Posted on 01/21/2007 12:41:58 PM PST by freespirited
On the day that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton officially entered the 2008 presidential sweepstakes, a new Washington Post-ABC News survey shows her with a wide lead over her potential Democratic rivals.
Clinton took 41 percent in a hypothetical primary field against 12 other Democrats, far ahead of Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) at 17 percent, former Sen. John Edwards (N.C) at 11 percent and former Vice President Al Gore at 10 percent. The party's 2004 nominee -- Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) -- received 8 percent support. No other candidate crested three percent.
Those numbers are virtually unchanged from a Post-ABC survey in December that showed Clinton at 39 percent, Obama at 17 percent and Edwards at 12 percent....
On the Republican side, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani held a 34 percent to 27 percent lead over Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), with no other potential candidate registering in double digits. Former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) took nine percent each. Sen. Sam Brownback, who formally entered the race today, stood at one percent in the poll.
The poll was in the field from Jan. 16-19. It tested 561 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents and 344 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. The Democratic numbers have a four percent margin of error; the Republican side has a 5 percent margin of error.
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The Beast has more baggage than Samsonite.
And her rear-end competes with American Tourister.
Exactly. McCain, Giuliani and Romney represent the Rockefeller wing of the Republican Party. Bigger governmnet, more taxes and programs, social engineering, and co-existence with Islamofascists regardless of any statements to the contrary.
Hunter and Gingrich and Gilmore, if he runs, represent tha diameteric opposite.
However, given the two terms of "Compassionate Conservative" Bush, who at least initially gave lip-service to conservatives until he no longer needed us after 2004, the former three candidates represent no substantive difference with Hillery on social issues.
Its up to the rank and file conservatives in the Republican Party as to whether or not they want a party of their own and whether or not they want to take back the Republican Party from the Roves, Mehlmans, Eisenbergs and Whitmans.
If it comes down to Rudy or Mrs. Clinton( the enabler) I'd vote Rudy in a heart beat. Though he is not my first choice.
"My prediction is that Rudy will be smart and get a southern conservative...."
I do believe that would be Newt now....
Rudy hasn't formally announced yet, but he does have an exploratory committee which is equivalent to almost announcing. Here is the website:
http://www.joinrudy2008.com/
I think a Rudy/Newt ticket would be a winner.
Rudy ping
Televangelist Pat Robertson said in 2005 on ABC's This Week about Giuliani:
"I like him a lot - although he doesn't share my particular point of view on social issues. He did a super job running the city and I think he's made a good president."
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/5/1/102522.shtml
Haley Barbour.
HAR! Good catch, Peach!
. . .so would I. . .
That people can even be serious about him IS mind-boggling.
But then, even with Repub problems and disappointments; - including the biggest - having 'no-Will' Repubs - that we have a Demrats Congress is nonetheless; mind-boggling as well.
It's also an incentive to stay home on election day. Neither meets my definition of a Republican.
Mark Sanford maybe?
Thanks. I'd like to see Newt as Prez....but even having him on the ticket with Guilliani will push people away. They have too much incorrect madeup old dirt on Newt....that unfortunately poisoned his reputation for good.
...how about Fred Thompson as VP with Rudy?
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