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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Republicans 2008: McCain 33%, Huckabee 18%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - One-in-three Republican Party supporters in the United States want John McCain to become their presidential nominee this year, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 33 per cent of respondents would like to see McCain as the party’s candidate.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is second with 18 per cent, followed by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani with 10 per cent, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with eight per cent, actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson also with eight per cent, Texas congressman Ron Paul with five per cent, and California congressman Duncan Hunter with one per cent.
On Jan. 13, Thompson discussed his chances, saying, "I noticed that they had a little election in Iowa and they had a little election in New Hampshire, and I’m drawing a line in the sand in South Carolina. We had a different winner in each one of those places and we’re going to have a different winner in this one."
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 presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Who would you like to see the Republican Party nominate as its presidential candidate in 2008?
|
Jan. 2008 |
Dec. 2007 |
|
|
John McCain |
33% |
7% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
18% |
21% |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
10% |
22% |
|
Mitt Romney |
8% |
16% |
|
Fred Thompson |
8% |
7% |
|
Ron Paul |
5% |
4% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
1% |
3% |
|
Tom Tancredo |
n.a. |
1% |
|
Someone else / None of these |
2% |
2% |
|
Undecided |
15% |
14% |
Source: New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 283 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Jan. 9 to Jan. 12, 2008. Margin of error is 6 per cent.