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Fred Thompson Leads in Georgia
He hasn’t announced his candidacy yet, but Fred Thompson beat out all Republican presidential candidates in a poll of likely Georgia voters. In the poll conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC, the former senator and "Law & Order” star got 25 percent of the vote from Republicans, while Rudy Giuliani received 20 percent, John McCain was third with 11 percent, Newt Gingrich got 7 percent, and Mitt Romney received 6 percent. No other GOP candidate garnered more than 5 percent. "This is the first time since we began polling in Georgia that Rudy Giuliani has not led the Republican field,” said Strategic Vision CEO David E. Johnson. "Fred Thompson’s potential candidacy basically destroys the McCain, Gingrich, and Romney candidacies. Thompson does best among Republicans who describe themselves as conservative, among middle-age voters, and in heavily Republican counties.
Story Continues Below "For Romney, the news is also ominous as the rationale for his candidacy has been that he was the conservative candidate. Republicans in Georgia as in other states do not seem to be buying that argument and are opting for Thompson.” Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton leads in Georgia with 29 percent of the votes, followed by Barack Obama with 26 percent, John Edwards with 18 percent, and Bill Richardson with 7 percent. No other candidate received 5 percent of the vote. "Edwards lost support while both Obama and Clinton increased their support,” said Johnson. "Richardson, while still in the second tier, is the only candidate in that bracket who shows the potential to break out.”
The poll also disclosed that voters give President Bush a higher approval rate, 35 percent, than the Democrat-controlled Congress. Only 19 percent said they approved of the way Congress is handlings its job.
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