March 07, 2007 Giuliani Solidifies Lead in Republican Nomination Poll Clinton still leads among Democrats by Jeffrey M. Jones Page: 1, 2 Next GALLUP NEWS SERVICEPRINCETON, NJ -- Rudy Giuliani is cementing himself as the early front-runner for the 2008 Republican nomination, while Hillary Rodham Clinton maintains that status among Democrats. This is according to the latest USA Today/Gallup presidential nomination preference poll of rank-and-file Republicans and Democrats. Giuliani's emergence is notable because the early Republican front-runner has won that party's nomination in each election since 1972. On the other hand, it has been rare for the...