Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
- 2008: The U.S. Electoral College
- Abortion
- Africa
- Angela Merkel
- Death Penalty
- Economy and Globalization
- Environment
- European Union
- George W. Bush
- Global Warming
- Gordon Brown
- Hamas
- Immigration
- Iran
- Iraq War
- Kevin Rudd
- Latin America
- New Zealand Election 2008
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- North Korea
- Oil and Gas
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Stem Cell Research
- Stephen Harper
- Terrorism
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Democrats
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Republicans
- U.S. Election 2008: The Primaries
- Vladimir Putin
- Yasuo Fukuda
Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Giuliani 29%, Thompson 14%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More Republican Party supporters in the United States want Rudy Giuliani to become their presidential nominee next year, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 29 per cent of respondents would back the former New York City mayor in a 2008 primary, up two points since July.
Actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is second with 14 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 11 per cent, and Arizona senator John McCain with seven per cent. Support is lower for former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Texas congressman Ron Paul, Kansas senator Sam Brownback, and Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo.
On Aug. 16, Brownback chided Romney for his stance on abortion, saying, "He's moved back and forth over the years, and on a core topic, if we're going to lead and move the country forward toward overturning Roe versus Wade, I think you have to believe the topic yourself."
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 were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were:
(Republicans and Republican leaners)
Aug. 22 | Jul. 17 | Jun. 27 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 29% | 27% | 29% |
Fred Thompson | 14% | 16% | 15% |
Mitt Romney | 11% | 9% | 8% |
John McCain | 7% | 16% | 17% |
Newt Gingrich | 5% | 2% | 8% |
Mike Huckabee | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Ron Paul | 3% | 2% | -- |
Sam Brownback | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Tom Tancredo | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Chuck Hagel | -- | -- | 1% |
Duncan Hunter | -- | -- | 1% |
Tommy Thompson | n.a. | 1% | 2% |
Other | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Not sure | 23% | 20% | 11% |
Would not vote | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 900 registered American voters, conducted on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Today's Global Monitor Polls & Research
- FMLN Candidate Ahead in Salvadoran Race
- West Virginia: Obama 50%, McCain 42%
- Montana: McCain 50%, Obama 45%
- Norway’s Labour Steady at the Top
- Hong Kong Praises Mainland Leaders
- British Tories Get Stronger, Have 14-Point Lead
- Electoral Race Tightens in New Zealand
- Minnesota: Obama 52%, McCain 45%
- North Carolina: Obama 49%, McCain 48%
- Pennsylvania: Obama 54%, McCain 40%
- New Hampshire: Obama 52%, McCain 43%
- Conservatives Lead by Ten Points in Canada
- Sarkozy Keeps Negative Rating in France
- Traditional PRI Leads All Rivals in Mexico
- U.S. 2008: Obama 49.4%, McCain 43.1%
Archive Search
Over 19,300 Polls
Search the Angus Reid Global Monitor Polls & Research archive.