Of Course I stopped being a republican in 2001 after moving back to Illinois and saw what passes for pubbies here.
Personally if its a choice between McCain and Rudy I'll take Rudy any day. Most of the other Republicans have been polling in the single digits and watching them on TV talking head shows is like watching paint dry! They are so dull I have to turn it off!
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.
We can all vote for the conservative of our choice in the primaries, but anyone here who would stay home on election day if Giuliani were to prevail has his head firmly planted where the sun don't shine.
Rasmussen is a weekend blip. 44% approval among 'national adults' still translates into 47% among 'likely voters'.
During 2004, President Bush's Job Approval among 'likely voters' ranged from 46% to 54%, that 43% to 51% among 'national adults'. This Rasmussen weekend blip is still within the range Bush achieved in a year where he recieved 62 MILLION votes is a re-election victory.
Gallup is biased. They are also incompetent. In 2004, Kerry +14 in March, Bush +16 in September. That's a 30 Point spread in 6 months. That was garbage then. It is garbage now.
FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!