Posted: Monday, 06 March 2006 10:07AM
Giuliani Tops All Politicians in National Popularity Poll
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is the most popular person in national politics, according to a national poll released Monday by Quinnipiac University.
Giuliani, a Republican who is considered a possible candidate for president in 2008, edged out U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.}, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The Quinnipiac poll asked voters to rate politicians on a scale of 0-to-100, with higher numbers representing more favorable opinions. Giuliani's mean score was 63.5, according to the poll.
Obama averaged 59.9, McCain 59.7 and Rice 57.1.
''Not only do Mayor Giuliani and Senator McCain get the best ratings, but their numbers are uniform across the country,'' said Peter A. Brown, assistant director
of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
President Bush's average rating was 44.1 and Vice President Dick Cheney's was 41.
Four Democrats who are considered potential presidential candidates were also mentioned in the poll's top 10: Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards received a 50.8 average, former Virginia Governor Mark Warner scored 50.7, New York Senator Hillary Clinton averaged 50.4 and Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin scored 49.
The telephone poll of 1,892 registered voters nationwide was conducted February 21-28, and has a margin of sampling error of plus-or-minus 2.3 percentage points.
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