Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, while still not a declared candidate, has edged ahead of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a Harris Interactive Poll released today.
According to the poll, 29 percent of those who expect to vote in a Republican primary or caucus would vote for Thompson while 28 percent would vote for Giuliani. One percent difference is not statistically significant, according to Harris Interactive.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is still in the lead with 35 percent of those who would vote in a Democratic primary or caucus saying they would vote on her. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) polled 28 percent.
Looking at the next tier of candidates on the Republican side, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) leads the group with 17 percent saying they would vote for him followed by Mitt Romney (9%) and Newt Gingrich (6%).
On the Democratic side, 14 percent would vote for John Edwards, 13 percent for Al Gore and 5 percent for Governor Bill Richardson.
All other candidates on both the Republican and Democratic side are supported by less than five percent.
One thing to remember is that this is a view from a national perspective. Many of these candidates are spending a great deal of money on advertisements in certain states such as New Hampshire and Iowa, and this is not reflected in national level data.
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