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 |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
29% |
30% |
28% |
John McCain |
19% |
22% |
20% |
Newt Gingrich |
16% |
12% |
14% |
Mitt Romney |
8% |
10% |
8% |
Sam Brownback |
3% |
-- |
-- |
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.
LOL! Good point! You nailed it! I expect they are standing by the computer stomping their feet at us nasty Rudy supporters.
As Tom Bevan of RealClearPolitics has pointed out, Rudy is an adherent of the same approach to illegal immigration that John McCain, Ted Kennedy, George Bush, and Harry Reid have championed:
"While McCain has taken heat for his support of comprehensive immigration reform, Rudy is every bit as pro-immigration as McCain - if not more so. On the O'Reilly Factor last week Giuliani argued for a "practical approach" to immigration and cited his efforts as Mayor of New York City to "regularize" illegal immigrants by providing them with access to city services like public education to "make their lives reasonable." Giuliani did say that "a tremendous amount of money should be put into the physical security" needed to stop the flow of illegal immigrants coming across the border, but his overall position on immigration is essentially indistinguishable from McCain's."
That's bad enough. But, as Michelle Malkin has revealed, under Giuliani, New York was an illegal alien sanctuary and "America's Mayor" actually sued the federal government in an effort to keep New York City employees from having to cooperate with the INS:
"When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed suit against the feds in 1997. He was rebuffed by two lower courts, which ruled that the sanctuary order amounted to special treatment for illegal aliens and were nothing more than an unlawful effort to flaunt federal enforcement efforts against illegal aliens. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law."
If you agree with the way that Nancy Pelosi and Company deal with illegal immigration, then you'll find the way that Rudy Giuliani tackles the issue to be right down your alley.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE OF GIULIANI'S LEFT-WING POLITICAL POSITIONS
Yep. The folks who want to win at any cost are amazing.
Gingrich is my favorite. He is an intellectual heavyweight. Giuliani I hope is not the best we can do and McCain is plain scary. Of course, the media will claim Gingrich has baggage but Hillary doesn't. I remember Dan Blather introducing news stories with the words, "Newt Gingrich, perhaps the most hated man in America..." Expect more of that if Gingrich starts to be a real contender.
Yup, the Republican Party expects conservative republicans, conservative independents and Reagan Democrats to vote for RINOs or yesterdays disgraced party members. I guess 2006 wasn't a wake-up call. Perhaps in 2012 they might have a respectable candidate or perhaps relegated themselves to 3rd party status.
Thanks for writing that. I agree. Can anyone say PUSH POLLING !
"What do the 2012 polls say?"
President Hillary is behind Republican Nominee Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Me too. Newt got us the majority in '94 after a 40 year dem majority, and he developed this:
http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html
Republican party sympathizers? What kind of journalistic writing is THAT?!
Rasmussen National Poll: Giuliani 29% McCain 19% Gingrich 16% (Trends Continue...hmmmm...)
Rasmussen Reports ^ | 1-30-07 | Rasmussen Reports
Posted on 01/30/2007 9:49:33 AM PST by TitansAFC
Half the base has moved from not only single issue abortion, but also single issue immigration.
Those positions are unlikely to both be satisfied in any winning candidate this time around.
Therefore, if I am right, the base cannot be motivated.
Therefore, at best, we should elect a so-called RINO - which to me is a heckuva lot better than the communists, oh I meant liberals.
We have got to keep capitalism alive. The world is going communist and Islamist. Otherwise I'm ready to find another country that promotes capitalism.
Take him...........but he'll NEVER be president.
I see! :-)
All she is is a SPAMMER!
That's very interesting; even this far out.
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