A new New Hampshire poll shows Romney's support rising (not that big a deal since he was governor in neighboring Massachusetts). More significantly, however, it shows Giuliani's support falling dramatically.
In September, Giuliani was at 24% in New Hampshire. He is now at 16%.
Likability is a big deal in any political race. In a presidential race that has already been going for a year, likability may be one of the biggest deals. Many have said of Giuliani, "to know him isn't necessarily to like him." Is that one of the things the New Hampshire poll suggests?
Also of note - Fred Thompson's support has fallen from 13% to 4% while John McCain's has held steady at 18% and Mike Huckabee is below Ron Paul.
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Wow -- a new ABC poll in Iowa shows Obama at 30%, Clinton at 26% and Edwards at 22%.
I'm no longer surprised by the Obama surge.
What does surprise me is Edwards' staying power. It's really, truly a three person race again.
May the best man or woman win.
Good, Giuliani's a lunatic and demagogue. Knock down Romney, who's a pandar and demagogue and we can enjoy McCain v Huckabee, a race with no bad choice.
David, I believe the lesson you should learn from this is not to get an endorsement from Pat Robertson to put on the cover of your next book!
Polls can fluctuate here and there, although clearly Giuliani is losing some votes to Romney.
Thompson's plunge, I think, is the even bigger story.
A recent poll by the Associated Press and Yahoo! said that Giuliani is not only the most likable Republican candidate, but one of the best looking as well.
The study also suggested that an alarming number of voters value personal qualities over political positions when it comes to voting for their next president.
-Brad
www.clashofculture.com
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