Posted on 11/27/2006 11:11:43 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry ranked last in a poll released Monday that scores the popularity of national leaders.
Americans have the warmest feelings about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, the poll by Quinnipiac University showed.
The university's "thermometer reading," taken the week after the Nov. 7 election, asked voters to rate their feelings for 20 leaders on a scale of 0 to 100.
Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee who was roundly criticized before the election for suggesting that students who don't study could end up stuck in Iraq, came in last at 39.6.
Kerry later apologized for what he said was a botched joke.
Giuliani, a Republican weighing a presidential bid in 2008, scored the highest at 64.2. Obama and McCain, who are also considering a 2008 campaign, finished next at 58.8 and 57.7.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has been laying a foundation for his own presidential run, ranked No. 13, with a rating of 45.9.
President Bush was 15th out of 20 while his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, was fourth and former President Clinton fifth.
Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who lost the Democratic primary before winning re-election as an independent, ranked sixth with a score of 52.7.
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton scored ninth of the 20 leaders with a score of 49.
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, in line to become the next House Speaker, improved her standing, moving from last to 12th in a few weeks. The next Senate Majority leader, Democrat Harry Reid, was 19th.
"As we enter the presidential campaign of 2008, Giuliani and McCain are in enviable positions," said Peter Brown, assistant poll director. "They are well-regarded and most Americans are quite familiar with them. Obama's showing is impressive, but four in 10 Americans still don't know enough about him to have an opinion."
The telephone poll was conducted from Nov. 13-19. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,623 registered voters nationwide and the poll has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
Mr. Kerry may be last on this list, but he's my favorite snob!
Musta been that "smarter than thou" quote from 2 weeks ago...
Delete the "n" and I'd have to agree with you.
American people are getting more stupid every day....NOBODY knows a THING about Obama!!!
Another scheme to get Obama's name more associated with the 'big players' in the game.
Has anyone else noticed this in the last couple of weeks?
More Americans Think Well Of Pelosi, Quinnipiac National Thermometer (Giuliani Rates #1)
Why is it the list the MSM uses in every poll only includes the liberal Republicans?!?
Has anyone, anywhere asked Kerry what the real, unbotched joke was supposed to be?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Who's John Kerry?
Who else is there? Brownback?
Was that a rectal thermometer?
However, I don't doubt the poll since puffing up Obama has been the major concern of the Treason Media since the RAT convention in 04.
We'd be better off if they got UNDER... the train.
You know.....John Kerry, the guy who was in Vietnam (yes, it's true, he was in Vietnam).
Four in 1,000 Americans don't even know who he is, yet Barack Obama came in second in this poll? Right. Would love to know how the questions were posed. I have to agree with Mr.K. This is part of a systematic effort on the part of the DNC Public Relations Committee (i.e., the media) to groom the voters for favorable response to Mr. Obama at the national level.
I wonder how long the Queen will let Obama play in the big leagues...
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