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Giuliani Leads McCain in Iowa
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has pulled well ahead of Sen. John McCain among Iowa Republicans likely to take part in the state’s early caucuses, a new poll reveals.
In the survey by Victory Enterprises, Giuliani received support from 30 percent of Republicans expecting to attend the 2008 caucuses, which are scheduled to launch the 2008 Republican presidential nominating cycle.
McCain was second at 17.3 percent.
A similar Victory Enterprises survey a year ago had Giuliani and the senator from Arizona tied at 21.7 percent.
Giuliani is viewed as favorable by two-thirds of those surveyed, the highest rating among the eight Republicans listed as potential candidates.
But two-thirds said they would be unlikely to support a candidate whose position on abortion differed from theirs, a potential problem for Giuliani, who supports abortion rights.
Seventy percent of the poll's respondents identified themselves as "pro-life."
In the new poll, about 29 percent of the 400 surveyed said they were undecided about whom they would support.
“The poll shows single-digit support for the remainder of the large field of prospective GOP candidates, all of whom have made multiple visits to Iowa this year,” the Des Moines Register reported.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee received 6.5 percent, followed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 4.5 percent, Virginia Sen. George Allen with 3.5 percent, New York Gov. George Pataki with 3.3 percent, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback each with 2.5 percent.
Ben's response:
I like Sen. John McCain. I like Rudy.
But it is surveys like this that give polling a bad name.
The caucuses themselves are idiotic. Non-secret ballots, a five hour process, multi-tiered contests with "uncommited the usual victor.
But the "election" is more than two years away.
It is meaningless.
Ben
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has pulled well ahead of Sen. John McCain among Iowa Republicans likely to take part in the state’s early caucuses, a new poll reveals.
In the survey by Victory Enterprises, Giuliani received support from 30 percent of Republicans expecting to attend the 2008 caucuses, which are scheduled to launch the 2008 Republican presidential nominating cycle.
McCain was second at 17.3 percent.
A similar Victory Enterprises survey a year ago had Giuliani and the senator from Arizona tied at 21.7 percent.
Giuliani is viewed as favorable by two-thirds of those surveyed, the highest rating among the eight Republicans listed as potential candidates.
But two-thirds said they would be unlikely to support a candidate whose position on abortion differed from theirs, a potential problem for Giuliani, who supports abortion rights.
Seventy percent of the poll's respondents identified themselves as "pro-life."
In the new poll, about 29 percent of the 400 surveyed said they were undecided about whom they would support.
“The poll shows single-digit support for the remainder of the large field of prospective GOP candidates, all of whom have made multiple visits to Iowa this year,” the Des Moines Register reported.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee received 6.5 percent, followed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 4.5 percent, Virginia Sen. George Allen with 3.5 percent, New York Gov. George Pataki with 3.3 percent, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback each with 2.5 percent.
Ben's response:
I like Sen. John McCain. I like Rudy.
But it is surveys like this that give polling a bad name.
The caucuses themselves are idiotic. Non-secret ballots, a five hour process, multi-tiered contests with "uncommited the usual victor.
But the "election" is more than two years away.
It is meaningless.
Ben
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