Poll: Giuliani's hold on GOP lead slips

NewsObserver/AP ^ | 3/27/07 | staff

[pissant]

THE RACE: The national presidential race for Democrats, Republicans. ---

THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS

Hillary Clinton 35 percent

Barack Obama 22 percent

Al Gore 17 percent

John Edwards 14 percent

(all other candidates below 5 percent)

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THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS

Rudy Giuliani 31 percent

John McCain 22 percent

Fred Thompson 12 percent

Newt Gingrich 8 percent

(all other candidates below 5 percent)

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The USA Today-Gallup national poll of 1,007 adults was conducted March 23-25 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Democratic sample of 493 Democrats and those who lean Democratic and the Republican sample of 429 Republicans and those who lean Republican each had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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OF INTEREST: Giuliani's 24-percentage point lead in this poll in early March was down to 9 percentage points. Edwards, who announced recently he would stay in the race despite his wife's cancer, bumped up slightly from 9 percent in early March to 14 percent. Fred Thompson, the politician/actor who is considering a bid, was third among Republicans.

[pissant]

Slip sliding away Slip sliding away You know the more folks see the liberal You know he's just slip sliding away

(apologies to Paul Simon)

[The Wizard]

any sample of 400+ is MEANINGLESS

[dirtboy]

Rudy Giuliani 31 percent [down 13 points]
John McCain 22 percent
Fred Thompson 12 percent [without even entering the race]
Newt Gingrich 8 percent
(all other candidates below 5 percent) [including Mitt - bye, bye, Mitt]

[TommyDale]

...Unless it favors YOUR candidate, of course!

[cripplecreek]

Wait till he finds himself in a debate against conservatives. The word "plummet" comes to mind.

[commish]

That 12% for an UNDECLARED candidate should be making Rudy and McPain totally wet thier pants.

I know, that as of right now, Thompson has my full support, and I really think if he does decide to run that he will jump to the top of the R heap in a hurry.

[Vaquero]

Rudy wears his slip under this lovely ensemble.

[JamesP81]

Any poll conducted this far from the primary is also meaningless.

Nevertheless, I'm no RG fan and I'd be happy with a Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson nomination.

[Dead Corpse]

Rudy Pootie peaked too early. Good, now maybe we can get back to talking about real candidates...

Hunter, or Thompson? Two birds, one stone. Have one be VP for the other.

For name recognition alone, we'll draw in the "Fear and Loathing" stoner crowds who will thinks it's Hunter S. they are voting for. This alone could sap enough of the Dem voting base to swing us the victory. ;-)

[pissant]

If Hannity and Medved would do their jobs, instead of wearing kneepads, he'd already be in Romney territory.

[Nomorjer Kinov]

It's 20% - Newt, like Thompson is not declared. In the dems camp. Owl Gore has 17% and he too is undeclared.

[freedomfiter2]

Rudy Pootie peaked too early. Good, now maybe we can get back to talking about real candidates...


He had to peak early, it wasn't going to happen after people got to know him.

[spectre]

Good news.

sw

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

20% for two undeclared candidates (Thompson & Gingrich).

[finnman69]

GIULIANI STILL GETTING OVER 30% OF THE VOTE

slip sliding away my left foot

[commish]

Good Point, Hillary and Obama need to be looking over thier shoulders too.

RUN AL RUN!!!!!!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

QUICK! Somebody find quidnunc and get him to pull up some anti-Fred article about something he did back in the mid-1990s!

[mainepatsfan]

Is it just me or has McCain's numbers not moved at all?

[mainepatsfan]

Then the real fun would begin.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

As soon as Big Fred declares, the Rudybot movement gets tossed into the ash heap of history.