Posted on 11/13/2005 2:28:18 PM PST by RWR8189
November 12, 2005--Unlike the Democrats, there is no clear frontrunner for the Republican Party's 2008 Presidential nomination.
Three candidates, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Senator John McCain all are favored by more than 20% of GOP voters. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are the only other Republicans to reach the 5% level of support.
McCain is the leader among the minority of Republicans with an unfavorable opinion of George W. Bush.
If the three leading candidates do not run, "Not Sure" takes over the Republican lead at 30%. In that scenario, Gingrich is the top choice for 27% of Republicans and Frist is next at 11%.
Senator Chuck Hagel, Senator George Allen, and Congressman Tom Tancredo were also included in the survey. None of them reached the 5% level of support.
A plurality of Rice supporters favor Gingrich if the Secretary of State is not in the running. A plurality of both the McCain and Giuliani supporters move to the Not Sure category.
New York Governor George Pataki attracts more of Giuliani's vote than any other Republican.
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A separate survey conducted earlier this year found both McCain and Giuliani leading the Democrat's frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
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George P. Bush is being groomed for Tex. Attorney General and then Tex. Governor in order to set the stage for a national race.
"I've heard this rumor that Cheney is resigning in 2006. . ."
That rumor has been floating since at least the summer of '04, before the election. Then a last-minute switch of running mate for "health reasons" was supposed to flabbergast the Dems and give Bush a bounce over Kerry on election day.
Didn't happen then, and I doubt it does at all. Who knows? But don't hold your breath.
I wonder if Tom Delay will be a candidate when his legal troubles are resolved.
If not Connie then I would suggest either Sen. Sessions or Sen. Gram.
Then he can take on Chelsea Clinton.
Hillary will go into the election with a built-in disadvantage of 5-10 percentage points due to Americans who would never vote for a woman over a man. Having Condi as an opponent neutralizes that disadvantage.
Tom Delay starring at The Exterminator. :-)
I wonder if Warner would take Hillary as his VP candidate?
A poll in 2005 about the Presidency in 2008 seems a bit premature if not ridiculous. I'm just hoping Bush gets yet another SC pick before spring 2008 and finally learns how to use the veto.
Hillary would never take that job.
If the dems were smart they would... but are they smart?
Doesn't matter if it's Gingrich, doesn't matter if it's McCain. All that matters is NOT letting a Clinton or Kerry into the White House.
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YOU COULD NOT BE MORE CORRECT!
Rudy is much more liberal than I am, but I would enthusiastically support him. He is a leader and, as you write, he "gets it" on the War on Terror.
Dr Rice has never stood for office. Starting with the Presidency is rather a tall order. Yeah, Ike (my cousin) pulled it off rather well, but he did have rather impressive credentials and a more homgeneous country to lead.
McCain? He's too crazy.
Don't know. I'd guess it will be someone that most don't know much about right now, someone not well known. People like someone who is new and improved so they can trasfer their hopes and dreams onto that blank slate.
What kinda sexist post is that?
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