Posted on 05/10/2007 7:08:40 AM PDT by John Cena
May 10, 2007 - Obama Runs Closest To Giuliani In Connecticut, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton Losing Ground In Main Race, Dem Primary
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Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads all Democratic contenders in the 2008 presidential race in Connecticut, squeaking by Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 44 - 42 percent; inching past former Vice President Al Gore 45 - 42 percent, and beating New York Sen. Hillary Clinton 48 - 42 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Sen. Clinton tops Arizona Sen. John McCain 47 - 40 percent.
This compares to a 46 - 44 percent Clinton lead over Giuliani in a February 19 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
In other possible presidential matchups: Clinton tops former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 49 - 33 percent; Obama beats McCain 46 - 38 percent; Gore tops McCain 45 - 41 percent; Gore beats Thompson 51 - 29 percent; Obama bests Thompson 51 - 27 percent.
In a Democratic primary, Clinton leads with 28 percent, followed by Obama with 20 percent, compared to a 33 - 21 percent Clinton lead February 19. In this latest survey, Gore gets 13 percent, with 8 percent for 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards and 6 percent for Sen. Christopher Dodd.
Giuliani gets 36 percent of Republicans, with 15 percent for McCain, Mitt Romney at 9 percent, Thompson at 7 percent and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 5 percent.
"Connecticut voters credit New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his role in the 9/11 recovery," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D.
"This follows the pattern of another neighboring state, New Jersey, where Quinnipiac University polls show Giuliani running strong," Schwartz added.
"Giuliani benefits from being an almost hometown candidate, but native son Sen. Christopher Dodd gains no traction among Connecticut voters, ranking fifth among Democratic contenders with only 6 percent of the vote.
"While this presidential campaign changes from week to week, the surprise this week is Sen. Barack Obama's performance against Giuliani and Sen. Clinton's loss of support in the head-to-head matchup."
Clinton gets a 49 - 42 percent favorability rating from Connecticut voters, down from 53 - 36 percent February 19. Favorability ratings for other contenders are: 61 - 25 percent for Giuliani; 48 - 28 percent for McCain; 51 - 15 percent for Obama; 46 - 28 percent for Edwards; 54 - 37 percent for Gore; 45 - 31 percent for Dodd; For Thompson, 63 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion. For Romney, 60 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion. President Bush's Approval
Connecticut voters disapprove 72 - 24 percent of the job President George W. Bush is doing, unchanged from February 19.
Voters disapprove 77 - 20 percent of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, and say 65 - 30 percent that going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do.
From May 2 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,427 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. The survey includes 375 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5.1 percentage points, and 543 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research
If the RNC concedes to liberalism, there’s nothing I can do to stop it.
...unless, that is, Rudy is planning a 125th trimester abortion. That’s a bit extreme, even for him.
Christopher J. Dodd, conservative rating - 15
Joseph I. Lieberman, conservative rating - 0
John B Larson, conservative rating - 20
Rosa L. DeLauro, conservative rating - 20
Christopher H. Shays, conservative rating - 48
Even the one Republican can't manage a 50 % conservative rating in Connecticut!!!
Uh, no. I don't believe you.
LOL
***SIGH*** People like you are turning this site into fringe central. I mean, really. This behavior is getting embarrassing. State the case why the man is wrong instead of all this running to daddy and bug zapping business. We're all guaranteed to lose if we keep running people out of town on a rail and holding lynchings.
Rudy is a dyed-in-the-wool gungrabber. He has said Justice Ginsberg is just as good as Roberts. Rudy also, btw, loves publicly-funded abortions. As for WOT attacks, ask yourself why the emergency command bunker was placed inside a huge terrorism target. Ask yourself why the first responders’ radio frequencies still didn’t match EIGHT YEARS after the first attack.
Ultimately, though, if the RNC decides to nominate a liberal and forfeit the election to the DNC, any consequences are still their fault, not mine.
A Liberal leads Liberals.
So?
As for taxes, did you know Rudy endorsed Cuomo in a fit of pique over Pataki’s proposed tax cuts?
“You go right ahead and concede this election to the dems and you’ll get more than your gun grabbed.”
Giving the nomination to Guiliani would accomplish the same goal.
John - I’m with you...I think you have stated the political landscape of our country accurately and realisticly. As a conservative, I know we don’t have a winnable candidate next year, but as an American we HAVE to have someone who won’t sell our sovereignty as a free nation to the Arabs! Independents ARE the swing voters. We couldn’t even get good conservatives reelected in 2006 for the congress!
Oh no, not at all. The GOP is on notice. If they forfeit my vote, they forfeit my vote. I am not obliged to vote for whomever they say.
What are you, some kind of closet Soviet?
I’m for Fred Thompson, but I will support our Republican nominee over the prospect of a Hildabeast/Hussein Obama ticket. (Shudder)
Because he would vote for Rudy.
I guess it's ok to disagree with you on this thread since this is not the offical Stop Rudy thread. I pray that Fred Thomspon gets the Republican nomination, I think he can beat Hildabeast, but failing that I will support the official nominee of the Republican party. If Rudy is the nominee, he will be at his worst better than what Hildabeast/Hussein Obama ever could be at their best.
I see no way that Duncan Hunter can win, he just doesn't have the name recognition, and I doubt he has time to develop same said recognition. That being said, if Duncan is the nominee I will work my *ss off for him.
And by the way your anti Rudy bots talking points and attacks have gotten just as old.
Do we not already have social and security problems in this country?
And how did they develop? Did the Republicans not have a Republican majority in both the Senate and the House, and a Republican President at the same time? And did we see any significant reduction in the size and scope of the federal government during that time? Did we see any significant improvement in the social issues during that time?
No, I'm not accepting any responsibility for something that has already occurred.
Oh, me too.
But if my party abandons me, that's too bad for them: one less vote, a little less money.
I stand by my principles even if my party abandons them. That is an instance of them rejecting me, NOT vice versa.
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