Posted on 08/27/2006 9:01:53 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Washington Whispers
It's Gingrich's to Lose in 2008
Sorry, Hillary. And Big John, you might have missed your chance in 2000.
That's because a new and innovative poll from John Zogby about 2008 presidential candidates finds former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich way out front of fellow GOP-ers like Sen. John McCain and also finds moderates like former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner far ahead of libs like Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Here's the unusual thing about the Zogby poll released to Whispers: When questioning likely primary voters, only brief biographies and not names were given.
In other words, voters picked the one with the best experience. Without her name recognition working for her, Clinton came in a miserable sixth out of 10.
"It looks like the Democrats want to grab the middle," says Zogby, who says outside-the-beltway Democrats lean moderate.
Surprises on the GOP side: Harsh immigration critic Rep. Tom Tancredo ranks fourth, showing the power of the anti-immigrant issue.
Is the poll important? Big time. In 1999, Zogby's "blind bios" poll identified "maverick" McCain as a very attractive candidate in primary states long before he almost knocked off George W. Bush.
The Democratic order and percentage: Warner, 14.8; retired Gen. Wesley Clark, 14.2; Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, 12.2; Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, 11.1; former Sen. John Edwards, 10.4; Clinton, 5.6; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, 5.3; former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, 4.9; Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, 4.9; Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, 3; Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, 2.8.
The GOP rankings: Gingrich, 21.4; McCain, 13.3; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 11.2; Tancredo, 9.9; Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, 6.1; Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 5.8; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, 5.6; Virginia Sen. George Allen, 4.9; Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback,4.3; Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 3.8; New York Gov. George Pataki, 2.8.
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You owe me a new keyboard!
My guess is that the GOP primary will come down to Gingrich, Tancredo and McCain. The Democratic primary will come down to Feingold and Warner.
Yes they vote for the Rats and cancel your vote.
I'm with you on Romney. We need someone who can articulate our vision for America--someone with the communicative abilities of Bill Clinton who's not, well, a Clinton. Despite their popularity in the MSM, I don't see McCain or Rudy doing that. Gingrich can, but he's got too many skeletons in his closet. That leaves us with Mitt, who in addition to being a solid conservative is an undeniably smart and engaging guy.
Mitt Romney a solid conservative? You're kidding, right?
awesome!
Aside from his health plan, what's not conservative about Mitt?
I like Newt. But he's not electable to the Presidency. Not in this universe.
And, unfortunately, this poll would mean people would choose based on "SUBSTANCE"...and we know that, in reality, that ain't happenin'.
O....k....what are you addressing there?
America seemed to have no problem (ok, a plurality, not a majority) voting for a Dim philanderer...in fact, two Dim philanderers. Of course, our side has a lot more class than resorting to use that sort of personal info against an opponent.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690954/posts
LOL
I know what you mean...and yes, you are right.
LOL Didn't John Zogby tell us to expect President Kerry in 04?
Ask Jake the Goose. Mc Cain is out of his mind
I live in MA. Romney has not achieved what he set out to do, even in firing Matt Amorillo -- it took him two tries and four years.
Okay, he got Billy Bulger to resign at UMass, but the Corrupt Midget (name coined by Judge Dahre) still wound up with a pension of a million dollars and still got to keep his cronies in.
Legislatively, he bungled a deal which now forces increased cost for health care. And does anyone wonder why people are leaving the state in droves? He means well, but is not effective in pressuring/embarassing the state legislature. That's going to be a huge problem nationally.
Back office administration, he has done extremely well. So here's the perspective on Romney - he really excels in business and that's a fantastic skill.
I like him a lot. I just don't think that he has the skills to be a good president. He's fairly young, it doesn't have to be right now, if he's willing to learn how to make things happen when the CW and pols are against him. He can learn these things. But he hasn't yet.
We didn't have much of a choice during the last gubernatorial election.
Shannon O'Brien made herself look like an idiot. All Mitt had to do was to show up and say hello. National politics and international security are not so easy.
Good news!
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