Quinnipiac: Clinton, Obama, Gore catch Giuliani in National poll

[BurtWorm]

They were all behind him a month ago. (Take with grain of salt and enjoy!)


http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1075


June 13, 2007 - Top Dems Catch Giuliani In '08 Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Thompson Ties McCain Among Republicans


The top three Democratic presidential contenders all have caught up with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican leader: New York Sen. Hillary Clinton gets 45 percent to Giuliani's 44 percent; Illinois Sen. Barack Obama ties Giuliani 42 - 42 percent and former Vice President Al Gore gets 45 percent to Giuliani's 43 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

Giuliani, leading in national and statewide polls by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pe-ack) University for several months, had a 49 - 40 percent lead over Clinton in a May 3 national poll, where he also topped Gore 48 - 41 percent and Obama 44 - 41 percent.

In a Republican primary, Giuliani leads with 27 percent, unchanged from May 3. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson who has 15 percent, followed by Arizona Sen. John McCain, down from 19 percent to 15 percent. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets 10 percent.

Clinton leads among Democrats with 35 percent, followed by Obama with 21 percent, Gore with 18 percent and 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards with 9 percent.

In the first in a series of more in-depth questioning on leading candidates, the poll found that among Republicans definitely or likely to vote for Giuliani in a primary, 35 percent cite his handling of 9/11 as the main reason they back Giuliani, while 30 percent cite his position on the issues and 25 percent point to his record as mayor.

"Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's support erodes against the leading Democrats, but he holds steady as the front-runner on the Republican side," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"But here's a surprise: Almost as many Republicans say they like America's Mayor for his stands on issues as for how he handled 9/11," Carroll added. "Do the numbers mean that all the hoo-hah in the media is over-heated about how his stands on abortion and gun control are supposed to alienate a lot of Republicans? Giuliani's support is broader than just 9/11.

[Poiuyt]

1. I still wonder if all Republicans know how Giuliani stands on abortion, gay rights, etc.

There are a lot of anti-abortion people who are single issue voters.