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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 25%, Huckabee 16%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - One-in-four Republican Party supporters in the United States would like Rudy Giuliani to become their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 25 per cent of respondents would back the former New York City mayor.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is second with 16 per cent—up six points since mid-November—followed by actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson with 15 per cent, Arizona senator John McCain also with 15 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 12 per cent. Support is lower for Texas congressman Ron Paul, Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, and California congressman Duncan Hunter.
On Dec. 4, Tancredo’s campaign launched a television ad in Iowa, which claims "gutless politicians" have allowed illegal immigrants to "push drugs, rape kids and destroy lives." Tancredo spokesman Alan Moore defended the spot, saying, "They can call us whatever they want as long as the next president of the United States takes the necessary steps to secure our borders and enforce the laws of our nation."
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 Democratic nomination for president in the year 2008, or if you would support someone else.
|
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 14 |
Nov. 4 |
|
|
Rudy Giuliani |
25% |
28% |
34% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
16% |
10% |
6% |
|
Fred Thompson |
15% |
19% |
17% |
|
John McCain |
15% |
13% |
18% |
|
Mitt Romney |
12% |
12% |
14% |
|
Ron Paul |
4% |
5% |
1% |
|
Tom Tancredo |
1% |
2% |
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|
Duncan Hunter |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
Other |
1% |
2% |
1% |
|
No opinion |
10% |
8% |
9% |
Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 425 Republicans and Republican leaners, conducted from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.