This needs its own thread....
This one should probably have it’s own thread also.
Giuliani’s numbers dip amid state’s Republicans
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“That’s an ominous sign for the front-runner,” said Mark DiCamillo of the Field Poll. “There’s a larger proportion that are holding their vote in abeyance. It’s not that Giuliani has lost it, but he’s certainly not in the same position he was two months ago - in California, anyway.”
At the same time, GOP voters are taking so-called second-tier candidates more seriously, including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and congressmen Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter. Some 14 percent of California Republicans say they support one of the four second-tier candidates, compared with only 7 percent in August when the last Field Poll was conducted.
And, at a time in the race when voters are typically becoming more decisive, the number of undecided voters is also growing, up to 22 percent from 20 percent in August and 15 percent in March.
James Hanson, an unemployed computer programmer from Fremont who also took part in the survey, has already moved beyond the top-tier candidates. He supports San Diego Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Vietnam veteran who received just 3 percent support in the Field Poll.
Hanson has followed Hunter on radio and TV programs and considers him “incredibly honest.”
While Hanson was impressed with Giuliani as a “crisis manager” during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, he has been disappointed with Giuliani’s campaign strategy.