Posted on 01/19/2007 2:35:59 PM PST by Dark Skies
Rudy Giuliani is still the preferred presidential hopeful for Republican Party sympathizers in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 28 per cent of respondents would support the former New York City mayor in a 2008 primary.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 20 per cent, followed by former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with 14 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with eight per cent.
Earlier this month, Gingrich questioned the GOP’s reliance on its conservative base, saying, "Ronald Reagan understood that arguments should be made where we have huge advantages with virtually all Americans. He was brilliant at avoiding base-narrowing appeals and emphasizing base-broadening appeals. A base-motivation party inherently, in the long run, drives away the non-base."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
Rudy Giuliani........28%
John McCain........20%
Newt Gingrich......14%
Mitt Romney.........8%
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 454 likely Republican voters, conducted from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
Newt can't and I bet he won't even enter the primary.
So you see difference between one liberal and another(McLame/Rudy)..
New Yorkers would never elect a conservative.. NEVER...
LOL...funny isn't it. Lonely ole Friday night homo.
I saw that.
I didn't realize nopardons was a Democrat plant.
I should have realized.
Churchill ALWAYS had "vision" and was prescient about world events to come, loooooooooooooong before they ever did.
OTOH, Newt NEVER has a "plan B", nor is he able to see the possible consequences of actions. You've forgotten about what happened when he shut down the government, I guess, or you aren't old enough to really remember.
No....arsenic and bile.
OR bankrupt the City.. a democrat could have done that..
I have a gun (a bunch of em)...but I am pro-choice for very complicated reasons.
Rudy's not a hardcore Republican...but he is a leader. He sees this war clearly.
I believe he is the one to lead us in this war. When its over and we have won...we can reevaluate.
Newt often slides into being so pedantic, that he puts people to sleep.
I'm sorry, no Rudy backer gets to say this about ANYONE.
I've heard Rudy lisp his way through speeches, including at the last Convention. You're telling me he's better at speaking that Newt? Rudy's voice comes off as whiny, like it or not, and he tends to make weird faces. The lisp is unmistakable, as well as the anxious stuttering that sometimes happens.
You have NO claim on this one - NONE.
Come on guys..."nopardons" is a fighter for the right wing and for the war. We can fight among ourselves but let's not aid the enemy.
Newt is an almost CONSTANT feature on these shows! And he's been all over the MSM, appearing WITH Hillary, beaming at her.
Have you ever heard of the Tofflers? They write books. The last one, in a series of three, THE THRID WAVE, is new agey MAXISM; however, Newt LOVES this book and its positions and has been touting it for at least a decade. Go read the book and then get back to me.
And serious, man, not only are you completely bereft of any political knowledge, understanding, and savvy, but you are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wrong about me, that your judgment about people, is more than suspect, LOL
That he did, that he most assuredly did............BIG TIME! LOL
You're right!
IMO, the war is the number one issue and Rudy is the guy to handle it. But this election is gonna require a complete redefinition of the Number One Goal.
I love W, but his big mistakes were that he didn't involve the country in this war and he never defined the enemy clearly (like his daddy, he's good buddies with the Saudis).
Allen PROVED that he wasn't ready for prime time. Forget him!
---"Come on guys..."nopardons" is a fighter for the right wing and for the war. We can fight among ourselves but let's not aid the enemy."---
He may be GOP, but he's not right-wing, and he seems to be twelve years old.
Just about every damn post he makes in every thread winds up being an insult or name calling. Check the history.
Only Rudy backers could make me vote Hitlery; only Rudy and his zealots. Better to lose one election than lose all of the issues I care abour permanently.
You really need to take off those biased glasses and look at reality and the facts.................for a change. ;^)
I know nopardons and I know you. Chill man. You both do great work.
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