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Giuliani Leads, Four More at or Above 10% in GOP Contest (Certain Voters: Rudy: 25%; Fred 21%)
Gallup ^ | 11/16/2007

Posted on 11/18/2007 10:13:32 AM PST by Brices Crossroads

The Nov. 11-14 Gallup Poll finds 28% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide naming Giuliani as their first choice for the party’s 2008 presidential nomination. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is second, at 19%. Thompson appears, for the moment, to have halted some negative momentum, as his numbers had fallen slightly in each of the three prior polls. Thompson received a key endorsement from the National Right to Life Committee this week, although it is unclear whether that would have boosted his support.

Arizona Sen. John McCain (13%), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (12%), and Huckabee (10%) are closely matched for third place. Texas Rep. Ron Paul places sixth with 5% support. [Snip] Among the roughly 6 in 10 Republicans in the current poll who say they are extremely likely to vote in their state’s 2008 presidential primary or caucus, Giuliani (25%) and Thompson (21%) are essentially tied. McCain (13%), Romney (12%), and Huckabee (12%) tie for third among this group.

(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008polls; election; electionpresident; elections; fred; fredthompson; galluppoll; giuliani; gop; mikehuckabee; mittromney; polls; republicans; righttolife; romney; ronpaul; rootimcrombee; rudygiuliani; thompson
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To: Brices Crossroads
45 Days to go until Iowa begins the selection process.... This national poll shows only 10% as other/no opinion. Hopefully Huckabee can keep moving up in Iowa and slow down Romney's momentum....

21 posted on 11/18/2007 10:38:47 AM PST by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 45 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Clara Lou
No one asked you to care. So why are you here if you don’t care?

I care that stupid polls are influencing voters to do stupid things. Fair enough?

This "electability factor" is going to kill this nation.

22 posted on 11/18/2007 10:43:04 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

And why should I care what only 398 people might think?


Maybe you shouldn’t but trends/polls, etc do show relative strength/weakness among the candidates at a given point in time like it or not. Now I agree you should vote for whom you like the best and not let the polls influence that decision for you. In the long haul the people will eventually select the most viable candidate as they see it whether its one you or I like.

45 days..........


23 posted on 11/18/2007 10:44:32 AM PST by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 45 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: deport

I think Fred is going to make the move in Iowa, and it will be fueled by the grassroots organizational power of the NRLC endorsement and the fact that, of the major candidates, Fred is head and shoulders above them on securing the borders.

At this point, Huckabee, the darling of the MSM (who got fawning questions from Chris Wallace on Chuck Norris), has already begun to recede. The puff pieces and lickspittle interviews from Rudybot pundits make conservative primary voters not only suspicious but sick at their stomachs. He hit his high water mark last week in my opinion.


24 posted on 11/18/2007 10:47:24 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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25 posted on 11/18/2007 10:47:55 AM PST by Politicalmom (Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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To: Brices Crossroads

Be it Thompson or Huckabee we need one of them to shuttle some of the momentum that Romney has in Iowa so that he doesn’t come out as the huge winner and parlay that on to the next state. I don’t for a minute think the man from Hope has a chance of being the nominee but he could maybe play a spoiler.... I’d be happy is Thompson did make the move in Iowa but I don’t see it happening just yet.


26 posted on 11/18/2007 10:50:52 AM PST by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 45 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Brices Crossroads

I am looking forward to the hissy fit that the Iowans will be pitching now that Willard ruined “their” debate.


27 posted on 11/18/2007 10:51:13 AM PST by Politicalmom (Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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To: calcowgirl

Electability is one factor, whether you like it or not. That is one of the reasons I like Thompson, but not even close to the most important reason. It should not be the only reason, as it is in the case of Rudy. The MSM always tries to push the more “electable” (i.e.-liberal) candidate on the GOP, whether it is Ford, Bush41, Dole or Rudy. When the time comes, the “electable” candidate ends up being a loser, like Ford, Bush in 1992 and Dole in 1996.

That said, they deny that Fred is the most electable, but I believe he is, based not principally on polls, but on his character and what he stands for.


28 posted on 11/18/2007 10:53:32 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wow...I hope you are right about the NRA. If this should happen, when do you think it might happen? When do you think the field will begin to thin out?

I appreciate your opinions and am grateful for your posting of these articles.

29 posted on 11/18/2007 10:53:34 AM PST by Bobbisox (ALL AMERICAN "LAZY " GRANDMA FREEPER, and a LOYAL and DEDICATED FredHEAD!)
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To: Brices Crossroads

I’d like to be encouraged by this, but I’m not. I don’t trust Gallup and I think there are still too many who are undecided or just aren’t paying attention yet. G#$damn whoever keeps moving these primaries up. It’s wrecking the process.


30 posted on 11/18/2007 10:55:01 AM PST by lesser_satan (READ MY LIPS: NO NEW RINOS | FRED THOMPSON - DUNCAN HUNTER '08)
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To: All

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31 posted on 11/18/2007 10:57:08 AM PST by W04Man (I'm Now With Fred http://Vets4Fred.net)
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To: Politicalmom

They are apt to to remember this. I think Romney is trying to sit on his artificial lead. He doesn’t want to come to a debate and have to explain his socialized heath care, $50 abortions, tolerance of sanctuary cities and same sex marriage, the great legacy he left Massachusetts. He only shows up when no one is paying attention (like in Ames).


32 posted on 11/18/2007 10:57:37 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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To: Brices Crossroads
It is good to see Fred holding and improving. I am interested to see how Huckabee will pan out, he seems to be improving steadily far above my expectations. He still strikes me as the Gomer Pyle candidate but he is becoming more compelling.


33 posted on 11/18/2007 10:59:49 AM PST by Maelstorm (The government can't do much well yet it always wants to do more?)
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To: Brices Crossroads

“I think Romney is trying to sit on his artificial lead. He doesn’t want to come to a debate and have to explain his socialized heath care, $50 abortions, tolerance of sanctuary cities and same sex marriage, the great legacy he left Massachusetts. He only shows up when no one is paying attention (like in Ames).”

Yep!


34 posted on 11/18/2007 11:01:53 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Brices Crossroads

If I remember Aesop correctly, the tortoise did beat the hare. Of course that was just a fable, but come to think of it today’s fables are all written by the MSM.


35 posted on 11/18/2007 11:03:47 AM PST by Biblebelter
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To: Maelstorm

As I have said before, Huckabee is Rudy’s DH to try to split the conservative vote and let him sneak through. The problem is that except on Right to Life, Huckabee is a liberal on taxes, borders, big government nanny statism and political correctness. he is also super soft on crime, pardoning criminals right and left in Arkansas. He also had a lot of ethical lapses in Arkansas, stripping the governor’s mansion of furniture and other valuables before he left.

Huck is not going to be able to do it, because he is not a conservative, even less conservative than McCain.


36 posted on 11/18/2007 11:07:08 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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To: Brices Crossroads
Correction to post 1: Among those extremely likely to vote, Fred is statistically tied with Giuliani For FIRST place, not second. Sorry for the mistake.

I guess technically , they are tied for first AND second place. :)

Even though my guy is doing better/well, I don't really like news about polls. They seem to be self-fulfilling prophesies, creating a bandwagon effect, and even on FR, people use polls as their basis for choosing or supporting a candidate. It's an unfortunate reality, but if I don't say it when they show FDT doing well, I can't say it when polls show him doing not-as-well. And some will.

37 posted on 11/18/2007 11:10:35 AM PST by TN4Liberty (A liberal is someone who believes Scooter Libby should be in jail and Bill Clinton should not.)
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To: Maelstorm
It is good to see Fred holding and improving. I am interested to see how Huckabee will pan out, he seems to be improving steadily far above my expectations. He still strikes me as the Gomer Pyle candidate but he is becoming more compelling.

And while Huckabee's star is ascending in Harkin's great state of Ioway, I recommend he start thinking about a VP. Lindsey Graham is ready and willing and very available. I say go for it, the Republicans may never have the chance again to put Gomer and Goober on the same ticket. The only sad part is Sargeant Carter is dead, what a Secretary of Defense he would have made!

38 posted on 11/18/2007 11:11:05 AM PST by Biblebelter
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To: TN4Liberty

see my post 28 to calcowgirl for my take on polls.


39 posted on 11/18/2007 11:12:04 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
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To: Brices Crossroads
lickspittle interviews

Bwhahahahahahahahahahahaha!

oh and BTW

Go Fred Go!

40 posted on 11/18/2007 11:12:58 AM PST by HerrBlucher (He's the coolest thing around, gonna shut HRC down, gonna turn it on, wind it up, blow em out, FDT!)
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