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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- New Zealand Election 2008
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- U.S. Election 2008 - The Democrats
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- U.S. Election 2008: The Primaries
- Vladimir Putin
- Yasuo Fukuda
Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Giuliani Would Defeat Rodham Clinton in 2008
- Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani would win in a presidential contest against a fellow Empire State politician, according to a poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion released by WNBC. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican, while 42 per cent would support Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Giuliani garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and has formed a political action committee called Solutions America.
Rodham Clinton—a former first lady—was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, and will seek a new six-year term in the upper house in the Nov. 7 election. She ruled out a presidential bid in 2004.
In a second sample, 48 per cent of respondents would vote for Arizona senator John McCain, while 43 per cent would support Rodham Clinton. The former first lady holds a six-point advantage in a contest against current U.S. state secretary Condoleezza Rice.
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
If the 2008 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are?
Rudy Giuliani (R) 49% - 42% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 48% - 43% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Condoleezza Rice (R) 43% - 49% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Source: Marist College Institute for Public Opinion / WNBC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,018 registered American voters, conducted from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.