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In Florida GOP Primary, Giuliani Leads, Romney Gains
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Rudy Giuliani continues to lead the Republican Presidential Primary in Florida with 27% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. That’s little changed from the 29% support he enjoyed in September.

But, there are plenty of other changes including good news for Mitt Romney and bad news for Fred Thompson. Through it all, the frontrunning Giuliani now has a nine-point lead, up from six points in September.

Romney has moved into second place with 19% support. That’s up eight points since September.

Thompson has lost seven points and now earns 16% of the vote. In July, Giuliani and Thompson were virtually tied for the lead in Florida.

The latest survey also shows John McCain at 10%, Mike Huckabee at 9%, and Ron Paul at 5%.

Giuliani is viewed favorably by 79% of Primary Voters. Thompson draws such positive reviews from 68%. McCain is viewed favorably by 54%. All of those numbers are similar to the September survey. Romney is now viewed positively by 69%, up eleven points since the previous survey.

Huckabee is viewed favorably by 56%, Paul by 29%.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republican Primary Voters say that police officers should check the immigration status of anyone pulled over for a traffic violation. Seventy-eight percent (78%) believe that undocumented immigrants discovered in this manner should be deported. Just 16% believe such a policy will provide a temptation to discriminate.

Ninety percent (90%) oppose drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Nationally, Giuliani remains atop the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Romney leads in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

In Florida’s Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton retains a huge lead.

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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.

Survey of 508 Likely GOP Voters
November 18, 2007

Election 2008: Florida GOP Primary

Rudy Giuliani

27%

Mitt Romney

19%

Fred Thompson

16%

John McCain

10%

Mike Huckabee

9%

Ron Paul

5%

Some other candidate

2%

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