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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
High Rejection Rate for McCain in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States would shun a prospective Republican presidential candidate, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 47 per cent of respondents would definitely or probably not vote for Arizona senator John McCain in 2008, while 29 per cent would definitely or probably do so.
In 2000, McCain won seven Republican presidential primaries in the U.S., but retired from the race after eventual nominee George W. Bush became the frontrunner.
Earlier this month, McCain campaign manager Terry Nelson announced changes to the team, saying, "We confronted reality and we dealt with it in the best way that we could so that we could move forward. (...) At one point, we thought we could raise $100 million U.S. over the course of this campaign and we constructed a campaign to fit that." McCain's campaign has raised $24.8 million from January to June.
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, 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
If John McCain was the Republican nominee for president, which is closest to the way you think?
I definitely would vote for him | 8% |
I probably would vote for him | 21% |
I probably would not vote for him | 23% |
I definitely would not vote for him | 24% |
I wouldn't vote at all | 3% |
Not sure | 21% |
Source: Harris Interactive
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,372 American adults, conducted from Jun. 5 to Jun. 11, 2007. No margin of error was provided.