A new poll of Michigan voters shows strong support for Condoleezza Rice as a presidential candidate in 2008.
In the survey conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC, Republican respondents were asked if they would like to see the Secretary of State run for the White House. Almost half – 45 percent – said yes, 30 percent said no and 25 percent were undecided.
When Republicans were asked whom they would support for president in 2008, the results were:
John McCain, 35 percent
Rudy Giuliani, 24 percent
Newt Gingrich, 13 percent
Mitt Romney, 10 percent
Bill Frist, 4 percent
George Pataki, 2 percent
George Allen, Rick Santorum and Chuck Hagel, 1 percent each
10 percent undecided.
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But when Condi was included the poll, she drew more support than all but two potential candidates:
McCain, 30 percent
Giuliani, 20 percent
Rice, 10 percent
Gingrich, 9 percent
Romney, 5 percent
Frist, 3 percent
Santorum, Pataki, Allen and Hagel, 1 percent each
19 percent undecided.
Other results of the poll of likely voters include:
59 percent of respondents – who were about evenly split between Democrats and Republicans – said they disapproved of President Bush’s overall job performance; 31 approved, and 10 percent were undecided.
63 percent disapproved of the president’s handling of the economy, and 27 percent approved.
55 percent disapproved of Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq, and 33 percent approved.
But when asked if they favor an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, 49 percent said no; 42 percent said yes, and 9 percent were undecided.
51 percent approved of Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court; 35 percent disapproved.
When asked if they saw President Bush in the conservative mode of Ronald Reagan, 32 percent said yes; 54 percent said no.
In a general election between Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican Dick DeVos, the incumbent led 44 percent to 33 percent, with 23 percent undecided.
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