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Florida Republicans Back Giuliani for President
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - More GOP supporters in the Sunshine State believe former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani would be a good presidential candidate, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 28 per cent of respondents in Florida want Giuliani to be the Republican nominee in the 2008 election, a four per cent increase since June.
Current Florida governor Jeb Bush is second with 19 per cent, followed by Arizona senator John McCain with 17 per cent. Support is lower for former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich, Tennessee senator Bill Frist, Virginia senator George Allen, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, and New York governor George Pataki.
In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush won Florida's 27 electoral votes with 52 per cent of all cast ballots. In 2000, weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.
Polling Data
Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008?
(Republicans only)
Jul. 2005 | Jun. 2005 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 28% | 24% |
Jeb Bush | 19% | 22% |
John McCain | 17% | 15% |
Newt Gingrich | 9% | 8% |
Bill Frist | 5% | 6% |
George Allen | 4% | 4% |
Mitt Romney | 2% | 1% |
Rick Santorum | 2% | 1% |
Chuck Hagel | 1% | 1% |
George Pataki | 1% | 1% |
Bill Owens | -- | 1% |
Undecided | 12% | 16% |
Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,200 registered Florida voters, conducted from Jul. 16 to Jul. 20, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.