Rudy Giuliani Watch: Giuliani Leads McCain and Hillary Clinton in 2008 Presidential Poll
Bloomberg: Giuliani, Clinton, McCain Lead Potential 2008 Rivals, Poll Says
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Arizona Senator John McCain and New York Senator Hillary Clinton top the list of politicians American voters would like to see run for the White House in 2008, according to a new poll released today.
Giuliani, a Republican, was supported by 56 percent of the registered voters in the WNBC/Marist Poll. Republican McCain was second with 52 percent, and 48 percent said they supported a presidential run by Clinton, a Democrat.
The Numbers:
| Dec. 2006 | Sept. 2006 | Feb. 2006 | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 33% | 35% | 33% |
| John Edwards | 14% | 10% | 16% |
| Al Gore | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Barack Obama | 12% | n.a. | n.a. |
| John Kerry | 5% | 9% | 11% |
| Joseph Biden | 3% | 5% | 4% |
| Bill Richardson | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Evan Bayh | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Wesley Clark | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Tom Vilsack | 1% | — | — |
| Chris Dodd | — | 1% | — |
| Undecided | 16% | 16% | 9% |
Source: Marist College Institute for Public Opinion / WNBC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 967 registered American voters, including 327 Democrats, 294 Republicans, and 314 independents, conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2006. Margin of error for the subsample of Democrats and Republican leaners is 5 per cent.
| Dec. 2006 | Sept. 2006 | Feb. 2006 | |
| Rudy Giuliani | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| John McCain | 23% | 15% | 22% |
| Condoleezza Rice | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Newt Gingrich | 8% | 7% | 5% |
| Mitt Romney | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Bill Frist | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Chuck Hagel | 2% | — | 1% |
| Tommy Thompson | 1% | — | — |
| Mike Huckabee | 1% | — | — |
| Tom Tancredo | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| George Pataki | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Sam Brownback | — | 1% | — |
| Undecided | 17% | 21% | 17% |
Source: Marist College Institute for Public Opinion / WNBC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 967 registered American voters, including 327 Democrats, 294 Republicans, and 314 independents, conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2006. Margin of error for the subsample of Democrats and Republican leaners is 5 per cent.
Possible match-ups – 2008 U.S. presidential election
Rudy Giuliani (R) 49% – 43% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 49% – 43% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Condoleezza Rice (R) 43% – 47% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Source: Marist College Institute for Public Opinion / WNBC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 967 registered American voters, conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
The poll highlights the following:
GOP:
1. Two person race between Giuliani and McCain. The others are DONE
2. Either of the leading GOP candidates are beating Hillary Clinton
Democrats:
1. Hillary Clinton leads but Obama is surging as John Kerry FADES
2. Al Gore is still in the race – if he wants it. Does John Edwards wish to be VP again?
3. Democrats trail leading GOP candidates with Hillary Clinton as their nominee
Stay tuned………
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