Monday, May 7, 2007 : Today's National Polls

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NEWSWEEK
WH 2008

Conducted 5/2-3/07; surveyed 1,001 adults; margin of error +/-4% (release, 5/5). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Clinton, the Democrat, or Giuliani, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Clinton                     49%  9% 85% 40%
Giuliani                    46  89  12  53
Undecided/Other              5   2   3   7

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Obama, the Democrat, or Giuliani, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Obama                       50% 13% 81% 43%
Giuliani                    43  83  12  48
Undecided/Other              7   4   7   9

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Edwards, the Democrat, or Giuliani, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Edwards                     50% 11% 81% 46%
Giuliani                    44  86  13  47
Undecided/Other              6   3   6   7

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Clinton, the Democrat, or McCain, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Clinton                     50%  8% 86% 42%
McCain                      44  89  10  48
Undecided/Other              6   3   4  10

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Obama, the Democrat, or McCain, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Obama                       52% 13% 83% 47%
McCain                      39  84   9  42
Undecided/Other              9   3   8  11

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Edwards, the Democrat, or McCain, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Edwards                     52% 10% 85% 48%
McCain                      42  85  10  44
Undecided/Other              6   5   5   8

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Clinton, the Democrat, or Romney, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Clinton                     57% 13% 90% 54%
Romney                      35  79   7  35
Undecided/Other              8   8   3  11

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lean more toward Obama, the Democrat, or Romney, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Obama                       58% 23% 85% 55%
Romney                      29  64   6  31
Undecided/Other             13  13   9  14

(Asked of registered voters) Do you lead more toward Edwards, the Democrat, or Romney, the Republican?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Edwards                     64% 25% 93% 61%
Romney                      27  66   2  27
Undecided                    9   9   5  12

(Asked of registered Democrats and Democratic leaners) Do you lean more toward Clinton or Obama?

Clinton                     51%
Obama                       39
Undecided/Other             10

(Asked of registered Democrats and Democratic leaners) Do you lean more toward Clinton or Edwards?

Clinton                     57%
Edwards                     38
Undecided/Other              5

(Asked of registered Democrats and Democratic leaners) Do you lean more toward Obama or Edwards?

Obama                       49%
Edwards                     41
Undecided/Other             10

(Asked of registered Republicans and Republican leaners) Do you lean more toward Giuliani or McCain?

Giuliani                    56%
McCain                      41
Undecided/Other              3

(Asked of registered Republicans and Republican leaners) Do you lean more toward Giuliani or Romney?

Giuliani                    71%
Romney                      20
Undecided/Other              9

(Asked of registered Republicans and Republican leaners) Do you lean more toward McCain or Romney?

McCain                      66%
Romney                      21
Undecided/Other             13

(Asked of registered voters) Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the choice of candidates running for your party's presidential nomination?

Registered Democrats/Democratic leaners:

Satisfied                   77%
Dissatisfied                14
Don't know                   9

Registered Republicans/Republican leaners:

Satisfied                   52%
Dissatisfied                38
Don't know                  10

(If "dissatisfied") Which of the following persons, if any, would you like to see become a candidate for your party's presidential nomination?

(Asked of registered Democrats/Democratic
 leaners and registered Republicans/Republican
 leaners) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg:
                            Dem Rep
Yes, would                  18% 14%
No, would not               66  74
Don't know                  16  12

(Asked of registered Democrats/Democratic
 leaners) Former Vice President Al Gore:

Yes, would                  60%
No, would not               37
Don't know                   3

(Asked of registered Republicans/Republican
 leaners) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich:

Yes, would                  32%
No, would not               62
Don't know                   6

(Asked of registered Republicans/Republican
 leaners) Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson:

Yes, would                  46%
No, would not               34
Don't know                  20

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?

Satisfied                   25%
Dissatisfied                71
Don't know                   4

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Approve                     28%
Disapprove                  64
Don't know                   8

Which one U.S. president do you think showed the greatest political courage -- that is, commitment to doing what's right for the country even if it meant risking his political career?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Ronald Reagan               18% 41%  6% 17%
Bill Clinton                18   2  32  15
John F. Kennedy (JFK)       14  11  17  15
Abraham (Abe) Lincoln       10   9   9  12
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)     5   4   7   5
Jimmy Carter                 5   *   6   6
Harry Truman                 5   5   4   5
George W. Bush               4  13   1   3
George Washington            3   4   *   3
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt   2   2   2   2
Richard Nixon                2   1   1   3
All others                   4   2   5   6
Don't know                  10   6  10   9

Do you believe George W. Bush is politically courageous or not?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes                         40% 78% 21% 38%
No                          55  21  73  58
Don't know                   5   1   6   4

Which of the following comes closer to your view of Bush's recent actions in Iraq?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
They show he is willing
 to take political
 risks to do what's
 right                      30% 67%  9% 27%
They show he is stubborn
 and unwilling to admit
 his mistakes               62  26  86  64
Don't know/Refused           8   7   5   9

(Asked of registered voters) From what you know about what they've done in the past, do you think any of the six major candidates in the 2008 presidential race has shown political courage in the past? Which one?

                            All Rep Dem
Yes, Rudy Giuliani          48% 66% 38%
Yes, Hillary Clinton        43  21  58
Yes, John McCain            42  57  34
Yes, John Edwards           33  19  45
Yes, Barack Obama           30  19  41
Yes, Mitt Romney            11  15   9
No                          16  15  12
Don't know                  10   9  13

(Asked of registered voters) From what you know about what they are saying and the positions they have taken, do you think any of the six major candidates in the 2008 presidential race have shown political courage in their current campaign for president? Which one?

                            All Rep Dem
Yes, Hillary Clinton        34% 18% 47%
Yes, Barack Obama           33  23  42
Yes, John Edwards           30  22  38
Yes, John McCain            28  38  22
Yes, Rudy Giuliani          25  35  19
Yes, Mitt Romney            12  20   8
No                          29  34  24
Don't know                  17  15  16

(Asked of registered voters) From what you know about them, would you describe any of the six major candidates in the 2008 presidential race as optimistic? Which one?

                            All Rep Dem
Yes, Barack Obama           51% 36% 66%
Yes, John Edwards           47  34  59
Yes, Hillary Clinton        46  27  61
Yes, Rudy Giuliani          45  56  39
Yes, John McCain            40  46  38
Yes, Mitt Romney            27  35  23
No                          17  20  14
Don't know                  12  13  10