CBS Poll: Giuliani, Clinton Pad Leads
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has widened his lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest CBS News poll.
On the Democratic side, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has increased her lead over her nearest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
In a head-to-head matchup, Giuliani's lead over McCain is now 23 points, 52 percent to 29 percent, which equals its February level. A month ago, Giuliani's advantage was down to 9 points.
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to the mix, Giuliani comes in at 47 percent, followed by McCain at 25 percent and Romney at 10 percent.
IF THESE WERE THE CANDIDATES, WHO WOULD YOU WANT AS REP NOMINEE?
(Among Republican Primary Voters)
Giuliani
47 percent
McCain
25 percent
Romney
10 percent
None
13 percent
Republican primary voters have favorable views of all three of their leading candidates. But Giuliani and McCain's unfavorable ratings among all voters have risen since last month.
While McCain's outspoken support for the surge of U.S. troops may have hurt his overall standing with the American public, it's a net positive for him among Republican primary voters. These voters strongly support the war, and six in 10 of them believe, like McCain, that the surge is working.
Regardless of whom they support, GOP primary voters are most likely to think Giuliani will be the party's eventual nominee.
Meanwhile, Democratic primary voters continue to favor Clinton and expect her to be the party's nominee.
In a three-way contest, Clinton leads Obama by 15 points and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards by 18. Last month, Clinton's lead over Obama was 8 points.
IF THESE WERE THE CANDIDATES, WHO WOULD YOU WANT AS DEM NOMINEE?
(Among Republican Primary Voters)
Clinton
39 percent
Obama
24 percent
Edwards
21 percent
However, Clinton remains a polarizing figure. She is the only one of the top three Democratic contenders who gets a negative assessment from all registered voters.
Both Obama and Edwards are more liked than disliked, although many still have no opinion about them. Edwards appears to have gained a bit in overall favorability since last month. Americans overwhelmingly said Edwards' decision to stay in the race after learning of his wife's cancer recurrence had not changed their feelings about him.
Opinions about Obama have become slightly less positive among Democratic voters in recent weeks.
Democratic voters are generally happier with the current field of candidates than Republicans — and the differences between the parties on this question are growing. Roughly six in 10 Democrats now say they're content with their choices, while six in 10 Republicans are not.
SATISFIED WITH YOUR PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS?
Republican Primary Voters
Satisfied
35 percent
Want more choices
61 percent
Democratic Primary Voters
Satisfied
59 percent
Want more choices
36 percent
That's a reversal from past elections, when Democrats tended to be less satisfied than Republicans with their options.
While many Republicans who plan to vote in a primary or caucus want more choices, most are unable to name a specific candidate they'd like to see run. Eleven percent of those who'd like more choices want to see former senator (and current Law & Order actor) Fred Thompson run, while 8 percent mentioned former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Thompson remains relatively unknown among Republican primary voters. Nearly eight in 10 say they're undecided or haven't heard enough about him. Twenty-one percent have a favorable view of him and none have a negative view.
Gingrich, on the other hand, is well known. Thirty-three percent of GOP voters have a favorable view of him, while 25 percent have an unfavorable view.
Among the relatively small number of Democrats who want more candidate choices, most also cannot name someone specific they'd like to get into the race. Those who were mentioned most often include former presidential candidates Al Gore and Bill Bradley, and even former President Bill Clinton, who is ineligible to run again.
A separate CBS News poll found most Americans agree with the Democrats in Congress that the U.S. should set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq sometime next year.
At the same time, a majority believe the political stalemate between the White House and Congress over a war funding bill is having a negative impact on the morale of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Republicans remain optimistic about the president's deployment of additional troops to Iraq and about the prospects for success there. However, Americans overall continue to believe that the war is going badly, that the troop increase is not helping and that the prospects for success in Iraq are dim.
A record number cite the war as the country's most important problem.
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This poll was conducted among a random sample of 994 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone April 9-12, 2007. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher.
Copyright 2009 CBS. All rights reserved. On the Democratic side, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has increased her lead over her nearest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
In a head-to-head matchup, Giuliani's lead over McCain is now 23 points, 52 percent to 29 percent, which equals its February level. A month ago, Giuliani's advantage was down to 9 points.
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to the mix, Giuliani comes in at 47 percent, followed by McCain at 25 percent and Romney at 10 percent.
IF THESE WERE THE CANDIDATES, WHO WOULD YOU WANT AS REP NOMINEE?
(Among Republican Primary Voters)
Giuliani
47 percentMcCain
25 percentRomney
10 percentNone
13 percentRepublican primary voters have favorable views of all three of their leading candidates. But Giuliani and McCain's unfavorable ratings among all voters have risen since last month.
While McCain's outspoken support for the surge of U.S. troops may have hurt his overall standing with the American public, it's a net positive for him among Republican primary voters. These voters strongly support the war, and six in 10 of them believe, like McCain, that the surge is working.
Republican primary voters are much more likely than the nation's voters as a whole to say they care about candidates' personal lives as well as their political records. But asked about two personal issues that concern the GOP candidates — multiple marriages (Giuliani has been married three times) and age (McCain is 70) — most Republican primary voters said these issues would not affect their vote.
CBS News polls: The 2008 Campaign and The War in Iraq
Regardless of whom they support, GOP primary voters are most likely to think Giuliani will be the party's eventual nominee.
Meanwhile, Democratic primary voters continue to favor Clinton and expect her to be the party's nominee.
In a three-way contest, Clinton leads Obama by 15 points and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards by 18. Last month, Clinton's lead over Obama was 8 points.
IF THESE WERE THE CANDIDATES, WHO WOULD YOU WANT AS DEM NOMINEE?
(Among Republican Primary Voters)
Clinton
39 percentObama
24 percentEdwards
21 percentHowever, Clinton remains a polarizing figure. She is the only one of the top three Democratic contenders who gets a negative assessment from all registered voters.
Both Obama and Edwards are more liked than disliked, although many still have no opinion about them. Edwards appears to have gained a bit in overall favorability since last month. Americans overwhelmingly said Edwards' decision to stay in the race after learning of his wife's cancer recurrence had not changed their feelings about him.
Opinions about Obama have become slightly less positive among Democratic voters in recent weeks.
Democratic voters are generally happier with the current field of candidates than Republicans — and the differences between the parties on this question are growing. Roughly six in 10 Democrats now say they're content with their choices, while six in 10 Republicans are not.
SATISFIED WITH YOUR PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS?
Republican Primary Voters
Satisfied
35 percentWant more choices
61 percentDemocratic Primary Voters
Satisfied
59 percentWant more choices
36 percentThat's a reversal from past elections, when Democrats tended to be less satisfied than Republicans with their options.
While many Republicans who plan to vote in a primary or caucus want more choices, most are unable to name a specific candidate they'd like to see run. Eleven percent of those who'd like more choices want to see former senator (and current Law & Order actor) Fred Thompson run, while 8 percent mentioned former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Thompson remains relatively unknown among Republican primary voters. Nearly eight in 10 say they're undecided or haven't heard enough about him. Twenty-one percent have a favorable view of him and none have a negative view.
Gingrich, on the other hand, is well known. Thirty-three percent of GOP voters have a favorable view of him, while 25 percent have an unfavorable view.
Among the relatively small number of Democrats who want more candidate choices, most also cannot name someone specific they'd like to get into the race. Those who were mentioned most often include former presidential candidates Al Gore and Bill Bradley, and even former President Bill Clinton, who is ineligible to run again.
A separate CBS News poll found most Americans agree with the Democrats in Congress that the U.S. should set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq sometime next year.
At the same time, a majority believe the political stalemate between the White House and Congress over a war funding bill is having a negative impact on the morale of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Republicans remain optimistic about the president's deployment of additional troops to Iraq and about the prospects for success there. However, Americans overall continue to believe that the war is going badly, that the troop increase is not helping and that the prospects for success in Iraq are dim.
A record number cite the war as the country's most important problem.
This poll was conducted among a random sample of 994 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone April 9-12, 2007. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher.
sucks, CBS...
Sorry to take exception, but McCain has turned
into a Bush shill, flip-flopper and total joke.
He is last in money and will be blown out in
the 2007 primary season. Don't get too attached,
this is his last term in any capacity of elected
federal office. I predict that even the dolts
in AZ will turn on him when presented with a
decent alternative for Senator.
Obama will neither accept nor be offered VP
by our next president. This is a tune up for
when he replaces Hillary as president in 2016.
Hillary will select Bill Richardson - a monster
choice and I'll let you other astute politico's
on here fill in those blanks on why that is.
Bank it - Hillary/Richardson - your 2008 winner.
R's, bite it. You let Junior march you off the
cliff in lock-step, and you know it. You can
challenge the White House again in 2024. Until
then, change stripes or take a hike. Your
corrupt and incompetent leaders have been an
abject disaster for America.
For the democrats its a tossup between Obama and Clinton, although they'll probably wind up being running mates.
Personally, I'll probably go on the independent ticket. I'm sick of both parties. They're all talk and impotence.
The issue is, I cannot support Giuliani for the same reason.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/rwg/html/98a/lulac.html
LULAC was one of the groups that do not think you should have to provide proof of citizenship to vote.
Many area's do not ask for it now. Including Illinois with its Chicago vote so far out of step with the rest of the state. I think you would be amazed to find that most states do not require that you be able to prove you have the right to vote before you register to vote.
And by the way, your talking head on UTTM made another mistake. Giuliani is not the only republican candidate who has been married more than once. Gingrich has also been married more than once and I daresay has a more notorious history about his marriages than Giuliani. But hey, whatever floats your boat...
And by the way, your talking head on UTTM made another mistake. Giuliani is not the only republican candidate who has been married more than once. Gingrich has also been married more than once and I daresay has a more notorious history about his marriages than Giuliani. But hey, whatever floats your boat...
Youa re however good a regurgitating soundbites - which made you a good little Bushie - bet youe ven voted for George-The-Failure twice didn't you?? And Faux-it-ain't-the-news is your choice for entertainment news isn't it.
That you didn't learn a *** thing over the last 6 years is obvious - perhaps better to say you are incapable of learning anything - just have the ability to repeat useless and baseless Rush & Hanity Insanity soundbites!