Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
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- Africa
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- George W. Bush
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- Gordon Brown
- Hamas
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- Italy Election 2008
- Kevin Rudd
- Latin America
- Nicolas Sarkozy
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- Same-Sex Marriage
- Stem Cell Research
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- U.S. Election 2008 - The Democrats
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Republicans
- U.S. Election 2008: The Primaries
- Vladimir Putin
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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 29%, McCain 23%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fewer Republican Party supporters in the United States would like Rudy Giuliani to become their presidential nominee, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 29 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 primary.
Arizona senator John McCain is a close second with 23 per cent, followed by actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson with 12 per cent, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with eight per cent, and former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with six per cent.
Support is lower for Kansas senator Sam Brownback, former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, and former New York governor George Pataki.
On May 19, Brownback explained his position on same-sex marriage, saying, "You need to redefine the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman. It's critical. We've got to be the rebuild the family. I'm going to be the president that's the family president that helps rebuild this fundamental institution."
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
Support for potential 2008 Republican presidential nominees, among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who are registered to vote.
May 13 | May 6 | Apr. 15 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 29% | 34% | 35% |
John McCain | 23% | 20% | 22% |
Fred Thompson | 12% | 13% | 10% |
Mitt Romney | 8% | 7% | 9% |
Newt Gingrich | 6% | 8% | 7% |
Sam Brownback | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Tommy Thompson | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Mike Huckabee | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Tom Tancredo | 1% | 1% | -- |
George Pataki | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Duncan Hunter | -- | 1% | -- |
Jim Gilmore | -- | 1% | 2% |
Chuck Hagel | -- | 1% | -- |
Ron Paul | -- | -- | 2% |
Other | 2% | -- | 1% |
None | 5% | 3% | 2% |
All / Any | -- | -- | -- |
Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 429 Republicans and Republican leaners, conducted from May 10 to May 13, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.