In the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Rudy Giuliani remains on top. Among likely Republican Primary voters nationwide, Giuliani is preferred by 24% and has opened an eight point lead over a group of candidates virtually tied for second. Fred Thompson is the first choice for 16%, Mike Huckabee attracts 14%, John McCain is at 13% and Mitt Romney is the only other candidate in double digits at 11%.At 14%, Huckabee is only 2% behind #2 candidate Thompson, and 10% behind Giuliani.
Analysis- which I have shamelessly stolen almost verbatim from a friend: "Considering he's accomplished this with no money and little organization, and that a solid 22% is still undecided, don't count him out yet! People think he came out of nowhere, which isn't entirely true.
Until a random "values voters" debate in Florida (which Giuliani, Thompson, McCain, and Romney didn't bother to show up for) Huckabee's now supporters were split between him, Tancredo, and Brownback. With the values voters now uniting behind him -which is an enormous bloc -and a little down the stretch name-rec (perhaps accompanied by a catchy "I Heart (or is it I "<3"?) Huckabee" slogan reminiscent of "I like Ike") this could turn out to be a decent race for the GOP nod.
Level-headed approach. Consistently conservative track record. Former Minister. Honest values. Here's hoping he's on the ticket.
This one's for you, Mike:
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