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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
U.S. Republicans Would Pick Giuliani in 2008
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Rudy Giuliani
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Rudy Giuliani tops the list of GOP presidential contenders in the United States, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 26 per cent of Republican Party supporters would vote for the former New York City mayor in a presidential primary.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 23 per cent, followed by current state secretary Condoleezza Rice with 18 per cent.
Support is lower for former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Tennessee senator Bill Frist, and Virginia senator George Allen.
Giuliani garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2000, McCain won seven Republican presidential primaries in the U.S., but retired from the race after eventual nominee George W. Bush became the frontrunner.
In an Oct. 5 speech to business leaders, Giuliani opened the door for a possible White House bid, saying, "I think I'll return to politics."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, 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:
Sept. 2005 | Jun. 2005 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 26% | 29% |
John McCain | 23% | 26% |
Condoleezza Rice | 18% | -- |
Newt Gingrich | 7% | 9% |
Mitt Romney | 3% | 2% |
Bill Frist | 2% | 3% |
George Allen | 2% | 3% |
Other | 2% | 2% |
Not sure | 17% | 23% |
Would not vote | 1% | 3% |
Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 900 registered American voters, conducted on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, 2005. Margin of error for the sample of registered Republican voters is 5 per cent.