Posted on 12/04/2007 8:13:17 AM PST by Petronski
With less than a month to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that Rudy Giuliani has fallen back in the pack in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Giuliani’s support has fallen to 18% and four other candidates are within six percentage points of the lead. Mike Huckabee is enjoying an amazing surge and now shares the top spot with Giuliani at 18%. Close behind are John McCain at 14%, Fred Thompson at 13%, and Mitt Romney at 12%. Ron Paul attracts 7% of Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide and no other Republican candidate reaches 2% (see recent daily numbers).
John 14
Fred 13
Myth 12
LRon 7
Rest 2
MOE 4
I guess Rudy’s funny accounting of his tryst really hurt him among the GOP
If he were a Dem, it would have been a resume enhancer.
Rudy’s stunning collapse continues apace.
It is time for America to do again what Reagan did...
DEFEAT JIMMY CARTER!
Mike Huckabee is Jimmy Carter!
A surprisingly-petty debate performance coupled with the Tryst Fund Tales seem to be combining for quite the extraordinary tumble.
COME ON HUCK!
You can do it boy!
Fred needs to shine a little more...this is very encouraging!
Fred Thompson ‘08!
Republican Favorable Ratings Rising [Byron York]
A new Gallup poll shows an across-the-board increase in the favorable ratings of major Republican presidential candidates – with the exception of Rudy Giuliani, who until recently had the highest favorable ratings of any Republican. According to the new rankings, John McCain now has the highest favorable rating of any candidate, with Giuliani second.
The poll shows Mike Huckabee's favorable rating jumped 15 points in the last three weeks, from 18 percent to 33 percent. (Huckabee's unfavorable rating ticked downward, from 18 percent to 16 percent.) Fred Thompson's favorable rating went up ten points, from 29 percent to 39 percent. (His unfavorable rating also went down, from 28 percent to 26 percent.) Mitt Romney's favorable rating went up eight points, from 28 percent to 36 percent, while his unfavorable rating went down a point, from 31 percent to 30 percent. And McCain's favorable rating also went up eight points from 47 percent to 55 percent, while his unfavorable fell from 34 percent to 30 percent. As for Giuliani, his favorable rating fell from 55 percent to 52 percent, with his unfavorable rating jumping from 32 percent to 37 percent.
During the same period, there was little change among Democrats, who already had higher favorable ratings than several Republicans. Hillary Clinton's favorable rating went down five points, from 52 percent to 47 percent, while her unfavorable rating went up from 45 percent to 50 percent. Barack Obama's favorable rating stayed the same, at 53 percent, while his unfavorable rating ticked upward from 30 percent to 33 percent. John Edwards' favorable rating also stayed the same, at 50 percent, while his unfavorable rating went from 31 percent to 35 percent.
Rudy actually sounded even worse when you listen to the debate audio only. His voice cracked as he said “sanctuary mansion”.
If there’s one thing worse than a NY bully, it’s an NY bully who is unsure of himself.
Myth Romney?
LOL!
Fox News must be askance...their man Rudy is slipping big
With the way the media coverage has been...you figure Fred would have disappeared....he has not.
I really think this is setting up well for Fred. The Huckabee lovefest will not last....he has more baggage than a 747 leaving from Miami back to South America after a shopping junket
Bingo, we have a winnnah!
Rooty going down, down, down ....
GO FRED GO!!!
I wish it were Fred instead of Huckabee, but if Huckabee can knock off Rudy so Fred can pull in front, then so be it.
Expect to see this collapse reflected in the state polls in about a week.
This is an amazing little run we’ve seen in the numbers.
Sometimes all one can say is ‘wow.’
Huck won’t last he has his own Willie Horton, corruption allegations, and tax hikes to drag him down.
It’s perfect...
Rudy (via Rasmussen):
11/30: 27
12/01: 24
12/02: 22
12/03: 20
12/04: 18
I’d say the patient is shocky. Hang another unit of whole blood and bring the adrenalin.
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