Posted on 04/19/2007 6:00:16 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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The bottom line (parentheses are from the last poll in February):
Giuliani - 33% (44)
McCain - 21% (21)
Romney - 9% (4)
F Thompson - 9% (-)
Gingrich - 6% (15)
T Thompson - 2% (2)
Everyone else - 1%
Undecided - 6%
If Gingrich does not run:
Giuliani - 35% (53)
McCain - 22% (23)
Romney - 10% (5)
F Thompson - 10% (-)
Gilmore - 2% (1)
T Thompson - 2% (2)
Everyone else - 1%
The poll was of 1141 adults, not likely or even registered voters, so take it for what it’s worth.
YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE POLL ON THE WASHINGTON POST WEBSITE HERE Washington Post/ABC News Poll
Fred Thompson and Romney are sucking the wind out of the Rudy express.
((((RUDY PING)))))
Actually the more people running the smaller the poll numbers get for each candidate.
McCain holding on. Romney gaining slow momentum. Gingrich’s momentum is over. Thompson gaining good momentum. Rudy dropping.
Pretty much right in line with all other polls and surveys done in the past month.
Rudy is still solid rock. Thompson has slipped a bit.
Notice how Rudy gained two points when Newt dropped out, while the rest only gained 1.
Even if Thompson announces he’s in, I don’t think these numbers will change much. Rudy has made it well known where he stands, and in spite of all the rhetoric, he is accepted from coast to coast by a broad range of voters.
Clearly, he is not the evil politician many here would have us believe. His likability and steady popularity speaks for itself
How do you get that?
“Rudy is still solid rock. Thompson has slipped a bit.”
Huh? Rudy lost 1/4 of his support since the last poll.
So, maintaining a 30%+ share of the votes in a field of @15 candidates equals to having your wind sucked out?
LMAO!!!!
No, dropping to 33% from 44% does.
LMAO!
So...what happens to Thompson if he drops 10 percentage points?
Would maintain the lead?
Oh wait...
LMAO!!!!
Rudy dropped 12 points in the first poll and 18 points when Gingrinch is not included. That is a major drop anyway you cut it. If you wish to poo-poo it, go right ahead. But there is good reason why Rudybots are ramping up their attacks on Fred.
11 points...
I really doubt that Fred will drop 10 points. He hasn’t even officially announced and he’s already sucking points from Guiliani. I expect his points to rise if he does announce. I think, unless something dramatic happens - or if Fred doesn’t enter the race - Rudy’s momentum has stopped climbing.
So if everybody ran, Rudy would go to zero? Fred and Romney have taken away support for Rudy no matter how you spin it.
Fred's support is going nowhere but up. You need to start worrying about when Fred adds another 10+ points when he announces next month.
Thompson went from 12 to 13% from the last week, to 9%.
Rudy, with a 10 point lead, could be considered strong. Solid, because that lead has remained at an average of 10 points since the beginning, now matter how many candidates enter or leave the race.
Also, I expect as the race goes on & the smaller candidates drop out - a lot of those supporters will move to Romney or Thompson, since those people seem to have the upward momentum going for them. Anyone that would/could support Rudy, probably already does & anyone that finds him unsuitable for nomination has already expressed support for one of the other candidates - or “other”.
The poll I’m looking at - at the top of this thread - shows Rudy’s numbers dropping. Significantly.
You’re spinning the figures as fast as you can, but be careful - you might get dizzy.
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