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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 24%, Thompson 16%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Almost one-fourth of Republican Party supporters in the United States want Rudy Giuliani to become their presidential nominee next year, according to a poll by American Research Group. 24 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 primary.
Actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is second with 16 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 15 per cent, and Arizona senator John McCain with 14 per cent. Support is lower for former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Texas congressman Ron Paul, Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, California congressman Duncan Hunter, Kansas senator Sam Brownback, and former diplomat Alan Keyes.
On Oct. 16, Romney discussed his views on the United Nations (UN), saying, "We need a body where the whole world can talk. But we also need bodies where the free world can act. The UN Human Rights Council, however, has a particularly repugnant record. It has repeatedly targeted Israel, while remaining virtually silent in the face of egregious violations by the world’s worst human rights abusers: Iran, Burma, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Syria. It is time to end U.S. support for this sad spectacle—the United States should withdraw immediately from the UN Human Rights Council."
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
Republican Presidential Preference
|
Oct. 2007 |
Sept. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
|
|
Rudy Giuliani |
24% |
24% |
27% |
|
Fred Thompson |
16% |
23% |
16% |
|
Mitt Romney |
15% |
9% |
16% |
|
John McCain |
14% |
14% |
13% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
6% |
4% |
3% |
|
Ron Paul |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
Tom Tancredo |
2% |
2% |
1% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
Sam Brownback |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
Alan Keyes |
1% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Newt Gingrich |
n.a. |
6% |
7% |
|
Tommy Thompson |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1% |
|
Undecided |
17% |
15% |
14% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
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