Not saying anything I'm just gonna sit here - eat my popcorn and watch the fur fly! 
Posted on 12/14/2005 7:00:30 AM PST by areafiftyone
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the Empire State want a former New York City mayor to run for president in 2008, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 62 per cent of respondents say they would like Rudy Giuliani to launch a White House bid.
Giuliani—a Republican—garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The former mayor currently heads Giuliani Partners, LLC—a consulting firm.
Last week, Newsday reproduced the comments of John Dennehy—a strategist during the 2000 presidential run by Republican Arizona senator John McCain—on Giuliani’s possible presidential bid. Dennehy declared, "In my humble opinion, Rudy wouldn’t get out of the gate."
Support is lower for New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at 33 per cent. Rodham Clinton—a Democrat and former first lady—was elected to the United States Senate in 2000, defeating Republican Rick Lazio by 12 per cent. She ruled out a presidential bid in 2004.
A prospective candidacy by current Republican governor George Pataki garners the backing of 31 per cent of respondents. In July, Pataki announced he would not seek a new term as governor. In August, an advertisement discussing his possible White House bid began airing in Iowa.
No Republican has carried New York in a U.S. presidential election since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Polling Data
Do you want former Rudy Giuliani to run for president in 2008?
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Yes |
62% |
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No |
18% |
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Undecided |
20% |
Do you want George Pataki to run for president in 2008?
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Yes |
33% |
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No |
49% |
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Undecided |
18% |
Do you want Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2008?
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Yes |
31% |
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No |
57% |
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Undecided |
12% |
Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,200 registered New York voters, conducted from Dec. 2 to Dec. 4, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Not saying anything I'm just gonna sit here - eat my popcorn and watch the fur fly!
I sure don't want him in the Oval Office.
Yeah. So, Rudy carries South Carolina, Texas and Mississippi, too?
I don't want him. Pro choice+ Pro Gun Control=Rhino. He is very good in a crisis as we all know, but politically he is closer to Teddy Kennedy than he is to GWB and GWB is already too liberal for my tastes.
But whatever they say to a pollster, when it came down to Rudy vs. Hillary for the Presidency in 2008, I'm betting New Yorkers would vote for the default Democrat over the 9/11 folk hero.
If he get the nonimation, Constitution Party here I come.
Take your pick a liberal New York Senator or a Liberal New York Governor or a liberal New York City Mayor?..............Like do you want to die by Firing Squad, Electric Chair or Lethal Injection?..........
George Allen...period.
Don't know about that, but he will carry Georgia - They polled Georgia last week and he is leading. Things will change by 2007. The polls now will change dramatically I'm sure by then.
If he wins the primary as the P or is selected as the VP candidate, then yes, he'll carry all those states.
Not really - I'm a NYer and I speak to alot of Dems here In NYC and they do NOT want Hillary to run for president. They will definitely vote for Rudy over Hillary if it comes to that but I don't think it will - I think someone else will be the nominee. Its too early yet.
But you've previously posted numerous times that you won't vote for Tom DeLay or any Republican.
Amen to that.
If Rudi or any other RINO gets the Republican nomination Constitution Party all the way. I'd rather vote for good than a lesser evil.
Only 31% of New Yorkers want Hillary to run? I doubt the results of this entire survey.
Well, we've got a lot of crises coming up, and we can't afford a President of either party who isn't good in a crisis. Otherwise, there won't be an America left by 2016 in which to have the liberal-conservative social policy debate.
Liberal as Rudy may be, the other potential Republican candidates aren't exactly filling me with confidence in their leadership abilities.
Welcome to FR. What was your previous freepname?
Actually, in a race against almost any Democrat, Giuliani would likely carry those states.
Now the voters in these states may not be crazy about Giuliani's policies but I cannot fathom them voting for Hillary Clinton or Russ Feingold.
I'd vote for Giuliani. Very willingly.
Its true. Believe me - Most Dems I talk to here in NYC don't want Hillary to run for president. They don't care about her being a Senator but President? NEVER!
Amazing, isn't it...that a lot of folks opine, regarding George Allen, that a senator has never attained the Oval office, yet many of these same people have no qualms whatsoever with a former mayor heading the ticket.
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