Early 2008 Polls: McCain 45% Hillary 38%; Giuliani 42% Hillary 40%

April 27, 2005--Given a choice between Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, 45% of Americans today say they'd vote for McCain. Thirty-eight percent (38%) for Clinton.

If the Republican in the race was Rudy Giuliani, it's a toss-up--42% for Giuliani and 40% for Clinton.

Both Republicans in the poll are viewed favorably by 48% of Americans. Giuliani is viewed unfavorably by 25%, McCain by 24%.

Senator Clinton is viewed favorably by 41% and unfavorably by 42%. Rasmussen Reports publishes a Hillary Meter every other week to track the former First Lady's effort to move towards the political center.

Giuliani does a bit better than McCain among Republican voters while McCain makes slightly bigger inroads among Democrats.

Among those not affiliated with either major party, McCain leads Clinton 38% to 29%. Clinton leads Giuliani 36% to 30% among unaffiliateds
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/McCain%20Giuliani%20Hillary.htm

Neither Guiliani nor McCain could ever get the GOP nod.

:eyes: that anyone is even taking polls. It's two thousand facking five, for crying out loud.

Jesus, our political system disgusts me.

isn't running and neither are those two bozos so what's the fricking point?

Then that is news to me.

The only answers I've heard from her are non-denial denials.

Guiliani and McCain will probably run, but go nowhere in the GOP primary.

:boring:

Who knows how people will view the various candidates in three years? Maybe Hillary will look better, McCain worse and no one will even want to hear about Giuliani. On the other hand, a candidate not named here could attract some support.

The 2008 election may even be decided on an issue that is as of yet undiscussed.

...with candidates neither party will nominate?

Especially for someone like Rasmussen who uses robots, it costs almost nothing to conduct these polls.

1)I'm actually amazed that Hillary polls as well as she does against those 2, given the media's guns being fired on her for 13 years now, and given the saintly status that they've conferred upon Gulliani and McCain.

2)If either McCain or Giulliani run and don't get the nomiation and/or get creamed by some religious right candidate (Frist, Santorum, etc.) It will be one thing that I think will irrevocably harm the GOP. When the powers that be decided to push Bush and smear McCain in 2000, McCain was still just as unknown as Bush nationally. But the fanatics on the right would never get away with doing that again.

:sarcasm:

Why McCain can't get elected:

(1) He's a Senator.
(2) He's crazy.
(3) My God look at his hair.
(4) He's a flip flopper.


Fill in the rest.

Why Hillary can't get elected:

(1) She's a Senator.
(2) She's crazy with ambition.
(3) My God look at her hair.
(4) She's a flip flopper according to her own needs.

Fill in the rest.

Why Guiliani can't get elected:

1) He's Pro-choice
2) He used to live with 2 gay guys
3) He's from New York City (git a rope!)
4) My god! Look at his hair (or lack thereof)

Hell, Rudy would have better chances running as a Democrat. Not that I'd vote for him.

....Mrs Guiliani threw him out of the mayor's residence and he briefly moved in with a gay couple. I don't remember anyone making a big deal of it at the time, but if he were running in a GOP primary, it would be the first thing the religious reich would attack him on.

I wish I had a vote in the matter...