Bad Florida Poll, all our candidates losing big to Giuliani, only Edwards beats McCain

[Herman Munster]

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1297.xml?ReleaseID=1034

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has opened double-digit leads over top 2008 Democratic presidential contenders in Florida, beating either New York Sen. Hillary Clinton or former Sen. John Edwards 50 - 40 percent, and topping Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 52 - 36 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 47 - 42 percent Giuliani lead over Sen. Clinton in a March 7 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.


Arizona Sen. John McCain gets 45 percent to Clinton's 44 percent. Edwards edges McCain 43 - 41 percent while McCain tops Obama 45 - 39 percent. In this latest survey, Giuliani leads the Republican pack with 35 percent, followed by Arizona Sen. John McCain with 15 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 11 percent, former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson at 6 percent and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 5 percent.


With 36 percent, Clinton keeps her lead among Democrats. But former Vice President Al Gore has moved up to 16 percent, followed by Sen. Obama at 13 percent and Edwards at 11 percent. "There is an old saying in Dixie that the further south you get the further north it looks, so perhaps that explains former Mayor Giuliani's strength. Whatever the reason, he is clearly the front-runner in Florida - home to relocated New Yorkers," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

[skipos]

1. This is why I hope Mitt or Newt gets nominated

Giuliani has serious independent appeal. I think Dame Rudy would win FL even in a fair election. MSM has no interest in tarnish the "hero of 9-11 myth."

[Herman Munster]

2. he would appeal to many

fiscal conservatives and social moderates - which are the majority of independent voters. They don't like paying taxes. They don't want government in their sex lives.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. If Rudy's the nominee, we'll have the dubious pleasure of watching Dobson fight his

own personal demons in public.

Rudolph's one redeeming quality...he could cause the implosion of Dobson, Falwell, et. al. That would be pretty gross, though.
MKJ

[SoCalDem]

4. Poll-schmoll!

Our people better get with it and start "working" Rudy over. There are still millions of people who think he's just great !

[NightWatcher]

5. I guess we gotta vote for Edwards then

:)

[jcrew2001]

6. Don't mis-underestimate Rudy because

he has the best name recognition for the general election and trangulates moderate voters.

Relgion is a red-herring because repubs care about Winning and Terrorism.

If Religion was all that mattered, Gary Bauer would have been the nominee.

[JeffR]

7. The poll would be bad if it weren't meaningless n/t