Rudy Giuliani Watch: Poll – Giuliani MOST Popular Politician in the United States

AFP: Giuliani tops poll of most popular US politicians

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the most popular politician in the United States, according to a national poll this week testing support for potential candidates in the 2008 presidential race.

The survey of some 1,900 voters by the Quinnipiac Polling Institute asked respondents to rate several nationally known politicians on a scale from 0 to 100, with higher numbers reflecting higher regard.

Giuliani topped the list, with an average score of 63.5 percent, followed by Democratic Senator Barack Obama, seen as one of his party’s rising stars. Obama scored 59.9.

In third place was maverick veteran Republican US Senator John McCain at 59.7, followed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with a score of 57.1.

Former US President Bill Clinton rounded out the top five with a score of 56.1 in the poll by the Hamden Connecticut-based political institute.

His wife, US Senator Hillary Clinton, seen as the Democrats’ top bet to run for the White House in 2008, came in eighth place, with a score of 50.4.

The Quinnipiac University Poll is here.

The independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll asked voters to rate leaders from 0 to 100 on a “feeling thermometer,” with the highest numbers reflecting the warmest feelings. The top 10 mean scores are:

(1)..Rudolph Giuliani…………………….63.5

(2) Barack Obama………………………..59.9

(3) John McCain…………………………59.7

(4) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice……57.1

(5) President Bill Clinton……………….56.1

(6) Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards..50.8

(7) Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner………50.7

(8) New York Sen. Hillary Clinton…………50.4

(9) Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold………….49

(10) Virginia Sen. George Allen……………48.6

“Not only do Mayor Giuliani and Sen. McCain get the best ratings, but their numbers are uniform across the country. There is less than a 1 percent difference in their ratings between the red, blue and purple states.”

“Interestingly, Giuliani gets a higher rating from self-identified white evangelical voters who either don’t know or don’t care that he favors abortion and gay rights.”

Flap’s 2008 Presidential Election prediction:

Republican Nominees:

President: Rudy Giuliani

Vice President: George Allen

Democrat Nominees:

President: Hillary Clinton

Vice President: Bill Richardson

Stay tuned……….

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