Posted on 11/21/2007 8:17:35 AM PST by eastsider
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows a three-way tie for second behind national frontrunner Rudy Giuliani in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Giuliani attracts 24% support from Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide while Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee are each preferred by 13% of Likely Primary Voters. John McCain is close behind at 11%, Ron Paul's is at 6% and no other Republican candidate reaches 2% (see recent daily numbers).
I see Mr. Inevitable still can’t break the 30% mark.
Just proves my point, the second tier has gotta drop and then see what the “undesided” will do.
Rudy has name recognition, which is the most important thing in national polls this early in the gain. Once Mitt wins IA and NH, he will leap to the front.
“this early in the game”
The early primaries are going to be critical for those three tied at 13%. One of them needs to rally all the anti-Rudy voters into their camp.
This is going to be a busy Christmas campaigning season since Iowa and NH are so early next year.
Link:
Link to table with history:
Then once Fred wins SC, FL, MI, IL, and all the rest...
Tx. I have no idea what happened to the link and excerpt when I posted.
Also new poll in S. Carolina:
South Carolina: Romney, Thompson Tied for Lead
“Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson are tied for the lead in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds both men earning 21% of the vote from Likely Primary Voters. That’s a big change from September when Thompson was on top with support from 24% and Romney trailed the frontrunner by nine percentage points.
Trailing the two leaders are Rudy Giuliani at 13%, Mike Huckabee at 12%, John McCain at 9%, and Ron Paul at 8%. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter each earn support from 2% while 13% are undecided (see crosstabs).”
Huckabee is there to split thompson.
Giuliani’s strategy from day one was move the primaries as soon as possible before a single challenger can point out his left wing rino status.
Rudy would be the ideal 3rd Party candidate. Might even win.
The Romney move up in the SC poll is news, but just as much is the fact that Giuliani has started to tank down there.
or so I am told by Mitt fans...
FNC hasn't called the nomination for Giuliani yet?
Fred has yet to run a single ad in SC. Mitt is saturating the airwaves.
LOL...I’m sure that will hapen soon...
Huckabee is there only to protect Giuliani.
He has no viability beyond that.
I would submit that without huckabee, EITHER thompson or Romney would be tied within the margin of error with Giuliani’s static supporters.
No Giuliani, NO PROBLEM.
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