Posted on 03/07/2006 8:37:53 AM PST by mathprof
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the most popular politician in the United States, according to a national poll this week testing support for potential candidates in the 2008 presidential race.
The survey of some 1,900 voters by the Quinnipiac Polling Institute asked respondents to rate several nationally known politicians on a scale from 0 to 100, with higher numbers reflecting higher regard.
Giuliani topped the list, with an average score of 63.5 percent, followed by Democratic Senator Barack Obama, seen as one of his party's rising stars. Obama scored 59.9.
In third place was maverick veteran Republican US Senator John McCain at 59.7, followed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with a score of 57.1.
Former US President Bill Clinton rounded out the top five with a score of 56.1 in the poll by the Hamden Connecticut-based political institute.
His wife, US Senator Hillary Clinton, seen as the Democrats' top bet to run for the White House in 2008, came in eighth place, with a score of 50.4.
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The ragheads worst nightmare.
Rudy vs. Hillary in 2008
Guiliani would get my vote.
Did they poll only libs from New York?
I have no arguments with putting Giuliani at Homeland Security, especially since it looks like Chertoff is on his way out.
I wouldn't vote for him for POTUS, though.
Probably because he's sooooooo good looking.
I'll bet I could go out today and ask 20 people who Barack Obama was, and I've got $5 says 18 of them have never heard of him.
Why? Are they unborn, unarmed or heterosexual?
Must've just polled liberals. LOL
1)..Rudolph Giuliani.........................63.5
(2) Barack Obama.............................59.9
(3) John McCain..............................59.7
(4) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice......57.1
(5) President Bill Clinton...................56.1
(6) Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards..50.8
(7) Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.........50.7
(8) New York Sen. Hillary Clinton............50.4
(9) Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold.............49
(10) Virginia Sen. George Allen...............48.6
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11367.xml?ReleaseID=886
RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! :) i know the downside, but i would still vote for him
Must have polled not only liberals, but Chicago liberals.
Barack Obama came in second?
That's impossible. He's not a household name.
Yeah. You liberal Republicans stick together.
Not exactly the dream candidate for American gunowners, either.
My thoughts exactly.
Thank you!
I was just about to search for this information.
Over ANY democrat, absolutely.
Yep...
And Rudy will mop the floor with her in all 3 debates also run a much better campaign and will win by 40 states including NY.
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