NJ Insiders Poll, Part II: Hail! To Michigan
Looking toward the prospects that Michigan may adopt an early presidential primary date (1/15), a large plurality of Democratic Insiders—44 percent—said that would benefit their frontrunner, Hillary Rodham Clinton . Some of those Insiders reasoned that as the candidate with the most extensive organization and broad support from the Democratic political establishment she was best equipped to handle the challenge of another early contest. Coming in second with 20 percent was Barack Obama. John Edwards, whose ties to labor would theoretically make him a stronger caucus candidate, took just 13 percent.
A clear majority of Republican Insiders—60 percent—said that Mitt Romney would be the biggest winner on the GOP side. Most cited his roots in the state and the fact that his father, a one time presidential candidate himself, had been governor there in the 1960s. Rudy Giuliani came in a distant second at 19 percent.