USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Significant drops in support for Clinton & Giuliani

Source: USA Today

The national telephone poll was taken Friday through Sunday. There were 425 Republicans and "leaning" Republicans surveyed, and 494 Democrats and "leaning Democrats." Each number has a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points. The results:

Republicans.

• Giuliani: 25%; vs 28% in the previous survey, taken Nov. 11-14; and 34% in a Nov. 2-4 survey. So, his support has fallen 9 percentage points in a month.
• Mike Huckabee: 16%; vs. 10% in the previous survey; and 6% before that. His support has risen 10 percentage points in a month.
• Fred Thompson: 15%; vs. 19% in the previous survey; and 17% before that.
• Sen. John McCain: 15%; vs. 13% in the previous survey; and 18% before that.
• Mitt Romney: 12%; unchanged from the previous survey; and 14% before that.
No other GOP candidate was above 4%.

Democrats.

• Clinton: 39%; vs. 48% in the previous survey; and 50% before that. Her support has fallen 11 percentage points in a month.
• Sen. Barack Obama: 24%; vs. 21% in the previous survey; and 22% before that.
• John Edwards: 15%; vs. 12% in the previous survey; and 15% before that.
No other candidate was above 4%.



Read more: http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/12/national-suppor.html

regional losses in Iowa and New Hampshire and yes, South Carolina.

His negatives are shooting up and his polling is spiralling down.

"9/11! 9/11! 9/11!" Rudy cries.

Isn't that the number Judy dials when she needs a taxi or dog-walker?

for so long that what will the poor things do without their 9/11 crutch?

I suppose rudy will go on making 9/11 speeches about what a mayor he was but now since more shit has come to light..there'll be that nagging itch that rudy "America's mayor" isn't what he's cracked up to be. The bigger they are the harder they fall.

now her guy's polling is tanking.

Hard to say if he can get it up again.

As for those dogs, I'm thinking they probably were better treated by the police than by her. Her past career exploits are not exactly animal-friendly.

It could be with the Giuliani campaign we're watching an implosion of historic proportion.

It's Louis Vuitton, don'cha know.

Or was her previous "support" just name recognition?

People are actually starting to pay attention. Let's hope she flames out before we hand her the nomination.

the country does not need a DLC-elitist who will play populist and then cave in when the important votes are needed. I've frankly had it with the Levins, the Pelosis, the Clintons...I want some Kucinichs, Dodds, Webbs to step up to the plate.

Here is a graph of the Real Clear Politics poll averages from February to now:


http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/democratic_presidential_nomination-191.html#polls

Hillary's high water mark was in mid-October, at 48.5%. At that time Obama was around 21.5% and Edwards was about 13%. That would have left 17% for other candidates or undecided.

Here are the current averages:

Hillary 41.6% (-6.9%)
Obama 23.3% (+1.8%)
Edwards 12.7% (-0.3%)
Other/undecided 22.4% (+5.4%)

Captures the essence of his campaign.

I agree, I think it says it all about the knucklehead and his followers. I sure hope all the lurking Paul enthusiasts like it too.

It's a choice of the best and the brightest of the bottom of the barrel for the Repigs.

Next she'll be using Bill's polls from '92.