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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Granted this poll is cr*p (it's Zogby, after all), notice how high Wesley Clark scored. If it truly were a "blind" poll, the only thing Clark has going for him is his military experience. This may be an indication of the respect we have for our military. Or, because it's Zogby, it may just be more cr*p.
Wesley Clark second and Russ Feingold third? Yep, them Dims is sure grabbing for the "middle," lol.
Newt is as polarizing as Hillary
I've vote for Newt in a minute.. Especially after a campaign promise that he would make G. Gorden Liddy Press Secretary.. and Ann Coulter as VeeP..
My reaction when I see the name Zogby is Arab.
... and talk about your inconvenient truths, the Gorebot is off the bottom of the chart, lol.
When questioning likely primary voters, only brief biographies and not names were given.Well then the poll is stupid. Inordinately so. In real elections, people vote names, not biographies.
Zogby should really think about easing off of that Red Lebanese he's been smokin'.
That certainly explains the Connecticut primary. Hope Mr. Lieberman is listening to this.
That is not saying that I wouldn't support the guy.
Huckabee does have a great diet plan.
Zogby is a shill for the left wing media and the arab fifth column. I dont trust anything he says.
I would vote for Newt but the media would savage him again the way they did in 1994. Remember "The Gingrich Who Stole Christmas"? We need to keep the negative spotlight on Hitlery, not on our own guy.
If we no longer have a country,(via illegal immigration invation or terrorists), how much are family values going to matter?
The fact that Tancredo is within 4 of McClame should send chills down McClame's back. After all his glory-hounding, McLame barely leads a fairly unknown congressman from a fairly mid-sized state.
Its really become a natural reaction rather than knee-jerk since we have had many years of Zogby and his bogus manipulated polls.
36 posts and no Rudybots? YES!
Amazing how the MSM keeps trying to tell us that voters want moderates, and yet, when the voting happens, conservatism always wins.
Hey, don't go swiping the Guiliani rationale, lol.
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