Definitely a "Q" poll, but still fun:
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=886March 6, 2006 - Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, John McCain Are Hottest, Quinnipiac University National Thermometer Shows; V.P. Cheney Gets Cold Shoulder From Voters
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and Arizona Sen. John McCain are the hottest figures in a Quinnipiac University national 'Thermometer' survey, where almost 1,900 voters rate their feelings about national leaders.
The two Republican Presidential front-runners and Sen. Obama, who is not yet on the '08 guess list, are more warmly received than Sen. Hillary Clinton, and other contenders.
The independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll asked voters to rate leaders from 0 to 100 on a "feeling thermometer," with the highest numbers reflecting the warmest feelings. The top 10 mean scores are:
(1)..Rudolph Giuliani.........................63.5
(2) Barack Obama.............................59.9
(3) John McCain..............................59.7
(4) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice......57.1
(5) President Bill Clinton...................56.1
(6) Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards..50.8
(7) Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.........50.7
(8) New York Sen. Hillary Clinton............50.4
(9) Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold.............49
(10) Virginia Sen. George Allen...............48.6
President George W. Bush is at 44.1 and Vice President Dick Cheney gets 41.
"This first Thermometer of American Leaders is a cold shower for President Bush, Vice President Cheney - and for Sen. Clinton, who is not as hot as Sen. Obama," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"But it is important to note that 59 percent of voters don't think they know enough to rate Obama," Brown added.
"Not only do Mayor Giuliani and Sen. McCain get the best ratings, but their numbers are uniform across the country. There is less than a 1 percent difference in their ratings between the red, blue and purple states."
"Interestingly, Giuliani gets a higher rating from self-identified white evangelical voters who either don't know or don't care that he favors abortion and gay rights."
Voters in "purple states," 12 states in which there was a popular vote margin of 5 percentage points or less in the 2004 Presidential election, plus Missouri, considered the most accurate barometer of Presidential voting, give President Bush a 40.2.
Bush gets a 49.4 in red states, where his margin was more than 5 percent in 2004. Blue state voters who backed John Kerry by more than 5 percent give Bush a 41.2.
Distinctive about the numbers for Giuliani and McCain was how little difference there was in the way Americans in the red, blue and purple states felt about them. There were greater regional differences for President Bush and to a lesser degree for Sen. Clinton.
Giuliani had a mean rating of 63.5 out of 100 and only about 13 percent of Americans said they were not able to rate him. McCain's mean was 59.7 and 16 percent were unable to say how they felt about him. Sen. Clinton's mean was 50.4 and only 2 percent could not rate her.
From February 21 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,892 registered voters nationwide. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.3 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and nationwide as a public service and for research.
For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 582-5201
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