Giuliani Leads 2008 Republican White House Hopefuls (Rasmussen Poll)

Angus Reid ^ | 9/21/05

[areafiftyone]

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the top presidential contender for GOP supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 31 per cent of Republican voters would prefer Giuliani as the party’s nominee in 2008.

Arizona senator John McCain is second with 28 per cent, followed by current state secretary Condoleezza Rice with 19 per cent. 12 per cent of respondents would support other contenders or are undecided.

Giuliani garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2000, McCain won seven Republican presidential primaries in the U.S., but retired from the race after eventual nominee George W. Bush became the frontrunner.

Rice is the second woman—after Madeleine Albright—and the second African-American—after Colin Powell—to serve as state secretary. She previously acted as the White House’s national security advisor during U.S. president George W. Bush’s first term in office.

The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.

Polling Data

Who would you vote for as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2008?

Rudy Giuliani	31%
John McCain	28%
Condoleezza Rice	19%
Other / Undecided	12%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 370 Republican voters, conducted on Sept. 14, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Here is the Rassmussen poll:

 

 

September 19, 2005--Senator John McCain leads Senator Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points in an early 2008 Presidential Election poll. McCain attracts 47% of the vote while Clinton earns 39%. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani holds a 4-point edge over New York's Junior Senator, 47% to 43%. Giuliani is currently the top choice among Republicans for their party nomination. McCain is second. Some had anticipated that Giuliani would get a "Katrina bounce" based upon his performance as Mayor of New York on 9-11. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of American voters believe Giuliani would be better than Clinton at handling a natural disaster. Just 31% think Clinton would be better. Giuliani is also seen better at handling natural disasters than McCain. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say Giuliani would be better while 22% give the edge to McCain. However, in our last survey before Katrina, McCain held a 2-point edge over Clinton while Giuliani was ahead of Clinton by 3 percentage points. It is not clear why McCain gained ground and Giuliani did not.When it comes to handling the situation in Iraq, 49% of voters say Giuliani would be better than Clinton. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say Clinton would be better.

Voters are evenly divided as to whether Giuliani or Clinton would do a better job managing the economy. They give a slight edge to the Republican on immigration issues.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) have a favorable opinion of Giuliani while 26% have an unfavorable view. For McCain, the numbers are 52% favorable and 28% unfavorable.

Clinton is far more polarizing--44% favorable and 49% unfavorable in this survey. Rasmussen Reports has been following public perceptions of Senator Clinton every other week through the Hillary Meter.

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.

Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome.

During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was also the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

For all the hype, with me politically, he is DOA.

[SONbrad]

Uh, you can vote third party even if you're not registered independent. What you CAN'T do if you register independent (at least in most states) is vote in the Republican Primary. You need to do your homework.

[DTogo]

Too many Republicans that lean toward Libertarian or Conservative will not vote for either. They will vote third party and let the chips fall where they may.

The GOP will get what they deserve for not listening to the cries from their base. My vote is reserved for a true national security/border/immigration/fiscal/social Conservative, and that ain't McCain.

[teenyelliott]

Is that really true? Did he write that down somewhere?

I know he was divorced, and I know his first marriage was a disaster. But I cannot find ANY corroboration anywhere of that fact, given by Reagan himself.

If he did, I would be very disappointed. And yes, it would change my opinion of him. Would not change his accomplishments, though.

There is also a difference, IMO, between being a married man with a family and running around in secret, and being separated, intending to divorce, and seeing other people.

[trubluolyguy]

"And isn't he pro-choice? I don't think I would vote for him."


"And that is the only criteria to not vote for him?"

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It's enough.

[Constantine XIII]

*smack*smack*smack*

Pull yourself together man! It isn't that bad. :)

[areafiftyone]

LOL Right now, I don't care who runs as long as we beat the Dems. I will support whomever the nominee is.

[trubluolyguy]

"We can all vote for the conservative of our choice in the primaries, but anyone here who would stay home on election day if Giuliani were to prevail has his head firmly planted where the sun don't shine."

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Every once in a while certain people need to be reminded that if you are going to kick conservatives in the crotch, we are not going to support you. Rudy vs Hitery? Where's the choice? Two liberals. One just happens to have a R next to his name.

[Cobra64]

And if any female in your family or friends were raped and became pregnant, what position would you take?

[Cobra64]

I love Cheney's style best.

So do I.

In my mind's eye, I'd love to see a Cheney/Rummy ticket.

Unfortunately, Cheney won't run in '08.

[Sensei Ern]

Cobra, you argued that a few months ago and got stomped logically and emotionally. I thought you learned your lesson and I also made the assumption you changed your mind.

[trubluolyguy]

"And if any female in your family or friends were raped and became pregnant, what position would you take?"



Rape, incest, Life of the Mother.

[Little Ray]

Say "Hello!" to President Hillary!. I've already had it with Bush for free spending, and his stance on immigration. Anybody to the left of him can forget it. Not even the threat of the Hildebeest could get me to vote for McCain or Guiliani.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

I think I'd have to go third-party at that point.

There's always this guy:

[murphE]

He is a practicing Catholic who entertained the Priesthood.

Maybe he was at one time, but from what I understand he is now a divorced and remarried "Catholic" (without an annulment). That is not a practicing Catholic.

Also, you cannot support an intrinsic evil like abortion and remain a Catholic in good standing.

So again, he has my prayers, but not my vote.

[sitetest]

Dear T. Buzzard Trueblood,

LOL. Yes, there is alway Harry R.

However, we social conservatives learned something from Mr. Perot.

Certainly, the abandonment of many economic conservatives from President Bush, pere, for raising taxes, caused the election of Mr. Clinton, to our national harm.

Nonetheless, since that time, Republican candidates for the presidency have recognized that raising taxes is a "third rail" of Republican politics. Republicans who raise taxes can look forward to possible early retirement.

We social conservatives have learned the lesson, too.


sitetest

[Oldhunk]

That may be so, but we are far better off with a RINO in the presidency than a Hillary. For one thing, Rudy may not appoint another Scalia, but I don't think he would appoint another Ruth Bader Ginsburg either. Hillary sure would.

If it were not for RINOs, we would not have control of the Senate. You may like some conservative Democrats, but when it comes to organizing the Senate, they don't vote for our guys. Do you really think the conservative that may challenge Lincoln Chafee in the primary could really beat a D in Rhode Island?

We will never get everything we wish for, but winning beats standing on principle. As the old saying goes, you cut off your nose to spite your face.

[trubluolyguy]

Uh, you can vote third party even if you're not registered independent. What you CAN'T do if you register independent (at least in most states) is vote in the Republican Primary. You need to do your homework.

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I know this, I am mis-stated my point, and badly. I am basically saying if the Repubs nominate a liberal, to run against a liberal, search the third parties for a candidate you agree with. Rudy vs Hillary is not a choice. Liberal vs Liberal...I'll go third party or stay home and watch the chips fall.

[Sabramerican]

Considering that Abortion rights are the law of the land, if you are a Catholic, with that view, you are eliminating practicing Catholics from public office. Is that your intention?

[trubluolyguy]

We will never get everything we wish for, but winning beats standing on principle. As the old saying goes, you cut off your nose to spite your face.

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You go ahead and sell out your priciples to vote for a liberal. I won't.