Posted on 02/07/2007 6:20:32 AM PST by areafiftyone
MANCHESTER, N.H. - New Hampshire residents likely to vote in the Republican presidential primary a year from now think more highly of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani than any of his rivals, a poll released Tuesday shows.
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Giuliani's net favorability rating — the proportion of people viewing him favorably minus the proportion viewing him unfavorably — was 56 percent, well ahead of Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), 32 percent, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 26 percent, in the University of New Hampshire poll for WMUR-TV in Manchester.
"He's the lesser-known candidate, but he has that rock star quality," poll director Andy Smith said of Giuliani. "He has a charisma that was built after 9-11."
This long before an election, political professionals pay more attention to favorability than voters' choices if they had to vote today. McCain and Giuliani were essentially tied at about 27 percent on that question among likely GOP primary voters, followed by Romney at 13 percent and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 9 percent.
The GOP portion of the telephone poll reached 311 likely voters from Thursday to Monday and had an error margin of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points.
Looks like the Survey/Poll is here CLICK
(((((POLL PING))))))
But the rest of the country says "Heck no!"
Really? Can you show me those polls?
Oh really? And where did you get that newsflash from?
heh...2 seconds apart...
How about we see a clear set of candidates and one debate before relying on polls.
Here is one "no". I don't know how many others there are though.
I favor Guliani in Georgia.
Let the flames begin.
A Texan who has never voted for a Dem says "Go Rudy".
Please add me to your Rudy ping list.
Sure! Welcome! :-)
Hey, if your candidate is making news and leading in the polls...bring it on.
There isn't two cents worth of difference between Giuliani and Hillary Clintonista.
I've voted Republican for every Presidential and Congressional Candidate since 1980. I've worked on several campaigns, including against Howard Metzenbaum and John Seiberling, when their opponents were long-shots. I happen to support Rudy.
Keep deluding yourself that only "liberals" are supporting Rudy. That makes about as much sense as saying that only liberals voted for Ah-Nold after the recall.
I am also a no.
If I have to vote for a Liberal, I might as well vote for the one who'll give me "free" stuff.
Hell, with all my issues off the table for the rest of time, which is the net result of Rudy, I should probably just give my vote to the highest bidder.
If you've nothing to offer but Liberals from both parties, give me the one who'll pay me. At least then I'll have a reason to vote.
Attaway to hang on to your values.
---"Attaway to hang on to your values."---
Ah, so you share Rudy's values.
Then you are a Liberal. Perhaps a self-loathing Liberal, but a Lieberal nonetheless.
Great minds think alike! :-)
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