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 GOPs 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.
LOL...you're so funny! :-)
Not true; none of what you said is factual.
Very well said, Mia, far better put than mine own feeble stab at it.
Sorry - can't stand Gingrich. Most people I know can't stand him too, and the majority are all Republicans.
"Bush to Offer Health Insurance Reforms"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16743538/
Health insurance is a hot issue currently, even President Bush is talking about it.
I understand your reservations re Rudy not being a true conservative, but I truly don't see any Republican who has a realistic chance of winning the nomination who is not more of a centrist. In all honesty, Bush is no real conservative either, if by conservative you mean limiting government and spending.
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