Here are the latest results from the Connecticut poll by Hartford Courant poll / Center for Survey Research & Analysis at the University of Connecticut published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 401 voters polled on 1/9-17.
| Hartford Courant poll / Center for Survey Research & Analysis at the University of Connecticut Date: 1/9-17 Connecticut Est. MoE = 4.8% |
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| John McCain | 39% |
| Rudy Giuliani | 16% |
| Mitt Romney | 11% |
| Mike Huckabee | 8% |
| Fred Thompson | 6% |
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McCain, 71, the Arizona senator once dismissed as too old and too estranged from the GOP's conservative base to be credible, is seen by Connecticut Republicans as the party's only chance to retain the White House.Slightly more than half of Republicans say they are upbeat about winning in November if McCain is the nominee, and fewer than 30 percent see the party as strongly competitive with Giuliani or Romney at the top of the ticket.
With the Republican base in Connecticut heavily weighted toward the New York suburbs of Fairfield County, Giuliani quickly received endorsements last year from the legislature's Republican leaders, Rep. Lawrence Cafero of Norwalk and Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield.
"McCain does well in Connecticut for two reasons," McDermott said. "First, his maverick image sells well among likely Republican voters here, only half of whom call themselves conservatives."
The other factor, she said, is that conservatives in Connecticut have not rallied behind a candidate. Their votes are divided among Romney, Fred Thompson of Tennessee and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas.
"By splitting their votes among three conservative alternatives, they effectively elect McCain," she said.
