Posted on 09/21/2005 7:06:15 AM PDT by areafiftyone
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the top presidential contender for GOP supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 31 per cent of Republican voters would prefer Giuliani as the party’s nominee in 2008.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 28 per cent, followed by current state secretary Condoleezza Rice with 19 per cent. 12 per cent of respondents would support other contenders or are undecided.
Giuliani garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2000, McCain won seven Republican presidential primaries in the U.S., but retired from the race after eventual nominee George W. Bush became the frontrunner.
Rice is the second woman—after Madeleine Albright—and the second African-American—after Colin Powell—to serve as state secretary. She previously acted as the White House’s national security advisor during U.S. president George W. Bush’s first term in office.
The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2008?
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Rudy Giuliani |
31% |
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John McCain |
28% |
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Condoleezza Rice |
19% |
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Other / Undecided |
12% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 370 Republican voters, conducted on Sept. 14, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
Here is the Rassmussen poll:
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September 19, 2005--Senator John McCain leads Senator Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points in an early 2008 Presidential Election poll. McCain attracts 47% of the vote while Clinton earns 39%. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani holds a 4-point edge over New York's Junior Senator, 47% to 43%. Giuliani is currently the top choice among Republicans for their party nomination. McCain is second. Some had anticipated that Giuliani would get a "Katrina bounce" based upon his performance as Mayor of New York on 9-11. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of American voters believe Giuliani would be better than Clinton at handling a natural disaster. Just 31% think Clinton would be better. Giuliani is also seen better at handling natural disasters than McCain. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say Giuliani would be better while 22% give the edge to McCain. However, in our last survey before Katrina, McCain held a 2-point edge over Clinton while Giuliani was ahead of Clinton by 3 percentage points. It is not clear why McCain gained ground and Giuliani did not.When it comes to handling the situation in Iraq, 49% of voters say Giuliani would be better than Clinton. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say Clinton would be better. |
Voters are evenly divided as to whether Giuliani or Clinton would do a better job managing the economy. They give a slight edge to the Republican on immigration issues.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) have a favorable opinion of Giuliani while 26% have an unfavorable view. For McCain, the numbers are 52% favorable and 28% unfavorable.
Clinton is far more polarizing--44% favorable and 49% unfavorable in this survey. Rasmussen Reports has been following public perceptions of Senator Clinton every other week through the Hillary Meter.
Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.
Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome.
During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was also the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined.
Cheney/Rice2008
Cheney won't run he will probably retire. But Rice is still polling really well!
I bet Rice's numbers would go through the roof if she would committ to a run.
I'm more of a Condi Rice hater myself :-P Seriously, I remember how terrific Guliani's speech was at the GOP convention, and how badly it was needed. Our president is a horrible public speaker. He is apparantly incapable of articulating anything beyond a sing-songy slogan. And I'm sorry, but effectively articulating a vision and persuading people to follow is a key part of leadership. I like Newt, too, but he's probably got very little chance of securing the nomination. That Jack kemp republican helmet head might not sell. I'm so fed up right now, I have passing notions about going back to 3rd party land.
I'm for ABM - Anyone But McCain. Or the Anti Ballistic McCain treaty. Whichever. Giuliani isn't my top pick, disagree with a bunch of stuff, but he's ok.
Cheney runs, wins, retires mid-term due to health reasons, Rice is in for 10 yrs. Scary but it could happen.
I'll stay home if it's rice v clinton.
Dear BobToMatoE,
"I bet Rice's numbers would go through the roof if she would committ to a run."
Or go through the floor.
"Buy on rumor, sell on news."
sitetest
We need more than just "a leader". We need a leader with strong conservative convictions. A leader that will lead in the wrong direction is not what we need.
I agree. She's made quite an impression on the American public. I like Rice!
Giuliani, McCain, Rice.
Anyone heard if any conservatives are planning on entering the Republican primaries? The popularity polls I'm seeing so far feature only mushy moderate-to-liberal types. I couldn't support any of these three.
Yes. And, anti-gun to boot.
spoken in the true words of what you appear to be...
With the MSM ready to give any candidate a major daily enema, who'd want the job?
Dear harpu,
I couldn't vote for Ms. Rice at this point, either. But a small amount of shift on her position on abortion could get me to the vote-for-her-by-holding-my-nose level of support.
sitetest
Oh I think people know, it's just like with Arnold in CA people knew but they got starstruck and threw the conservative candidate, McClintock under the bus. Hannity was about worse, begging McClintock to drop out on the air for the sake of the party. Values be damned. I fear republicans will bend over for Rudy just like they did for Arnold.
Some of us are trying to draft Mike Pence, a Reagan conservaive to run.
His name ID is currently 1% but all you got to do is get Iowa and then you are a household name.
I have heard them mention those associations many times. Are they supposed to bring it up with EVERY story about Rudy?
Do they bring up Lewinsky on every story about bill clinton?
UNFORTUNATELY...your options (and suggestions) for a GOP winner are very, very limited!
And isn't he pro-choice?
I don't think I would vote for him.
Yes, yes and me too.
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