Edwards Leads Giuliani by Seven, Thompson by Eleven Rasmussen

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_edwards_leads_giuliani_by_seven_thompson_by_eleven
Go Johnny, Go!

Election 2008: Edwards Leads Giuliani by Seven, Thompson by Eleven
Saturday, July 28, 2007
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A new Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 survey shows former Senator John Edwards (D) opening up a seven-point lead of 49% to 42% over former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R). In late June, the two contenders were tied, and earlier in that month Edwards held only a four-point lead.

The national telephone survey also shows Edwards recovering a double-digit advantage over former Senator Fred Thompson (R). Edwards now leads the actor-politician 50% to 39% in the presidential race. That’s a slight improvement for the Democrat compared to his nine point advantage in late June.

These numbers echo those of another recent poll, in which Democratic Senator Barack Obama grained ground as well against both Giuliani and Thompson.

Giuliani and Thompson are frontrunners for the Republican Presidential nomination while Obama and Edwards trail Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination. But both men generally fare better than Clinton in projected contests with leading GOP contenders. Thompson and Giuliani are essentially tied with Clinton in recent surveys. New polling data on Clinton match-ups with the GOP frontrunners will be released next week.

When matched against Giuliani, Edwards does better among men than women. The reverse is true when the match-up is between Edwards and Thompson.

The partisan lines are a bit less clear when Edwards is offered as the Democratic candidate rather than Clinton or Obama. More precisely, Republican voters are currently less opposed to Edwards than either Clinton or Obama. As a result, Giuliani and Thompson each attract only 68% of Republican votes when matched against Edwards.

At the same time, both Republicans are very competitive with Edwards among voters not affiliated with either major party. This suggests that if either leading contender in the fluid GOP field can overcome the doubts of rank-and-file partisans, he might quickly shore up his position in general election match-ups with Edwards.

Edwards is currently viewed favorably by 54% of likely voters, Giuliani by 56%, Thompson by 46%.

While Edwards is currently a distant third in polling for the Democratic nomination, 46% of voters nationwide believe the Democrats will ultimately nominate a white male candidate for President.

Edwards 49
Giuliani 42

Obama 47
Giuliani 41

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_edwards_leads_giuliani_by_seven_thompson_by_eleven

Edwards 50
Thompsom 39

Obama 46
Thompson 40

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_gains_ground_over_giuliani_thompson

Giuliani 46
Clinton 45

Thompson 46
Clinton 45

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_clinton_virtually_tied_with_gop_frontrunners_giuliani_thompson

I thought Hillary was our best choice. I thought Obama was toast. I thought Edwards was irrelevant.

What happened? :hi:

I have contributed to both Edwards and Obama's campaign but Edwards is the safest choice...

Is it because of this poll, or something else?

eom

:bounce:

That is he won on DU poll by a landslide! Just see the
thread on "who is your preferred candidate at this point".

However the naked & stark reality is that real democrats
will vote and pick the nominee, not DU. And their choice
will be Hillary Rodham Clinton by a wide margin. She has
the biggest asset of them all--->Billy Jefferson Clinton,
the only dem to win presidency TWICE since FDR.

I really like him a lot. I think he's going to kick ass in today's debate. I'm looking forward to it!