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Is This The Kind Of Encouragement Condi Needs?

March 1, 2006 2:50 PM | | Comments (1) |

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Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research (R) released the results of a CA GOP presidential preference poll this afternoon, showing Sec/State Condoleezza Rice as the top choice of the CA GOP "elite."

In a survey of 251 county chairs, exec. cmte members, elected officials, major donors, party consultants and staff and delegates to the State Party Convo (whew!), 29% named Rice as their top choice for WH '08, followed by VA Sen. George Allen with 26%. Just in case that can't entice Rice to throw her hat in the ring, she is also the top choice for VP (39%).

If Rice is not an option, Allen and ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani "would hold and even larger margin" over the others, with John McCain, ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich and MA Gov. Mitt Romeny bunched together. When asked which potential GOPer is most likely to win CA in the general, Giuliani leads at 29% with Rice (24%) and McCain (23%) closely following. Hillary Clinton "is the accepted frontrunner and assumed opponent" in '08 with 64% picking her as the Dem nominee. John Kerry was named by only 5%. [AOIFE MCCARTHY]

Top GOP Choice For WH '08
Rice                    29%
Allen                   26
Giuliani                16
McCain                   8
Gingrich                 8
Romney                   7
Pataki                   2
Tancredo                 2
Undec/Oth                2
The survey was conducted 2/24-25 at the CA GOP State Convo. The 251 respondents represent "more than two-thirds of the GOP county chairmen, half of the state GOP executive committee, three dozen elected officials, almost two dozen major party donors, and other high ranking" GOPers (release, 3/1).

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rice has as much chance as a snowball in hell!

calvin blank | March 1, 2006 7:54 PM