Today's Blogometer: Rudy Rising
Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is posting the most commanding lead ever for a WH '08 hopeful in the current GOP Bloggers straw poll. Without any data to back it up, the Blogometer speculates that Giuliani's lead is due to two factors: 1) His official paper filing and increased hiring of campaign staff have convinced many he's serious about running; 2) the previous GOP Blogger straw poll front-runner, MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R), has suffered a death of a thousand flip-flop cuts (on gay rights, abortion, CFR, etc.). With The Smoking Gun posting past oppo on Giuliani, we'll see if his stay at the top can last longer than Romney's.
GOP FIELD: Romney In Free-Fall
GOP Bloggers is conducting their Feb. WH '08 straw poll, and with 7,627 votes in the first-choice favorites are:
Rudy Giuliani 35%
Newt Gingrich 26%
Mitt Romney 15%
Tom Tancredo 6%
Duncan Hunter 5%
The Feb. results contrast sharply with the Jan. results which had Romney ahead with 28% of first choice votes. Gingrich barely moved at all from his 24% showing, but Giuliani rocketed up from his 21%.
Pajamas Media also released their latest straw poll results with a markedly result
Ron Paul 46%
Rudy Giuliani 22%
Newt Gingrich 10%
Mitt Romney 10%
Fred Thompson 3%
Continue reading today's Blogometer.
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