Posted on 06/09/2007 4:48:35 PM PDT by Politicalmom
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fred Thompson is the most popular United States presidential contender for Republican Party supporters in North Carolina, according to a poll by Public Policy Polling. 37 per cent of respondents in the Tar Heel State would vote for the actor and former Tennessee senator in the 2008 primary.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is second with 25 per cent, followed by Arizona senator John McCain with 14 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney also with 14 per cent.
In the sample of Democratic Party supporters, former North Carolina senator John Edwards is first with 30 per cent, followed by New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton with 26 per cent, and Illinois senator Barack Obama with 22 per cent.
The Democratic presidential primary in North Carolina is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 5. The Republican contest in the Tar Heel State is expected to take place on May 6.
In 2004, Edwards won the Democratic North Carolina caucus with 52 per cent of the vote, followed by Massachusetts senator John Kerry with 27 per cent, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich with 12 per cent, former Vermont governor Howard Dean with six per cent, and reverend Al Sharpton with three per cent.
Incumbent president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
(See link for polling data)
(Excerpt) Read more at angus-reid.com ...
Ping! These numbers must really upset the Rudybots.
ROCHESTER – Presidential hopeful John Edwards said yesterday he will win much of the South and help the Democratic Party win more U.S. House and Senate seats in the Midwest as well if he is the 2008 nominee.
“You should think not only about who would be a presidential candidate, but who would also strengthen our ability to help us win congressional seats in some of the tough places in this country,” Edwards said at a campaign stop in New Hampshire. “If we pick up 15, 20 seats in the House, some additional seats in the Senate because we have a presidential candidate who is appealing in a lot of parts of America, then all of the sudden we have the (power) to really move this agenda.”
Edwards said he could upset any of the leading Republican candidates — former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain — in the South.
“If I’m the nominee against any of those guys, I think there’s a terrific chance we’re going to take a bunch of Southern states,” said Edwards, of North Carolina. “You know how this works. If the top of the ticket is strong, everything below it does better. These races in the South and Midwest are very close.”
Think Fred might disavow him of this opinion???
Can’t....breathe.....laughing....too.....hard........
But Fred’s not running yet so this is meaningless and my obscure favorite candidate is going to win big and you are all stupid to think otherwise.
Ok?
Rooty is in deep dooty.
LOL Now, Any person who would vote for that freaking pansy a$$ Edwards is insane.
FREDmentum is moving along:)
The Democrats in NC are known to be pretty stupid. They gave us that great Governor Weasley Easley, the corrupt legislature of Black and Decker, and that also corrupt state lottery guy.
Oops, doorbell!! :-)
If Edwards is so strong in the South, why didn’t he run for Senate in N.C? Guess he isn’t so strong after all. If it is written all over the walls that he can’t win in N.C., what makes him think he is strong in any other part of Dixie? Typical Jackass bluster and blarney.
Couldn't win NC as an incumbant Senator. Couldn't win NC as Veep, on the Lerch ticket. But the two time loser can win not just NC, but the entire south this time.
Can’t....breathe.....laughing....too.....hard........
Old John has that effect on me too!
Awesome!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.