Posted on 09/02/2005 7:24:29 PM PDT by nj26
In hypothetical match-ups for the 2008 Presidential Election, Republicans Rudy Giuliani and John McCain both are essentially even with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
A Rasmussen Reports survey finds Giuliani leading Clinton 42% to 39% and McCain ahead of the Democrat 40% to 38%. An earlier survey found Clinton leading Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The survey highlights a major difficulty facing McCain as he seeks the GOP nomination--he's not very popular in his own party. Just 48% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of McCain while 27% have an unfavorable view.
By way of comparison, among Republicans, Giuliani is viewed favorably by a 63% to 17% margin.
Still, in an indication that Senator Clinton is the defining candidate for this poll, 72% of Republicans say that they would vote for McCain. Seventy-three percent (73%) say they would vote for Giuliani.
Who are the Communists running? I'd like to hit bottom faster before I'm too old to shoot straight.
LOL! ...Clinton, Caligula, Rice and Mc--all the same!
No vote and no thanks.
If I could ask for only one thing for the rest of my life it would be to see Condi mop the floor with Hillary!
That's why we need to back a good conservative candidate early. Right now, there really isn't a good conservative candidate who has stepped up and separated from the pack. It is an uphill battle.
I disagree.
I wouldn't vote for ANY of them [ I've lived in New York all my life]. I'll sit that nightmare out, thank you very much.
Mee tooooo - NONE OF THE ABOVE. About the only difference between those candidates is the letter next to their names. SERIOUS RINOs are NOT the answer. Rino as Republican candidate will loose a couple of votes in my household.
Forget about running for president, Rudy. Go to New Orleans and straighten things out down there. The helpless, whiny mayor and that perpetually PMS-afflicted governor are incapable of managing things; only you can fix matters.
There are no charismatic conservative candidates at this point.
George Allen 2008.
So far he is the only potential candidate that has interested me at all.
On NBC's "Meet The Press" with Tim Russert, they had it something like John McCain 52% and Hilary Rodham 35%. That would be great to see Condi run, but she has indicated that she will not run.
Thanx,
Scott
http://www.friendsofmccain.com
It's 2005. It doesn't matter one bit.
Neither mcpain (media) Az nor the guy who will be "Rudy who?" by 2008 have a chance of getting real Republicans in a Republican primary ( not a ratmedia primary of push polls)to vote for them. Mcpain doesn't like to admit it but real conservative Republicans, the ones who vote in primaries, hate him. Rudy will have insurmountable problems with PBA and gay make believe "marriages".
The beast will be a great candidate. Right now she has a steady 40% saying they would NEVER vote for her. I like the beast. Yes I might switch to rat so I can vote for her in the evil donkey's primary.
That 40% is steady in 4 straight polls over 8 months. It's real and it's deadly to the beast and the rats.
George Allen 2008.
"Unfortunately, there are no conservatives who have name I.D. that can match these two RINO's."
They forget about the primaries.
No way I'll support Guiliani or McCain in the primaries.
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