michael.finnegan@latimes.com
Jill Darling, associate director of the Times Poll, contributed to this report.
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Giuliani and Clinton stay in the lead
Fred Thompson is gaining on the former N.Y. mayor. Obama fares best in matchups against GOP rivals.
THE TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday June 13, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 60 words Type of Material: Correction
Presidential poll: A chart accompanying an article Tuesday in Section A reporting the results of a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll said 31% of Democratic voters surveyed thought it was more important for the candidate they choose in the primary to have "long experience in government and policymaking" than to be someone who "bridges partisan divides." It should have said 39%.
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Still Clinton and Giuliani for 2008
Rudolph W. Giuliani still leads Republican candidates among Times Poll respondents, but conservative Fred Thompson is gaining. Here's a look at who's ahead and other issues in the run-up to the 2008 presidential primaries:
Q: If the Republican primary or caucus for president were being held in your state today and the candidates were Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, former Gov. Mike Huckabee (Ark.), Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.), Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.), Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.), former Gov. Tommy G. Thompson (Wis.) and actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.), for whom would you vote? (Includes leaners*; among people who say they'll vote Republican in the primary)
Republican primary voters
*--* Giuliani 27% Fred Thompson 21% McCain 12% Romney 10% Gingrich 9% Huckabee 3% Tommy Thompson 2% Hunter 1% Brownback -- Tancredo -- Other 1% Don't know 14%
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Q: Would you be more or less likely to vote for a candidate for president in November 2008 if you knew he or she was in favor of abortion rights, or would knowing that not be a factor in your vote? (among people who say they'll vote Republican in the primary)
*--* All GOP primary Conserva- voters tive GOP More likely 11% 8% Less likely 39 45 Not a factor 48 45 Don't know 2 2
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Q: If the Democratic primary or caucus for president were being held in your state today and the candidates were Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Christoper J. Dodd (Conn.), former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), Gov. Bill Richardson (N.M.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), former Vice President Al Gore, and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, for whom would you vote? (Includes leaners*; among people who say they'll vote Democratic in the primary)
Among Democratic primary voters
*--* Clinton 33% Obama 22% Gore 15% Edwards 8% Biden 5% Richardson 4% Kucinich 2% Dodd 1% Other 1% Don't know 9%
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Q: What is more important to you in choosing a candidate for president: a candidate who bridges partisan divides, or a candidate with long experience in government and policymaking?
