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Republicans 2008: Giuliani 30%, Tie for Second
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Rudy Giuliani remains the most popular prospective Republican Party presidential hopeful in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 30 per cent of respondents would support the former New York City mayor in a 2008 primary.
Arizona senator John McCain and actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson are tied for second place with 14 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 11 per cent, and former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with eight per cent.
On Apr. 30, Thompson discussed foreign affairs, saying, "Mexican leaders apparently have an economic policy based on exporting their own citizens, while complaining about U.S. immigration policies that are far less exclusionary than their own. The French jail perfectly nice people for politically incorrect comments, but scold us for holding terrorists at Guantanamo."
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
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
Apr. 26 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 12 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 30% | 28% | 33% |
John McCain | 14% | 15% | 19% |
Fred Thompson | 14% | 12% | 13% |
Mitt Romney | 11% | 10% | 12% |
Newt Gingrich | 8% | -- | 8% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 602 likely Republican voters, conducted from Apr. 23 to Apr. 26, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.