"Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running
in the Republican primary for president in the next election. After I read
all the names, please tell me which of those candidates you would be most
likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in the year
2008, or if you would support someone else. . . ."
Names rotated
.
9/14-16/07
9/7-8/07
8/13-16/07
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
27
32
31
John McCain
18
14
10
Fred Thompson
18
20
16
Newt Gingrich
11
7
9
Mitt Romney
6
9
12
Mike Huckabee
3
4
4
Ron Paul
3
1
3
Duncan Hunter
2
-
1
Sam Brownback
1
2
1
Tom Tancredo
1
1
1
Someone else
-
1
1
None
(vol.)/Unsure
9
8
10
Chuck Hagel
n/a
1
1
.
8/3-5/07
7/12-15/07
7/6-8/07
6/11-14/07
6/1-3/07
%
%
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
30
30
30
28
32
Fred Thompson
19
20
20
19
11
John McCain
14
16
16
18
19
Newt Gingrich
10
7
6
7
8
Mitt Romney
6
8
9
7
12
Mike Huckabee
2
2
2
3
2
Ron Paul
2
3
-
2
1
Sam Brownback
1
2
1
2
1
Chuck Hagel
1
-
1
1
-
Duncan Hunter
1
1
2
2
1
Tom Tancredo
1
-
2
-
2
Tommy Thompson
1
1
1
2
1
Someone else
2
1
-
-
1
None
(vol.)/Unsure
9
10
9
8
9
Jim Gilmore
n/a
-
-
1
-
.
5/10-13/07
5/4-6/07
4/13-15/07
4/2-5/07
3/23-25/07
%
%
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
29
34
35
38
31
John McCain
23
20
22
16
22
Fred Thompson
12
13
10
10
12
Mitt Romney
8
7
9
6
3
Newt Gingrich
6
8
7
10
8
Sam Brownback
2
1
1
1
3
Tommy Thompson
1
2
1
2
2
Mike Huckabee
1
1
2
1
1
George Pataki
1
1
2
2
-
Tom Tancredo
1
1
-
2
1
Jim Gilmore
-
1
2
-
-
Chuck Hagel
-
1
-
1
-
Duncan Hunter
-
1
-
1
-
Ron Paul
-
-
2
2
1
Someone else
2
-
1
1
2
None
(vol.)
5
3
2
2
3
Unsure
8
7
3
4
10
.
3/2-4/07
2/9-11/07
1/12-14/07
12/11-14/06
11/9-12/06
%
%
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
44
40
31
28
28
John McCain
20
24
27
28
26
Newt Gingrich
9
9
10
8
7
Mitt Romney
8
5
7
4
5
Tommy Thompson
2
2
2
2
n/a
Sam Brownback
1
3
1
2
1
Duncan Hunter
1
1
-
1
-
George Pataki
1
1
3
1
1
Tom Tancredo
1
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
Jim Gilmore
-
2
2
n/a
n/a
Chuck Hagel
-
1
1
1
1
Mike Huckabee
-
2
1
2
1
Someone else
2
1
2
1
2
None
(vol.)
3
2
3
3
3
Unsure
8
7
10
7
7
Condoleezza
Rice
n/a
n/a
1
12
13
George Allen
n/a
n/a
n/a
2
2
Bill Frist
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll.
Sept. 13-16, 2007. N=340 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or
lean Republican. MoE ± 5.3.
.
"I am going to read a list of people who might seek the
Republican nomination for president in 2008, and I
will read the list twice. I would like you to tell me who would be your
FIRST CHOICE for the nomination. . . ." Names rotated
.
Without
Gingrich (recalculated, based on second choice
of Gingrich
voters):
.
9/13-16/07
8/2-5/07
6/21-23/07
6/15-17/07
5/11-13/07
%
%
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
28
28
22
22
28
Fred
Thompson
20
15
14
16
9
John McCain
16
17
21
16
25
Mitt Romney
9
8
12
7
9
Mike Huckabee
4
2
2
2
2
Ron Paul
3
1
2
2
1
Sam Brownback
1
-
1
1
1
Duncan Hunter
1
2
-
1
-
Tom Tancredo
-
-
1
1
-
Other (vol.)
2
2
2
3
-
Unsure
17
20
18
25
20
Tommy Thompson
n/a
2
3
4
2
Jim Gilmore
n/a
1
1
1
1
Chuck Hagel
n/a
1
1
1
1
.
Without
McCain (recalculated, based on second choice of McCain voters):
.
9/13-16/07
8/2-5/07
6/21-23/07
6/15-17/07
5/11-13/07
%
%
%
%
%
Rudy Giuliani
33
32
27
26
35
Fred
Thompson
20
14
15
18
11
Mitt Romney
10
8
11
8
11
Newt Gingrich
5
9
7
5
9
Mike Huckabee
4
1
4
2
2
Ron Paul
3
-
2
2
1
Sam Brownback
1
1
2
1
1
Duncan Hunter
-
2
-
1
-
Tom Tancredo
-
-
1
1
-
Other (vol.)
2
2
2
3
1
Unsure
21
23
24
28
23
Tommy Thompson
n/a
4
3
4
2
Jim Gilmore
n/a
1
1
1
1
Chuck Hagel
n/a
1
1
1
1
.
Without
McCain or Gingrich
(recalculated, based on second choice of McCain and Gingrich voters):