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Bradley in DC
07-12-2007, 09:34 PM
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/07/insider_poll_mi.html#more

Insider Poll: Mitt-Mentum

The results of the latest Insiders Poll are out and Mitt Romney has pulled into a dead heat with Rudy Giuliani as the frontrunner for the '08 GOP nod. Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to lead the Democratic field for her party’s nod.

Following Giuliani and Romney are: Fred Thompson and John McCain, with Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee tied for fifth.

In the volatile GOP contest, Romney’s steady rise in the poll is credited to his org. strength in IA and NH, fundraising, and capacity to break into his own wallet if needed. Giuliani continues to confound the skeptics, but some think his apparent strategy for sweeping up delegates in states like CA, IL, NY and NJ is a smart one. Others wonder if he can get there if he doesn’t win early in IA, NH or SC.

Many GOP Insiders think Thompson’s star power helps make him a contender, especially because conservatives have yet to coalesce behind any one GOPer. McCain -- who was ranked first in the poll as recently as 12/06, second in 3/07, and third in 4/07 -- has fallen to fourth. Amid continued fundraising woes and a staff shake-up, many GOP Insiders see his campaign in free fall, but some are not ready to count him out.

But as one GOP grimly joked: “The fat lady is about the sing, but she isn’t going to get paid either.”