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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: Huckabee 23%, Giuliani 18%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mike Huckabee is the most popular presidential hopeful for Republican Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 23 per cent of respondents would vote for the former Arkansas governor in a 2008 primary.
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is second with 18 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 15 per cent, actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson with 12 per cent, and Arizona senator John McCain with 11 per cent. Support is lower for Texas congressman Ron Paul, Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, and California congressman Duncan Hunter.
Yesterday, Huckabee discussed his decision to refrain from using the phrase "Happy Holidays" in an ad, saying, "I don’t know what else to call Christmas, last time I checked that is what we celebrate. If somebody can give me a way to get around that and do it honestly, then perhaps that’s what Christmas is. The very word Christmas comes from the contraction of ‘Christ Mass’—the worship of Christ—again, change the word if we don’t want to talk about it, but that’s what it symbolizes and represents."
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
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
|
Dec. 16 |
Dec. 9 |
Dec. 2 |
|
|
Mike Huckabee |
23% |
21% |
15% |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
18% |
20% |
23% |
|
Mitt Romney |
15% |
13% |
13% |
|
Fred Thompson |
12% |
11% |
13% |
|
John McCain |
11% |
11% |
13% |
|
Ron Paul |
6% |
6% |
6% |
|
Tom Tancredo |
2% |
2% |
1% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 1,100 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.