Posted on 02/01/2007 8:06:02 PM PST by Dark Skies
Rudy Giuliani is holding on to the top spot among Republican Party sympathizers in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 29 per cent of respondents would support the former New York City mayor in a 2008 presidential primary.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 19 per cent, followed by former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with 16 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with eight per cent. Support is lower for former Kansas senator Sam Brownback, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel.
On Jan. 29, Romney expressed his support for U.S. president George W. Bushs recent decision to increase the number of troops in Iraqwithout leaving his usually critic stancesaying, "Im glad were seeing a change in strategy. Im glad were adding to the mission of our military the protection of the safety of citizens in and around Baghdad. I dont know how you could rebuild a country and an economy if your capital city is literally all covered by what we call a red zone. You know youve failed if you have a red zone. The conduct of our policy in Iraq has been fraught with a number of mistakes."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
Jan. 25 |
Jan. 18 |
Jan. 11 |
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Rudy Giuliani |
29% |
30% |
28% |
John McCain |
19% |
22% |
20% |
Newt Gingrich |
16% |
12% |
14% |
Mitt Romney |
8% |
10% |
8% |
Sam Brownback |
3% |
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-- |
Mike Huckabee |
1% |
2% |
-- |
Chuck Hagel |
1% |
1% |
-- |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 579 likely Republican voters, conducted from Jan. 22 to Jan. 25, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
I wondered if it wasn't Newt instead of Rudy -- I was right! Rudy never struck me as being wonkish! :)
18. 23. Now I am going to read a list of possible candidates for the next presidential race. For each one, please tell me how comfortable you would be having that person as president. (RANDOMIZE) SCALE: 1. Extremely comfortable 2. Very comfortable 3. Somewhat comfortable 4. Not very comfortable 5. Not at all comfortable 6. (Dont know) --- Comfortable --- - Not comfortable - Extmly Vry Smwht Nt vry Not (Dont know) Hillary Clinton 12% 23 18 12 33 2 Democrats 23% 40 21 7 8 1 Republicans 3% 1 10 17 67 1 Independents 7% 21 22 12 37 2 Rudy Giuliani 8% 26 31 12 12 11 Democrats 5% 20 27 19 19 10 Republicans 14% 37 32 4 5 9 Independents 6% 26 39 9 11 9 John McCain 6% 20 32 12 15 14 Democrats 4% 12 30 19 20 14 Republicans 9% 31 35 7 8 10 Independents 8% 23 32 9 15 13
Past my bedtime...vy error prone!:-)
No he didn't. He killed affirmative action in NYC.
Wow...after scrolling down the responses I find it amazing how the media manipulates so many folks. You have a "front-runner" that is about as conservative as the Clinton's; the next candidate that's as crazy as a loon and the third place polling candidate with the morals and ethics of a tom cat and Bill Clinton combined. Why doesn't someone in the Republican party just go ahead and pull the trigger? Conservatives aren't going to buy this crap anymore.
Newtie might make a great Veep.
Thx politicaltwit...can't believe we were pulling for a winner.
Dang that manipulative media.
Thanks, deport.
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 24-25, 2007. N=332 registered Republicans and Republican leaners nationwide. MoE ± 6. |
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"Suppose the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between [see below]. Who would you MOST like to see nominated?" If other/unsure: "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more toward [see below]?" |
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Rudy Giuliani |
John McCain |
Unsure | ||||
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1/24-25/07 |
48 | 44 | 8 | |||
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Rudy Giuliani |
Mitt Romney |
Unsure | ||||
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1/24-25/07 |
72 | 17 | 11 | |||
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John McCain |
Mitt Romney |
Unsure | ||||
% | % | % | ||||
1/24-25/07 |
69 | 19 | 12 | |||
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Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Jan. 22-23, 2007. N=441 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or lean Republican. |
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"Now I'm going to read a list of candidates who might be running for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 2008. If the Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, listen carefully to the names and then tell me which candidate you would be most likely to vote for. . . ." Names rotated |
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John McCain |
30 |
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Rudy Giuliani |
26 |
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Newt Gingrich |
14 |
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Mitt Romney |
5 |
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Sam Brownback |
3 |
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George Pataki |
2 |
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Tom Tancredo |
1 |
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Chuck Hagel |
1 |
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Mike Huckabee |
1 |
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Jim Gilmore |
1 |
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Other (vol.) |
1 |
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Unsure |
14 |
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Won't vote (vol.) |
1 |
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"What if your choices for the Republican nomination were just John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Rudy Giuliani -- which one would you vote for?" Names rotated |
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John McCain |
43 |
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Rudy Giuliani |
40 |
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Mitt Romney |
8 |
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None of these (vol.) |
1 |
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Unsure |
8 |
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CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Jan. 19-21, 2007. N=365 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or lean Republican. MoE ± 5. |
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"Please tell me which of the following people you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in the year 2008. . . ." Names rotated |
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1/19-21/07 | 12/5-7/06 | 11/17-19/06 | 10/27-29/06 | 8/30 - 9/2/06 | ||
% | % | % | % | % | ||
Rudy Giuliani |
32 |
29 |
33 |
29 |
32 |
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John McCain |
26 |
24 |
30 |
27 |
21 |
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Newt Gingrich |
9 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
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Mitt Romney |
7 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
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Jim Gilmore |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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George Pataki |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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Sam Brownback |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Chuck Hagel |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Mike Huckabee |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Duncan Hunter |
1 |
1 |
2 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Ron Paul |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Tom Tancredo |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Tommy Thompson |
1 |
2 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Unsure |
12 |
23 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
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Bill Frist |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
6 |
4 |
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George Allen |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2 |
7 |
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 16-19, 2007. N=344 leaned Republicans nationwide. MoE ± 5. Fieldwork by TNS. |
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"If the 2008 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were [see below], for whom would you vote?" Names rotated |
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1/16-19/07 | 12/7-11/06 | |||||
% | % | |||||
Rudy Giuliani |
34 |
34 |
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John McCain |
27 |
26 |
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Newt Gingrich |
9 |
12 |
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Mitt Romney |
9 |
5 |
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George Pataki |
2 |
3 |
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Sam Brownback |
1 |
1 |
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Jim Gilmore |
1 |
n/a |
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Mike Huckabee |
1 |
- |
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Ron Paul |
1 |
n/a |
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Tom Tancredo |
1 |
- |
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Tommy Thompson |
1 |
2 |
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Chuck Hagel |
- |
- |
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Duncan Hunter |
- |
1 |
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None of these (vol.) |
2 |
6 |
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Unsure |
9 |
9 |
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Wouldn't vote (vol.) |
1 |
- |
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Gallup Poll. Jan. 12-14, 2007. N=412 Republicans and Republican leaners nationwide. MoE ± 5. |
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"Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running in the Republican primary for president in the next election. After I read all the names, please tell me which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in the year 2008, or if you would support someone else. . . ." Names rotated. Rice was included in the list of candidates in 2006. |
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1/12-14/07 | 12/11-14/06 | 11/9-12/06 | ||||
% | % | % | ||||
Rudy Giuliani |
31 |
28 |
28 |
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John McCain |
27 |
28 |
26 |
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Newt Gingrich |
10 |
8 |
7 |
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Mitt Romney |
7 |
4 |
5 |
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George Pataki |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Tommy Thompson |
2 |
2 |
n/a |
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Jim Gilmore |
2 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Sam Brownback |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Mike Huckabee |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Chuck Hagel |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Condoleezza Rice (vol.) |
1 |
12 |
13 |
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Duncan Hunter |
- |
1 |
- |
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Someone else |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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None (vol.) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Unsure |
10 |
7 |
7 |
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George Allen |
n/a |
2 |
2 |
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Bill Frist |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
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I wonder what that means?
It means there will be spam as far as the eyes can see.
lol...right you are.
LOL!!!
Republicans and the Republican party have done absolutely nothing to prime candidates for the 2008 Presidential election. They've known for years what needs to be done but just as their legislative record have failed to produce.
You're funny! :)
I'm happy!
Giuliani bump.
I is and Rudy ain't.
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