December 20, 2007

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mike Huckabee is the top-rated United States presidential hopeful for Republican Party supporters in South Carolina, according to a poll by CBS News. 28 per cent of respondents in the Palmetto State would vote for the former Arkansas governor in next month’s primary.

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mike Huckabee is the top-rated United States presidential hopeful for Republican Party supporters in South Carolina, according to a poll by CBS News. 28 per cent of respondents in the Palmetto State would vote for the former Arkansas governor in next month’s primary.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is second with 20 per cent, followed by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani with 12 per cent, Arizona senator John McCain with 11 per cent, actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson with 10 per cent, Texas congressman Ron Paul with three per cent, and Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo with one per cent.

In a study by Rasmussen Reports, Huckabee and Romney are tied with 23 per cent, followed by McCain and Thompson with 12 per cent each, and Giuliani with 11 per cent. The remaining contenders are in single digits.

In 2004, incumbent president George W. Bush won the Republican convention unopposed.

The Republican presidential primary in South Carolina is scheduled for Jan. 19, 2008.

Polling Data

U.S. Presidential Election 2008 - South Carolina Republican Primary

Contenders (in alphabetical order): Rudy Giuliani (RG), Mike Huckabee (MH), Duncan Hunter (DH), Alan Keyes (AK), John McCain (JM), Ron Paul (RP), Mitt Romney (MR), Tom Tancredo (TT), Fred Thompson (FT).

Note: Tancredo officially dropped out of the race on Dec. 20, 2007.

	RG	MR	FT	JM	MH	RP	TT	DH	AK
(11) CBS News	12%	20%	10%	11%	28%	3%	1%	--	--
(10) Rasmussen Reports	11%	23%	12%	12%	23%	5%	1%	1%	n.a.
(9) Opinion Research / CNN	16%	16%	17%	13%	24%	11%	1%	1%	n.a.
(8) SurveyUSA	13%	19%	18%	10%	30%	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
(7) Mason-Dixon	17%	15%	14%	10%	20%	4%	1%	--	1%
(6) Rasmussen Reports	12%	18%	18%	9%	25%	4%	1%	1%	--
(5) American Research Group	23%	21%	13%	10%	18%	3%	--	2%	--
(4) Clemson University	9%	17%	15%	11%	13%	6%	--	1%	--
(3) Pew Research Center	19%	19%	18%	13%	10%	6%	--	1%	--
(2) Rasmussen Reports	13%	21%	21%	9%	12%	8%	2%	2%	--
(1) SurveyUSA	26%	20%	18%	14%	12%	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Methodology and Sources:

(11) CBS News (447 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 13-17, 2007, 5.0 MofE)
(10) Rasmussen Reports (724 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 16, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
(9) Opinion Research / CNN (555 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 9-12, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
(8) SurveyUSA (587 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 7-9, 2007, 4.1 MofE)
(7) Mason-Dixon / McClatchy / MSNBC (400 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 3-6, 2007, 5.0 MofE)
(6) Rasmussen Reports (654 likely Republican primary voters, Dec. 3-4, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
(5) American Research Group (600 likely Republican primary voters, Nov. 26-29, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
(4) Clemson University (450 likely Republican primary voters, Nov. 14-27, 2007, 4.7 MofE)
(3) Pew Research Center (468 likely Republican primary voters, Nov. 7-25, 2007, 5.5 MofE)
(2) Rasmussen Reports (702 likely Republican primary voters, Nov. 20, 2007, 4 MofE)
(1) SurveyUSA (577 likely Republican primary voters, Nov. 9-11, 2007, 4.2 MofE)