Posted on 08/20/2007 7:38:04 AM PDT by hardback
Angus Reid Global Monitor - Public support for Rudy Giuliani fell among Republican Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 22 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 presidential primary, down six points since early August.
Actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is second with 19 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 15 per cent, Arizona senator John McCain with 14 per cent, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with four per cent.
On Aug. 8, Giuliani discussed the GOP race, saying, "I happen to be a very big admirer of McCain and I can tell you quite honestly that if I weren’t running for president I would be here supporting him. If for some reason I made a decision not to run, he’d be my candidate."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
Aug. 16 Aug. 8 Jul. 26
Rudy Giuliani 22% 28% 26%
Fred Thompson 19% 22% 25%
Mitt Romney 15% 13% 12%
John McCain 14% 10% 10%
Mike Huckabee 4% 4% 2%
Source: Rasmussen Reports Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 600-650 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Aug. 13 to Aug. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
It will be interesting to see the first real poll after Fred Thompson actually enters the race officially.
How the hell did McCain pick up four percentage points?
I like the result, but Angus-Reid has a horrible reputation.
That rumbling you hear in the background is the “Newt Machine” warming its engine.
I think you’ll see Fred back up at that 22-25% level when he announces. (then higher after McCain drops out)
Still, it shows McCain gaining four points?
Mitt’s doing well at 15. The deciding factor will probably be where to the McCain voters break when he gets out of the race, I’m guessing a lot of them will go to Fred!
When the negative ads exposing Giuliani’s history start hitting the airwaves, Rudy will fade quickly.
I only draw one conclusion based on any polling I'm seeing out there currently: This race is as wide-open as it could be.
Fred who? /s
I think there is a very real possibilty of a BROKERED
convention this time around.
I don’t know. I suspect it will come down to Fred (who will get a big bounce when he announces) and Mitt (who seems to have gotten a serious bump with his IA straw poll results). Why the hell ANYBODY is supporting McCain is beyond me.
We may know by Mega Tuesday in February. Or there will be some hotly contested smaller states after that...
“How the hell did McCain pick up four percentage points?”
Rudy lost 4 points. They just transferred from one RINO candidate to the next.
Rasmussen has Rudy at 29%, Thompson at 22%, Romney at 13%, and McCain at 11% as of today, Monday, August 20th, 2007. What is the date of that report you posted?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/daily_presidential_tracking_poll__1
Nevermind. Just noticed that those numbers are from the 16th.
Folks are just becoming aware of Romney’s ultra-liberal record in MA. He’s doomed.
The sheeple are fogetting about the shamenesty bill already.
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