Posted on 02/01/2007 8:06:02 PM PST by Dark Skies
Rudy Giuliani is holding on to the top spot among Republican Party sympathizers in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 29 per cent of respondents would support the former New York City mayor in a 2008 presidential primary.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 19 per cent, followed by former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with 16 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with eight per cent. Support is lower for former Kansas senator Sam Brownback, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel.
On Jan. 29, Romney expressed his support for U.S. president George W. Bushs recent decision to increase the number of troops in Iraqwithout leaving his usually critic stancesaying, "Im glad were seeing a change in strategy. Im glad were adding to the mission of our military the protection of the safety of citizens in and around Baghdad. I dont know how you could rebuild a country and an economy if your capital city is literally all covered by what we call a red zone. You know youve failed if you have a red zone. The conduct of our policy in Iraq has been fraught with a number of mistakes."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican 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
Jan. 25 |
Jan. 18 |
Jan. 11 |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
29% |
30% |
28% |
John McCain |
19% |
22% |
20% |
Newt Gingrich |
16% |
12% |
14% |
Mitt Romney |
8% |
10% |
8% |
Sam Brownback |
3% |
-- |
-- |
Mike Huckabee |
1% |
2% |
-- |
Chuck Hagel |
1% |
1% |
-- |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 579 likely Republican voters, conducted from Jan. 22 to Jan. 25, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
I want gingrich.
Dang it...Rudy is still ahead! Ping that dog-eared list!
I hate to say it, but it looks to me as if Giuliani's got the best chance right now.
I hate to say it because I'm not a Giuliani supporter.
What do the 2012 polls say?
Lookie here!
I can hear that Notre Dame chant now (from the Film "Rudy").... "RuuuuDE! RuuuuDE! RuuuuuuuDE!!!!"
Gingrich is gaining ground overall. McCain is TANKING.
Luv that film!
I met Rudy at Bagelicious in Marietta a few years ago. Vy bright guy. Bit on the wonkish side.
Struck me as a visionary...not necessarily a Presidential sort.
Me too!
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Thanks,
PKM
Im pro-choice. Im pro-gay rights, Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. No, I have not supported that, and I dont see my position on that changing, he responded. Source: CNN.com, Inside Politics Dec 2, 1999 http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Abortion.htmANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES (November 14, 2006)
RUDY GIULIANI (R), FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY: I'm pro- choice. I'm pro-gay rights.KING: Giuliani supports a woman's right to an abortion, and back in 1999, he opposed a federal ban on late-term abortions.
GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.
KING: Immigration could be another presidential landmine. Back in 1996, Mayor Giuliani went to federal court to challenge new federal laws requiring the city to inform the federal government about illegal immigrants.
JEFFREY: He took the side of illegal immigrants in New York City against the Republican Congress.
KING: Giuliani opposes same-sex marriage but as mayor, he supported civil unions and extending health and other benefits to gay couples. He also supported the assault weapons ban and other gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association.
GIULIANI: I'm in favor of gun control. I'm pro-choice.
Republican Big-Wigs Support Pro-Abortion Event in NY
Pro-abortion Governor George Pataki and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who also supports unrestricted abortion, are co-chairs of the 2000 Choice Award Presentation to be held on May 30 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. The event is sponsored by the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, a group that is campaigning for the removal of the pro-life plank from the Republican National Platform.
http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200503010743.asp
I also love that film, and still cry when I watch it.
Here we are, almost 2 years before election day, and Giuliani is the frontrunner? I'll admit, I'm voting for whomever wins the party's nomination, but I'd sure like it to not be either of the two, Rudy or McCain.
Er...not Rudy....Newtie.
From Human Events:
Rudy's Strong Pro-Abortion Stance
As these comments from a 1989 conversation with Phil Donahue show, Rudy Giuliani is staunchly in favor of abortion:
"I've said that I'll uphold a woman's right of choice, that I will fund abortion so that a poor woman is not deprived of a right that others can exercise, and that I would oppose going back to a day in which abortions were illegal.
I do that in spite of my own personal reservations. I have a daughter now; if a close relative or a daughter were pregnant, I would give my personal advice, my religious and moral views ...
Donahue: Which would be to continue the pregnancy.
Giuliani: Which would be that I would help her with taking care of the baby. But if the ultimate choice of the woman - my daughter or any other woman - would be that in this particular circumstance [if she had] to have an abortion, I'd support that. I'd give my daughter the money for it."
Worse yet, Giuliani even supports partial birth abortion:
"I'm pro-choice. I'm pro-gay rights,Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. "No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing," he responded." -- CNN.com, "Inside Politics" Dec 2, 1999
It's bad enough that Rudy is so adamantly pro-abortion, but consider what that could mean when it comes time to select Supreme Court Justices. Does the description of Giuliani that you've just read make you think he's going to select an originalist like Clarence Thomas, who would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade -- or does it make you think he would prefer justices like Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy who'd leave Roe v. Wade in place?
Rudy's abortion stance is bad news for conservatives who are pro-life or who are concerned about getting originalist judges on the Supreme Court.
An Anti-Second Amendment Candidate
In the last couple of election cycles, 2nd Amendment issues have moved to the back burner mainly because even Democratic candidates have learned that being tagged with the "gun grabber" label is political poison.
Unfortunately, Rudy Giuliani is a proponent of gun control who supported the Brady Bill and the Assault Weapon Ban.
Do Republicans really want to abandon their strong 2nd Amendment stance by selecting a pro-gun control nominee?
I repeat, Newtie...not Rudy!
Hehe...come on Narses. You aren't a gun nut. Takes one to know one.
I is and you ain't!
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