Rasmussen: There's Change at the Top for The Republican Presidential Nomination

[flpoljunkie]

2008 Republican Presidential Primary
National Poll: Thompson 28% Giuliani 27%

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

There’s change at the top in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson earning support from 28% of Likely Republican Primary Voters. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attracts support from 27%. While Thompson’s one-point edge is statistically insignificant, it is the first time all year that anybody but Giuliani has been on top in Rasmussen Reports polling. A week ago, Thompson and Giuliani were tied at 24%.

It remains an open question as to how Thompson will hold up once he actually enters the campaign and has to compete directly with other candidates. To date, he retains the allure of the new kid in town while GOP voters already know the things they don’t like about the others. Still, Thompson’s rise to the top provides a telling measure of how the other GOP hopefuls have failed to capture the imagination of the party they hope to lead.

Once gain this week, Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are tied for a distant third. This week, both men attract 10% support. Last week, they were both at the 11% level of support. For McCain, this is a continuation of a downward trend. For Romney, it reflects a fairly steady position. Romney is doing well in selected state polls but has been unable to gain much traction and expand his support nationwide.

<>While Giuliani is well liked, only 21% of Republicans view him as politically conservative. Twice as many, 42%, believe that Thompson is politically conservative.

Rasmussen Reports releases updated polling data on the Republican nominating contest every Tuesday. Results for the Democrats are updated on Mondays. The current survey is based upon national telephone interviews with 618 Likely Republican Primary Voters conducted June 11-14, 2007. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. The Rasmussen Reports sample includes not only Republicans, but also independents who say they are likely to vote in a Republican Primary.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/2008_republican_presidential_primary

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[ixion]

1. it's funny... for as much as the GOP like to smear hollywood, they sure do like to elect actors

just another one of the many fine hypocrisies that comprise the GOP 'platform'. :dunce:

[izzie]

2. Once Fred digs up Reagan and gives him a kiss he is in the running

What is with these old people digging up even older people when I hope the country has moved on. And I am an 'old people'. I want new blood and thinking. We must keep up with the world. We need talent not some one that got in line and it is now time I was President. That is how we got the first Bush and then this guy we have now comes from having his name plus a lot of people , I think, felt they could control him. We just do not need to go back wards.

[jmp]

3. Jesus!

The man's not even IN the race yet and he's already overtaken that whole pack of losers. Things aren't looking good for the GOP.

[A Simple Game]

4. Yep, I kind of feel sorry for them too.

Well, not really.