Posted on 10/08/2007 9:32:02 AM PDT by finnman69
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday Rudy Giuliani back on top in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Twenty-five percent (25%) of Likely Primary Voters say they will vote for the former Mayor of New York City while 23% support Fred Thompson. Mitt Romney is the top choice for 14% while John McCain slipped back into single digits at 9%. Mike Huckabee earns the vote from 6% (see recent daily numbers).
Polling over the past three weeks has shown a clear decline in support for Thompson, but it’s not clear that Fred is fizzling. As noted last week, the GOP race is getting murkier.
A recent commentary by Douglas Schoen helps explain why Rasmussen Reports shows a closer race for the nomination than some other polls that focus on interviews with all adults. Dick Morris also touches on this subject in a recent column.
In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Clinton attracts 42% support followed by Barack Obama at 26%. John Edwards is at 12% and Bill Richardson is a distant fourth with 4% support from Likely Democratic Primary Voters (see recent daily numbers). Obama’s support steadily declined from April through August, stabilized in September, and may have begun to turnaround this month. Clinton remains the frontrunner but the former First Lady’s nomination is not inevitable.
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Well, at least a small part of that is coming from folks like me who are about ready to divorce the GOP if Rudy911 gets the nod. As far as I’m concerned, to HELL with the GOP at that point. Nothing would be finer that to see the party punished across-the-board - I mean major, devastating, top-to-bottom electoral annihilation - for its radical leap leftward.
It couldn’t happen to a more deserving party at that point.
Anyhow, looks like a dead-heat still for Fred and Rudy911. It’ll be interesting to see how those numbers go when Fred starts spending money and has a month or two into the campaign.
I think Fred is in the spotlight tonight in the debate. Normally, I wouldn’t watch it because I have heard all these guys together before. Tonight however, Fred is the new guy and all eyes will be on his performance. It could be a make or break night for him. One other thing I would like to see and that would be the candidates taking on Matthews. I would love to see Chris take a few jabs.
Its a three way race yet to be determined.
Thompson has a big opportunity tomorrow night. We’ll see.
The article points out that the Republican race is getting “murkier.” It is time for the Republican nominee wannabees who have earned less than 10% to back out. They have made their points - they have had their 15 minutes of fame - They have soaked up lots of money - They will be considered for Vice President - It is time for them to say ByeBye and time for Republicans to get more serious about our top runners. Any of our top runners is better than Mrs. Clinton.
It’d be a smart move. I’ll be interested to see who Romney targets more tonight...Rudy or Thompson.
I guess I made a mistake. It’s not tonight, it’s tommorow night. Tonight I get to watch NFL Football which is much more fun.
I would bet money that at least one of the candidates will use the opportunity to go after Matthews for his rant about the Bush adminstration “They’ve finally been caught in their criminality”. Probably on of the second tier candidates may do it to make the headlines, but it just as weasily be Giuliani, Thompson, or Romney. Whomever strikes first gets the credit.
But
Matthews will be ready for this and have some nasty comebacks prepared. What would be really cool is if all of the candidates were uniform in defending whomever who goes after Matthews.
It is getting murkier which is a good thing. Indicates movement and unease which will all start to come together soon. I anticipate that even a no highlight performance by Fred will vault him pretty securely into first place. Of course he could fall flat on his face and do something stupid, but he could also be stellar. If stellar, no looking back. Fred will be the nominee.
I agree, but good luck with that one.
My greatest fear is that we’ll have a situation where the hubris of minor candidates costs Conservatives a shot at having anything other than the most Liberal candidate win the nod. Huckabee terrifies me, he really does. He shows all the bullheadedness that makes me believe he’ll stay in for all 50 primaries, even taking just 4-5% directly from other Conservative candidates. I think he or Duncan Hunter should be out front supporting someone else by now, making a case for Veep. Hunter seems to have more savvy in that respect - I think that if he sees he can swing the race one way or the other, he’ll swallow his pride and do the right thing.
Seriously, though - Mike Huckabee is going to saddle us with Rudy911 if he doesn’t wise up.
That’s right it is tomorrow night. I think I’ll be more focused on the Indians-Yankees playoff game than the football game tonight.
They should also take a shot at the Dems for not going on Fox and say “Hey at least we have the guts to go on MSNBC.” That’ll really set Matthews off.
Huckabee is running for VEEP.
I could see a Giuliani Huckabee ticket very easily happening.
exactly
That’s what makes this time of year great. You can click back and forth.
I like both Fred and Mitt, which gives me flack from both sides. But whoever finally takes the gloves off against Rudy911 will be acting very heroic, in my eyes. They will have me carrying their team flag, at least for a while.
If it turns into a typical case of the second and third ranked guys going after each other while making Rudy911 look “Presidential,” I’m gonna have little patience for the antics.
It’s time that SOMEONE start tearing into Rudy911. I am DAMN sick and tired of the free pass.
All of the campaign managers should be making the candidates watch how Jon Stewart DEMOLISHED Chris Matthews the other night.
He was totally flustered and caught off guard.
-—”Huckabee is running for VEEP.”-—
So will he follow his own advice and apologize to the Clintons if Rudy911 gets the nod?
No AL playoff game tomorrow. NL was scheduled, but the games aren’t needed.
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