It's Gingrich's to Lose in 2008: U.S. News

Sunday's Washington Whispers column in the U.S. News and World Report proclaims:

It's Gingrich's to Lose in 2008

Reporting on a new and innovative Zogby poll about 2008 presidential candidates, the numbers find former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich way out front of fellow GOP-ers like Sen. John McCain and also finds moderates like former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and far ahead of libs like Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The poll culls data from registered primary voters using brief biographies without naming the candidate.

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Without her name recognition working for her, Clinton came in a miserable sixth out of 10. "It looks like the Democrats want to grab the middle," says Zogby, who says outside-the-beltway Democrats lean moderate.

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The numbers break down like this:

Democrat rankings:

Warner, 14.8

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, 14.2

Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, 12.2

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, 11.1

former Sen. John Edwards, 10.4

Clinton, 5.6

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, 5.3

Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, 4.9

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, 4.9

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, 3

Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, 2.8

Republican rankings:

Gingrich, 21.4

McCain, 13.3

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 11.2

Tancredo, 9.9

Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, 6.1

Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 5.8

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, 5.6

Virginia Sen. George Allen, 4.9

Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback,4.3

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 3.8

New York Gov. George Pataki, 2.8.

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Washington Whispers
(usnews.com) -- Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006

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