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Giuliani Tops Republicans in "Thermometer Reading" of National Leaders
White Evang./
White
White
Born-again
Leader
Total
Men
Women
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Protestants
Catholics
Christians
G.W. Bush 43.8 43.6 44.0 72.1 22.2 38.9 53.6 45.1 58.1
Gingrich 42.0 42.6 41.4 58.9 29.0 38.9 45.7 42.5 47.8
Giuliani 64.2 62.9 65.6 71.7 56.4 64.1 66.2 66.7 66.3
McCain 57.7 59.6 55.7 62.2 52.5 58.6 60.2 59.6 57.1
Rice 56.1 53.0 59.1 72.3 44.1 53.3 61.4 57.2 64.4
Romney 45.9 46.4 45.2 52.8 39.7 45.9 46.8 46.6 46.4
Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute's "Feeling Thermometer" -- 1,623 registered voters rated the warmth of national leaders from 0 - 100:
"The higher the number, the warmer or more favorable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favorable." Mean scores presented here.
Key error margins: +/- 2.4 percent, overall. Among Republicans: +/- 4.4 percent. Among Born-agains: +/- 4.7 percent.
Survey conducted November 13 - 19, 2006.