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Bradley in DC
07-31-2007, 07:53 PM
http://race42008.com/category/poll-watch/

The Gallup Poll: Public Confidence in Presidential Hopefuls on Key 2008 Election Issues
Trust in candidates to handle the war in Iraq
Rudy Giuliani 55%
John McCain 55%
Barack Obama 54%
Hillary Clinton 51%
John Edwards 50%
Fred Thompson 39%
Mitt Romney 37%
Among Republicans only, Giuliani topped this list at 75%, followed by McCain at 67%, Thompson with 57% and Romney, 49%.
Trust in candidates to handle terrorism
Rudy Giuliani 69%
John McCain 66%
Hillary Clinton 55%
Barack Obama 53%
John Edwards 48%
Fred Thompson 42%
Mitt Romney 38%
Among Republicans only, Giuliani topped this list at 83%, followed by McCain at 76%, Thompson with 59% and Romney, 51%.
Trust in candidates to handle the healthcare system
Hillary Clinton 65%
Barack Obama 61%
John Edwards 54%
Rudy Giuliani 52%
John McCain 45%
Mitt Romney 36%
Fred Thompson 35%
Among Republicans only, Giuliani topped this list at 71%, followed by McCain at 58%, Thompson with 52% and Romney, 45%.
Trust in candidates to handle the economy
Barack Obama 62%
Hillary Clinton 61%
Rudy Giuliani 60%
John McCain 53%
John Edwards 51%
Mitt Romney 40%
Fred Thompson 39%
Among Republicans only, Giuliani topped this list at 79%, followed by McCain at 66%, Thompson with 57% and Romney, 53%.
Survey of 1,011 American adults was conducted July 23-26. The percentages reflect a combination of those who responded by saying a “great deal” or “fair amount.” The maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.