Giuliani's support is soft in key states

[RamboLiberal]

Source: LA Times

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been well ahead of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in nationwide polls, but he is far weaker in the crucial states that will cast early votes in the nominating process next year, according to a new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll that underscores how unsettled the GOP race remains.

Among Republican voters, Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, trails Mitt Romney in Iowa and New Hampshire, and he lags behind Fred Thompson in South Carolina.

However, Giuliani is only a few points behind the leader in New Hampshire and South Carolina -- within the poll's margin of error -- suggesting that the race in those two states is too tight for anyone to be declared a clear front-runner.

In a worrisome finding for all the Republican candidates, the poll also found that many GOP voters in those key states are only lightly committed to their choices: Though they have been showered with attention by the campaigns, a sizable 72% of Iowa Republicans who say they favor a candidate also say they may decide to back someone else.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll12sep12,0,2018145.story?coll=la-home-center

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. Rudy is finished in the prmaries-It's gonna be Fred

the party elite have annointed him and the GOP zombies will fall in line

Though this is all good, as Fred's appeal will stop at the wingnut base. Rudy was a dnager in that his mythical 'hero' status made him attractive to independent, yet uneducated, voters. fred has no crossover appeal. he represents more of the bush formula

[Lucinda]

2. I cant see Rudy making past the primaries either

But I dont know about Fred...

[legin]

3. Funnily enough

Hilary Clinton 5/6
Rudolph Giuliani 7/2
Fred Thompson 4/1
Barack Obama 5/1 ...

from ladbrokes. com

It's the first time I've seen Giuliani ahead of Thompson (although I only rarely look), I thought Thompson was going to walk it.