No Surprises in Early Iowa GOP Poll

By Eric Ostermeier on December 27, 2006

Last week's Iowa poll that unofficially launched the 2008 Election season found little surprises on the Republican side of the ballot. John McCain (27%) and Rudy Giuliani (26%) led the field of several potential Republican candidates (virtually none of whom have officially declared their candidacy for president).

While four Democrats registered in double digits in a poll of likely Democratic caucus voters, only McCain and Giuliani reached double digits for the Republicans in the poll, sponsored by KCCI-TV on December 18-20. Mitt Romney (9%), Newt Gingrich (7%), and Condi Rice (4%) were the only other candidates to garner at least 1% support from likely Republican Iowa caucus voters.

Both Barack Obama and John Edwards led McCain 42-39 in a head-to-head matchup; Obama (43-38) and Edwards (42-38) also had the upper hand on the former federal prosecutor and Mayor of New York City.

Democrat (and out-going Iowa governor) Tom Vilsack also led McCain 41-35 and Giuliani 42-35, while both McCain (43-37) and Giuliani (39-35) had the edge on Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups.

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