Posted on 02/20/2007 6:57:59 AM PST by areafiftyone
For the second straight week, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) holds a fourteen percentage point lead in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Giuliani attracts support from 33% of Likely Primary Voters while Arizona Senator John McCain is supported by 19%. A week ago, it was Giuliani 32% McCain 18%.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) picked up a few points this week and now is favored by 13%.
Trailing Gingrich is former Massachusetts Mitt Romney (R) at 9%. Senators Sam Brownback (R) and Chuck Hagel (R) each earn 3% support. It is not clear that Gingrich is running. He has said he will not make a decision until at least September.
Recently, Gingrich had nice things to say about Giuliani. Earlier in the process, he had positive words about Mitt Romney.
Rasmussen Reports releases updated polling data on the Republican nominating contest every Tuesday. Results for the Democrats are updated on Mondays.
Giuliani remains the most popular of all the Election 2008 hopefuls, but his numbers have dropped a bit recently. Currently, 63% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Mayor, down from 69% in January and 71% in December. In November, his ratings were about the same as they are today.
McCain is viewed favorably by 54%, up a bit from 52% in January but down from 59% in December.
For Gingrich, the latest numbers are 43% favorable and 48% unfavorable.
Other GOP candidates are less well known to the general public.
In General Election match-ups, Giuliani leads against every Democrat including Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, former Senator John Edwards, and former Vice-President Al Gore.
McCain is essentially tied with Clinton, Obama and Edwards.
See a summary of all match-ups along with favorability ratings and perceptions of the candidates’ ideology. A summary is also provided for Democratic contenders.
((((RUDY PING))))
Looks good for Newt, he's moving up and he's not even campaigning.
Here we go. I am not sure I am ready for a whole year of this. LOL!
So where is Ron Paul? I thought the drug issue was going to be front and center this election, allowing Ron Paul to make a real difference in American politics.
Sorry, what was I saying?
LOL! Looks like McCain is shrinking!
if that 48% unfavorable is true, he shouldn't run. And I say that as a Newt fan.
LOL! Ron Paul is a idiot! He was one of the 17 Republicans who voted against the surge.
Again this far out doesn't mean a whole lot. But again a few thoughts. One, Newt is right to wait to announce. The sooner you announce the sooner you can make some bonehead mistake, like Anti-Christian bloggers or saying U.S. Servicemen are being wasted. Shorter the campaign the shorter the time the MSM can play gotcha.
Second, McCain has no base. He has so ticked off the conservatives in the country with his MSM ass kissing that now that they have turned on him (as predicted)he has no base to stop his freefall.
Third, Rudy has gotten a free ride that won't last. So we will see how his numbers hold when the MSM takes off after him.
Fourth, Romney is a joke.
Okay Duncan Hunter fans it is your turn.
I think Newt will get a big bump from undecideds about even to or more than McCain when he gets in on Labor Day
Rudy = 33%
Not Rudy = 67%
Ron Paul votes against everything.
Everybody outside of Reason (possibly outside of Radley Balko) seems to know that Ron Paul is a loon, but he has his fan base here.
I wonder how he'd be doing if he were campaigning?
He'd be locking up the conservative vote. He's the biggest name among the conservative candidates.
I agree. Newt's chances are slim at best because of his behavior in the late 90s, but I do enjoy him in debate and his ability to hammer the left.
He's brilliant. I wish he could win, but he can't.
For Gingrich, the latest numbers are 43% favorable and 48% unfavorable.
You'll all see, the Great Pumpkin will rise again from the Pumpkin Patch, Charlie Brown! ;-)
Maybe some capaigning will do something about those unfavorable ratings. If not, I smell toast.
Newt has backed it back to November. He is already talking to one of the campaigns about his ideas and wrote an editorial in conjunction.
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