Posted on 03/10/2007 4:02:26 PM PST by FairOpinion
The leading Democratic candidate, according to Democrats and those who lean Democratic, is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York at 38 percent followed by Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois at 21 percent, former Vice President Al Gore at 14 percent and former Sen. John Edwards at 10 percent.
Among Republicans and those who lean Republican, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leading the field at 35 percent, followed by Sen. John McCain of Arizona at 22 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 11 percent and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 8 percent.
Giuliani got stronger support from Republican women (41 percent) than he did from Republican men (25 percent). McCain and Giuliani are even among men _ both at 25 percent. Giuliani got higher support in the Northeast (56 percent) than he did in the South (31 percent) or West (25 percent). Giuliani got a higher percentage of support from unmarried women (49 percent) than he did from married men (30 percent).
McCain does better with moderates (39 percent) than he does with conservatives (21 percent).
Giuliani has 37 percent among conservatives, 29 percent among moderates and 29 percent among liberals.
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Gasp...that will so get the anti-Rudy crowd's knickers in a twist.
This is getting ridiculous. The election is almost two years away and we have to put up with this nonsense.
I wish they had said if anyone got more than Rudy among conservatives, but I doubt, I think they would have mentioned it. So Rudy may well be the leading candidate not only among Republicans, but among conservatives as well.
Most conservatives are pretty smart and can figure out what would happen under Hillary.
We're only 2 months into this, and I'm already poll-fatigued. 20 months to go... Gack!!!
If these numbers are true, Giuliani is the most unusual candidate, drawing the most unusual support, that the Republican Party has seen since Ronald Reagan was running. Imagine a Republican candidate doing better in the Northeast than the South! That's amazing! I think it's good for the party, bringing in these new people, which I know many here find unpleasant.
The early bird gets the worm....In this case, the money..!
I'm aware of that. I just can't believe all the discussion about this election. It just like trying to predict the weather on election day - it's too early to spend this much energy on it.
"The early bird gets the worm....In this case, the money..!"
Exactly! And that is critical in any election, especially this one, considering the entranched Clinton fundraising machinery.
new poll shows Rudy Giuliani taking two of the three crucial swing states of Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio from Hillary Rodham Clinton by winning over independents and nearly breaking even with her bread and butter - female voters.
In the head-to-head showdown, Giuliani thumps Clinton by 11 points in Pennsylvania and bests her by 5 in Florida - while the former first lady edges America's Mayor by one point in the Buckeye State.
Giuliani crushes Clinton nemesis Barack Obama in all three states, racking up 12-point leads in Florida and Pennsylvania and a 4-point cushion in Ohio.
The Quinnipiac University poll found an eye-popping 51 percent of Pennsylvania voters back Giuliani - including 20 percent of Keystone State Democrats - over Clinton, who pulled in 40 percent support. Clinton eked out only a 1-point edge with women.
The poll's assistant director, Peter Brown, said Pennsylvanians are keenly interested in homeland security - the fourth plane involved in the 9/11 attacks crashed in the state - and hold Giuliani in high regard.
Giuliani, who has the highest favorability of any 2008 candidate, got his biggest thumbs-up from Pennsylvanians, at 61 percent.
Yes, it is ridiculous. It's the MSM's way to marginalize President Bush.
Doesn't bother me.
Polls can say whatever you pay them to.
Just ask the polar bears.
How did Mcnut get so many votes.
Wait until many of those conservative find out that Rudy is really Hillary in drag on the issues.
It's also the MSM's way of attempting to choose the candidates for both parties.
Oh, everyone knows that's the percentage of conservatives who are really gun-grabbing, baby-killing, cross-dressing treasonous liberals.
Yeah, any day now. Conservatives will find out Rudy's real views and his poll numbers will circle the drain. Any minute now. Any day now. Just wait.
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