PM PDT by WalterSkinner
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To: TheBigB
My choice is still an Allen/Giuliani ticket.



If hitlery is running, I would like to see Condi!!!
120 posted on 07/26/2005 12:45:50 PM PDT by danamco
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