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November 12, 2005--Unlike the Democrats, there is no clear frontrunner for the Republican Party's 2008 Presidential nomination.Three candidates, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Senator John McCain all are favored by more than 20% of GOP voters. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are the only other Republicans to reach the 5% level of support.McCain is the leader among the minority of Republicans with an unfavorable opinion of George W. Bush.If the three leading candidates do not run, "Not Sure" takes over the Republican lead at 30%. In that...

Many adults in the United States believe Republican Rudy Giuliani should launch a White House bid, according to a poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. 54 per cent of respondents would like the former New York City major to run for president in 2008. Republican Arizona senator John McCain is second on the list of prospective candidates with 52 per cent, followed by Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton with 48 per cent, and former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards with 47 per cent. Less than 40 per cent of respondents...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton leads Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a hypothetical presidential matchup, an independent poll released Friday shows. The poll, conducted by Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion with New York City television station WNBC, gave the former first lady 50 percent to 41 percent for Rice. But Republicans John McCain and Rudolph Giuliani both topped Clinton. Clinton, McCain and Giuliani are all considered potential 2008 presidential candidates. Rice has said she will not run. The poll, mirroring other recent national surveys, had Clinton as the clear front-runner for the 2008 Democratic nomination, favored...

Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 registered voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted September 16-20, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance? Approve 40% Disapprove 50% Undecided 10% 2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy? Approve 43% Disapprove 48% Undecided 9% 3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of Iraq? Approve 46% Disapprove 44% Undecided 10% 4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the response to...

Poll says Iowans like Rice in '08 By Todd Dorman DES MOINES — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a surprising top choice for president among Iowa Republicans, according to a poll to be released today — more than two years before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Among 400 Republicans who said they are likely to attend the 2008 caucuses, Rice received the backing of 30.3 percent. U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was second in the survey with 16 percent, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani received support from 15.3 percent. Roughly 20 percent were undecided. Aside...

Florida: Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 registered voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted August 17-21, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance? Approve 47% Disapprove 43% Undecided 10% 2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy? Approve 46% Disapprove 43% Undecided 11% 3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of Iraq? Approve 47% Disapprove 42% Undecided 11% 4. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jeb Bush's job performance? Approve...

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani holds an early advantage in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 42 per cent of respondents would support the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.In 2000, Giuliani withdrew from a campaign to the U.S. Senate—where he would have faced Rodham Clinton—after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Giuliani garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a contest pitting Arizona senator John McCain against Rodham Clinton, the Republican holds...

It's straw poll time again. This one should be fun. It's pretty much all the likely candidates as they stand today in a main ballot, and a bonus ballot with the opportunity to vote for four of your favorite fantasy contenders. Once you get to the results page, you'll see exactly which likely candidates the fantasy candidates take the most from. Here's another reason why this one's the Big One. On your ballot, you'll have the opportunity to mark your state. If this poll is as big as the last one (@13,000 responses), we'll have a statistically valid sample of...

Vote in this 2008 straw poll by patrick ruffini, the more people that vote the better. Best of luck to your candidate.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – State secretary Condoleezza Rice is the top presidential hopeful for Republican Party supporters in the Hawkeye State, according to a poll by Victory Enterprises. 30.3 per cent of respondents say they would vote for Rice in the state’s GOP caucuses.Arizona senator John McCain is second with 16 per cent, followed by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani with 15.3 per cent, and former House of Representatives speaker and Georgia congressman Newt Gingrich with 7.5 per cent.

DES MOINES -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a surprising top choice for president among Iowa Republicans according to a poll to be released today -- more than two years before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Among 400 Republicans who said they are likely to attend the 2008 caucuses, Rice received the backing of 30.3 percent. U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was second in the survey with 16 percent and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani received support from 15.3 percent. Roughly 20 percent were undecided. Aside from the early horse race, the poll also found a...

This better be an outlier. Why is he always in the lead? THE EARLY FRONT-RUNNER. Two-and-a-half years before the 2008 first-in-the-nation Presidential primary, we have the very first poll numbers. They show 2000 GOP primary victor John McCain still the main man. The American Research Group's numbers focus on the Republican side, showing the Arizona senator far ahead of the pack with the support of 39 percent of the likely voters in that primary. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich drew 14 percent, followed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 8 percent and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist at 5 percent,...

NEW YORK Apparently it's never to early to speculate on the 2008 race for the White House. Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night had an "Indecision 2008" segment and Gallup just released a new survey on various trial heats. And guess what: Rudy Giulani is in the early lead in the Gallup gallop. Its most recent survey in late July found the former New York mayor with the highest favorable rating among several top possible choices, at 64%, with Hillary Clinton clocking in at 53%, John McCain at 51% and Sen. John Kerry at just 42%. Face to...

August 9, 2005 -- WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be right up there in the 2008 Republican presidential race with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain if she were to run, a poll shows. Giuliani is the top pick of Republican and Republican-leaning voters at 27 percent, followed by McCain (Ariz.) at 24 percent and Rice at 19 percent, according to the CNN-Gallup poll conducted Friday through Sunday. All other Republican prospects are in single digits in the poll. Gov. Pataki is favored by just 3 percent and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) by...