Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
- 2008: The U.S. Electoral College
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- Kevin Rudd
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- New Zealand Election 2008
- Nicolas Sarkozy
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- Same-Sex Marriage
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Stem Cell Research
- Stephen Harper
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- U.S. Election 2008 - The Democrats
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Republicans
- U.S. Election 2008: The Primaries
- Vladimir Putin
- Yasuo Fukuda
Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
A Third of U.S. Republicans Want Giuliani in 2008
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many GOP supporters in the United States would like former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani to launch a White House bid in 2008, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 33 per cent of respondents would support Giuliani in a primary election.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 28 per cent, followed by Virginia senator George Allen with seven per cent, Tennessee senator Bill Frist with six per cent, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with three per cent, and Kansas senator Sam Brownback and U.S. state secretary Condoleezza Rice with one per cent each.
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
Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running in the Republican primary for president in the next election. After I read all the names, please tell me which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in the year 2008, or if you would support someone else. Virginia senator George Allen; Kansas senator Sam Brownback; Tennessee senator Bill Frist; former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani; Arizona senator John McCain; Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
Feb. 2006 | Dec. 2005 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 33% | 30% |
John McCain | 28% | 22% |
George Allen | 7% | 7% |
Bill Frist | 6% | 2% |
Mitt Romney | 3% | 3% |
Sam Brownback | 1% | -- |
Condoleezza Rice | 1% | 17% |
Other | 3% | 3% |
None | 6% | 3% |
No opinion | 12% | 10% |
Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 400 Republicans and Republican leaders, conducted from Feb. 9 to Feb. 12, 2006. Margin of error is 5 per cent.