New Newsweek poll: Rudy's Rise

[Pirate Smile]

Rudy's Rise
‘America’s mayor’ has pulled ahead of the other GOP candidates in the early stages of the White House race, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll.

By Brian Braiker
Newsweek
Updated: 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

March 3, 2007 - Maybe it is Giuliani time, after all. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has pulled far ahead of Arizona Sen. John McCain in a hypothetical head-to-head GOP presidential primary matchup, according to the latest NEWSWEEK Poll—beating McCain 59 percent to 34 percent. Giuliani's lead over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is even more formidable (70 percent to 20 percent).

But perhaps the best news for the man once dubbed "America's Mayor" for his role in seeing New York through the 9/11 attacks is the lead he's opened up on his potential Democratic rivals for the White House. According to the survey, Giuliani outpolls Illinois Sen. Barack Obama by 5 points (48 percent to 43 percent), former senator John Edwards by 2 points (47 percent to 45 percent) and Sen. Hillary Clinton by 1 point (47 percent to 46 percent). Last month Clinton led Giuliani by 3 points (49 percent to 46 percent), as did Obama (47 percent to 44 percent). Thirteen percent of registered Democrats say they would cross party lines to support Giuliani, while only 4 percent of Republicans say they would do the same for Clinton. Perhaps more important, among independent voters, Giuliani leads Clinton 49 percent to 42 percent.

President Bush, meanwhile, remains stuck in the gutter—receiving a 31 percent approval rating, up just 1 point from his all-time low last month and still 2 points below Vice President Dick Cheney.

Among Democrats, Sen. Clinton remains a formidable front runner. She leads Obama by a double-digit margin (52 percent to 38 percent) and handily outpaces Edwards (63 percent to 32 percent). In a general-election heat against McCain, the Vietnam war hero who announced this week his intention to run for president on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” Clinton leads by only 1 point (47 percent to 46 percent). Interestingly, both Obama and Edwards fare slightly better against the Arizona senator—Obama by 2 points (45 percent to 43 percent) and Edwards, the Democrats' 2004 vice presidential nominee, by 5 points (48 percent to 43 percent).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17435176/site/newsweek/

Here are the actual poll numbers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425780/site/newsweek/

These are the percentages of Republicans that are not sure where Rudy stands on these issues:

On Abortion - 51%
On Gun control - 67%
On Gay marriage - 70%

We'll see what his numbers are after they find out.

McCain didn't hire all those slime merchants just to sit in offices twiddling their thumbs.

[SaveElmer]

1. "America's Mayor"

Bullshit!!!

[Pirate Smile]

2. I know. It makes you want to

:puke:

[adigal]

17. America's Fascist Mayor - God forbid you

were homeless in NY - Rudy would have dragged your butt into prison, who knows where you ended up after that???

[Joe Chi Minh]

3. He rose without trace.

[AX10]

4. kick

[TreasonousBastard]

5. BFD-- Rudy's running against a weak field and...

it's early yet.

Right now, name recognition is the thing and as time goes on the numbers will change as they learn more about the candidates.

[AlCzervik]

6. The higher the media puts his pedestal the longer his fall will be.

it's really, really early and don't think things won't turn on Rudy because they will.

[Colobo]

7. We shall see... it's way too early yet...

[Clarkie1]

8. They are going to play the "hero" card.

And probably time an Iran "event" right before the election.

[Colobo]

9. We need to paint him as a morally corrupt individual

To beat Rudy, we need to expose him as someone you can't trust...

[Clarkie1]

10. There's something about the radios used on 9/11

a lot of them didn't work properly, and there was some sort of scandal involving him getting the faulty radios from a source he had an interest in.

I'll try and look it up.

Edit: check this out...http://www.radiosilencefdny.com/index.php

[TwilightGardener]

11. How is it ...

that a man who makes a video in which Donald Trump nuzzles his "bosoms" is allowed to be President? And no, I don't want to hear about how secure he in his masculinity, or his sense of humor. He was a public figure, and should have had more taste, dignity and judgment than that. I do not want that man as our leader on the world stage. We have been humiliated enough, thanks.

[fuzzyball]

12. Was that nuzzling done in his office or

in a comedy context? Did Rudy gain monetarily by doing it?
All that could make a difference.

[TwilightGardener]

13. It looked like it was filmed in a department store.

And no, it makes no difference to me why he did it. There is a dignity of office that must be upheld. He obviously also violated his family's dignity with his skanky mistresses on numerous occasions. Not a good man.

[fuzzyball]

14. How do you rate Bill Clinton using the same yardstick?

And I am almost sure you will call him without dignity
by getting blow jobs from an Intern in the White House.

But to me, I don't care what the presidents private picadillo's
are. All I care is how his policies affect me and the country. By
every major point of analysis, Clinton did very well.

[Forkboy]

15. Well I hope so!

And I am almost sure you will call him without dignity
by getting blow jobs from an Intern in the White House.

Unless anyone thinks that cheating is dignified :shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

16. Wrong is wrong. It's bipartisan. I am still angry at Clinton.

He helped sweep in Mr. Evangelical Family Values, riding the "character" theme. And we are still paying for that.