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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 27%, Huckabee 16%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - One-in-four Republican Party supporters in the United States want Rudy Giuliani to become their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 27 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a primary.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is second with 16 per cent, followed by three contenders—actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson, Arizona senator John McCain, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney—with 14 per cent. Support is lower for Texas congressman Ron Paul, former diplomat Alan Keyes, and Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo.
Yesterday, McCain’s campaign launched a television ad in New Hampshire, which claims he "took a lot of heat" after he supported the troop surge in Iraq, but "stood by what he knew was right." McCain himself declares: "I didn’t go to Washington to win Mr. Congeniality. I went there to serve my country."
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. 16 |
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 14 |
|
|
Rudy Giuliani |
27% |
25% |
28% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
16% |
16% |
10% |
|
Fred Thompson |
14% |
15% |
19% |
|
John McCain |
14% |
15% |
13% |
|
Mitt Romney |
14% |
12% |
12% |
|
Ron Paul |
3% |
4% |
5% |
|
Alan Keyes |
3% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Tom Tancredo |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
-- |
1% |
1% |
|
Other |
-- |
1% |
2% |
|
No opinion |
9% |
10% |
8% |
Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 399 Republicans and Republican leaners, conducted from Dec. 14 to Dec. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.