Posted on 12/16/2005 4:58:58 AM PST by areafiftyone
CNN) -- If the results of a recent poll pan out, voters will see two big names from the Big Apple on the ballot in November 2008.
Those names are Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican.
The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday indicated Clinton and Giuliani were the early favorites to win their respective party's nomination.
But those polled said they believe the former first lady would have a smoother path to the nomination than her GOP counterpart.
Conducted December 9-11, the telephone poll asked 393 registered voters who described themselves as Republicans and 446 registered voters who described themselves as Democrats who they were most likely to support in their respective primaries.
The survey had a sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
Clinton snared the majority of the Democratic voters polled. And with more than two years before the primaries, she was ahead of her two nearest potential competitors by nearly 30 percentage points.
Giuliani, on the other hand, edged out Sen. John McCain of Arizona by only 8 percentage points, 30-22.
Another 18 percent of those polled selected Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, despite her repeated assertion that she has no plans to run.
Bringing up the rear on the GOP side were Sen. George Allen, of Virginia, 7 percent; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, 3 percent; Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 3 percent; and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, 2 percent.
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If hitlery keeps scaring/paying/threatening off her opponents before there is even a vote (Guiliani & now Pirro), why waste time on an election? We don't have anyone fearless enough or clean enough to challenge her so it would seem prudent to just go straight for impeachment and save time.
Pirro's dropping out is just too dam convenient and I ain't buying any of the explanations. Who the heck drops out of a Senate race for an AG job promise??
The corruption is blantantly disgusting.
It is like fingernails on a chalkboard.....
Yea but he's Bush Sr's adopted son!
Barbara had the sheets burned when he stayed over in Kennebunk. Not sure with what he is saying about W that he will be invited back soon.
It is like fingernails on a chalkboard.....
Yup, its chilling. Can you imagine four years of that?
I hope she did burn them. He's a backstabber!
I don't think Rudy will be "hammered" in the Primaries. As Mayor of NYC, remember, he had Arafat - the nobel prize winner - thrown out of an affair at the world financial center in 1995. He also had the intestinal fortitude to give the Saudi Prince ( who presently owns a large stake in Fox' parent company btw) back his check after 9-11. Rudy does have issues but his leadership is a proven commodity - something Republican senators are sorely lacking. I'll stop now.
Historically, governors have a much better shot at getting elected than senators or mayors. Rudi would do well to get elected governor of NY, then run for President in 2012.
Isn't it nice to work at a place and you can listen to Rush? I work as a school nurse, in a public school I might add and we always listen to Rush in our office.....I also wish people a Merry Christmas ....
Isn't it nice to work at a place and you can listen to Rush?
Yes, I work construction. He is on for the full three hours. Has been since the Gulf war.
He's a backstabber!
A backstabbing POS!
Bill Richardson will get the dem nod before psycho bitch.
Wasn't Rudy running for Senate against the hill-slime when he found out he had cancer?
If so, he should run for Senate, but I wonder if he isn't planning on running for Gov. People like to elect Presidents from Gov. ships; more so than Senator-ships....
Just a thought...
As of now, my guess would be that the winner will be Anyone But Hillary.
I was wondering if he is going to run for governor too.
And he accurately describes it as sounding like everyone's ex-wife.
don't think Rudy will be "hammered" in the Primaries.
I agree. He is a formidable candidate. Lots of pictures and video of Rudy doing President type stuff after 911!
He is very popular here in NH. If he runs he will move to the right. He has started by partnering at a Texas law firm!
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