(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Rudy Giuliani remains the top choice for Republican Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 28 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 United States presidential primary.

Actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is second with 19 per cent, followed by Arizona senator John McCain with 16 per cent, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 11 per cent, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with 10 per cent. Support is lower for Texas congressman Ron Paul, California congressman Duncan Hunter, and Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo.

On Nov. 5, Thompson discussed his views on race relations, saying, "I had my own experience growing up in a small town in Tennessee. Looking back upon that now, I know that there were an awful lot of people who viewed an awful lot of things through the wrong prism. A lot has changed. (...) I firmly believe that there is more that brings us together as Americans than separates us."

In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. 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

Please tell me which of the following people you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in 2008.

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 397 registered Republicans, conducted from Nov. 2 to Nov. 4, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

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