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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 26%, Thompson at 18%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - One-in-four Republican Party supporters in the United States want Rudy Giuliani as their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by YouGov/Polimetrix released by The Economist. 26 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 18 per cent, followed by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with 17 per cent, Arizona senator John McCain with 13 per cent, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 12 per cent. Support is lower for Texas congressman Ron Paul and California congressman Duncan Hunter.
On Dec. 6, Hunter discussed his views on global commerce, saying, "One thing I will do as president is stop China from cheating on trade, bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs and hook this party back up with the middle class and the Reagan Democrats that brought us victory (...) when we knew we were the party of working Americans."
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 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for which of the following candidates would you vote?
|
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 20 |
|
|
Rudy Giuliani |
26% |
26% |
28% |
|
Fred Thompson |
18% |
18% |
22% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
17% |
12% |
10% |
|
John McCain |
13% |
11% |
11% |
|
Mitt Romney |
12% |
13% |
10% |
|
Ron Paul |
4% |
5% |
5% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
1% |
4% |
1% |
|
Tom Tancredo |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Other |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
None of these |
-- |
1% |
1% |
|
Would not vote |
1% |
2% |
1% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
9% |
9% |
Source: YouGov/Polimetrix / The Economist
Methodology: Online interviews with 274 likely Republican primary voters, conducted on Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, 2007. No margin of error was provided.
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