USA TODAY/Gallup Poll Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,010 National Adults, aged 18+, conducted May 4-6, 2007. 1. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people? A. Hillary Clinton Favorable Unfavorable No opinion 2007 May 4-6 50 47 3 2007 Apr 2-5 47 49 4 2007 Mar 2-4 54 42 3 2007 Feb 9-11 58 40 1 2006 Nov 9-12 53 42 5 2006 Jul 28-30 50 44 7 2006 Jun 23-25 51 44 5 2005 Jul 25-28 53 43 4 2005 Feb 25-27 53 41 6 B. Al Gore Favorable Unfavorable No opinion 2007 May 4-6 49 43 8 2007 Apr 13-15 48 47 5 2007 Apr 2-5 50 44 6 2007 Mar 23-25 56 38 6 2007 Mar 2-4 55 39 6 2007 Feb 9-11 52 45 3 2006 Jun 23-25 48 45 8 C. John McCain Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 50 30 10 10 2007 Apr 13-15 51 32 6 10 2007 Apr 2-5 57 26 8 9 2007 Mar 23-25 51 28 9 12 2007 Mar 2-4 57 25 9 9 2007 Feb 9-11 57 26 9 8 2007 Jan 5-7 48 24 13 15 2006 Nov 9-12 54 23 10 13 2006 Jun 23-25 56 25 8 11 2005 Jul 25-28 51 22 16 11 D. Mitt Romney Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 24 22 39 15 2007 Apr 13-15 23 24 36 17 2007 Apr 2-5 25 21 37 17 2007 Mar 23-25 22 18 37 22 2007 Mar 2-4 23 19 41 17 2007 Feb 9-11 18 18 47 18 E. Fred Thompson Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 27 11 50 12 2007 Apr 13-15 25 13 48 13 2007 Apr 2-5 24 11 53 12 F. John Edwards Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 49 31 9 9 2007 Apr 13-15 52 31 6 11 2007 Apr 2-5 53 30 9 9 2007 Mar 23-25 55 25 8 11 2007 Mar 2-4 51 28 9 12 2007 Feb 9-11 49 31 12 8 G. Barack Obama Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 50 24 13 12 2007 Apr 13-15 52 27 10 10 2007 Apr 2-5 49 24 14 12 2007 Mar 23-25 53 24 14 9 2007 Mar 2-4 58 18 15 9 2007 Feb 9-11 53 19 16 12 H. Rudy Giuliani Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 61 24 7 8 2007 Apr 13-15 57 29 6 8 2007 Apr 2-5 61 27 6 6 2007 Mar 23-25 60 26 6 7 2007 Mar 2-4 64 21 6 9 2007 Feb 9-11 66 22 7 5 2007 Jan 5-7 62 17 10 10 I. Tommy Thompson Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of No opinion 2007 May 4-6 14 15 55 16 2. (Asked of Republicans and independents who lean to the Republican Party) Which of the following candidates would you be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for President in the year 2008? BASED ON 427 REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Jan 12-14, 2007 Rudy Giuliani 34 35 38 31 44 40 31 John McCain 20 22 16 22 20 24 27 Fred Thompson 13 10 10 12 N/A N/A N/A Newt Gingrich 8 7 10 8 9 9 10 Mitt Romney 7 9 6 3 8 5 7 Tommy Thompson 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 George Pataki 1 2 2 * 1 1 3 Chuck Hagel 1 -- 1 * * 1 1 Sam Brownback 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 Mike Huckabee 1 2 1 1 * 2 1 Duncan Hunter 1 * 1 * 1 1 * Jim Gilmore 1 2 * * * 2 2 Tom Tancredo 1 * 2 1 1 1 N/A Ron Paul * 2 2 1 N/A N/A N/A Other * 1 1 2 2 1 3 None 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 All/any -- -- * 1 * -- -- No opinion 7 3 4 9 8 7 10 Republican Presidential Nomination Preference (Without Newt Gingrich): May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Rudy Giuliani 36 38 42 34 49 42 John McCain 21 24 18 22 21 25 Fred Thompson 14 11 12 13 N/A N/A Mitt Romney 9 10 7 4 10 6 Tommy Thompson 2 1 3 2 2 2 George Pataki 1 2 2 * 1 1 Mike Huckabee 1 2 1 2 1 2 Chuck Hagel 1 -- 1 * * 1 Sam Brownback 1 1 1 3 1 4 Duncan Hunter 1 1 1 1 1 2 Jim Gilmore 1 2 * 1 * 2 Tom Tancredo 1 * 2 1 1 2 Ron Paul * 2 2 1 N/A N/A Other 1 1 1 2 2 2 None 3 2 2 4 3 2 All/any -- -- * 1 * -- No opinion 8 4 5 9 8 8 3. Who would be your second choice? BASED ON 427 REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Rudy Giuliani 55 61 62 57 64 62 John McCain 37 41 39 38 42 47 Fred Thompson 21 19 16 16 N/A N/A Mitt Romney 20 15 12 9 14 11 Newt Gingrich 16 16 19 15 21 18 Tommy Thompson 5 4 6 5 4 3 George Pataki 2 6 4 2 5 4 Mike Huckabee 2 4 3 3 3 3 Sam Brownback 2 1 2 4 2 4 Chuck Hagel 2 * 2 1 1 1 Ron Paul 1 3 5 2 N/A N/A Jim Gilmore 1 2 * 1 1 2 Duncan Hunter 1 1 1 1 1 4 Tom Tancredo 1 1 3 1 2 2 Other 2 2 3 3 3 5 None 9 6 4 7 1 3 All/any * -- * 1 -- -- No opinion 7 3 4 9 10 9 4. (Asked of Republicans and independents who lean to the Republican Party) Suppose the choice for the Republican presidential nomination narrows down to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Senator John McCain. Which one would you prefer the Republican Party nominate for president? BASED ON 427 REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS Giuliani McCain No opinion 2007 May 4-6 56 38 6 2007 Apr 13-15 57 39 4 2007 Apr 2-5 57 38 6 2007 Mar 23-25 54 39 7 2007 Mar 2-4 58 34 8 2007 Feb 9-11 57 39 4 2007 Jan 5-7 50 42 8 5. (Asked of Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party) Which of the following candidates would you be most likely to support for the Democratic nomination for President in the year 2008? BASED ON 491 DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Jan 12-14, 2007 Hillary Clinton 38 31 38 35 36 40 29 Barack Obama 23 26 19 22 22 21 18 Al Gore 14 15 14 17 18 14 11 John Edwards 12 16 15 14 9 13 13 Joe Biden 2 1 1 1 3 1 5 Bill Richardson 2 3 2 3 1 4 3 Dennis Kucinich 1 1 * * -- * * Wesley Clark 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 Christopher Dodd * 1 * -- * 1 1 Mike Gravel * 1 1 -- 1 * N/A Al Sharpton -- 2 * -- * -- 1 Tom Vilsack N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A * * John Kerry N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 Other 1 * 2 * 1 * 2 None 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 All/any -- -- -- -- * -- * No opinion 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 Democratic Presidential Nomination Preference (Without Al Gore): May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Hillary Clinton 45 37 43 42 44 48 Barack Obama 27 29 19 24 27 23 John Edwards 14 19 18 17 10 14 Bill Richardson 3 4 3 4 2 5 Joe Biden 2 2 2 2 3 2 Wesley Clark 1 2 3 2 3 1 Dennis Kucinich 1 1 * 1 * * Christopher Dodd * 1 * -- * 1 Al Sharpton * 2 * -- 1 -- Mike Gravel * 1 1 * 1 * Tom Vilsack N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A * Other 1 1 2 * 2 1 None 1 1 1 2 3 1 All/any -- -- -- -- * -- No opinion 4 3 7 5 5 4 6. (Asked of Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party who named a candidate they support for the Democratic nomination in 2008) Who would be your second choice? BASED ON 491 DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS May 4-6, 2007 Apr 13-15, 2007 Apr 2-5, 2007 Mar 23-25, 2007 Mar 2-4, 2007 Feb 9-11, 2007 Hillary Clinton 60 58 58 57 59 67 Barack Obama 46 46 36 42 43 42 Al Gore 31 28 29 32 34 26 John Edwards 29 32 32 30 21 26 Bill Richardson 5 6 5 6 4 7 Joe Biden 4 3 4 3 4 5 Al Sharpton 2 4 1 1 2 1 Wesley Clark 2 3 5 3 3 3 Dennis Kucinich 1 1 1 1 1 1 Christopher Dodd 1 2 * 1 1 2 Mike Gravel 1 1 2 * 1 1 Tom Vilsack N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 Other 2 2 5 2 3 3 None 3 3 3 6 3 3 All/any -- -- -- -- 1 -- No opinion 4 3 5 4 7 4 7. (Asked of Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party) Suppose the choice for the Democratic presidential nomination narrows down to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Which one would you prefer the Democratic Party nominate for president? BASED ON 491 DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS Clinton Obama No opinion 2007 May 4-6 56 37 7 2007 Apr 13-15 53 41 6 2007 Apr 2-5 61 33 6 2007 Mar 23-25 56 37 6 2007 Mar 2-4 56 36 8 2007 Feb 9-11 62 33 5 2007 Jan 12-14 53 39 8 8. (Asked of Democrats who support Clinton in head-to-head match up with Obama) What are the main reasons you are more likely to support Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination? BASED ON 265 CLINTON SUPPORTERS (MoE: ±7 PCT. PTS.) 2007 May 4-6 2007 Mar 23-25 Clinton is more experienced 35 33 Like Clinton’s views on issues/agenda 23 21 Clinton is a woman 17 14 Bill Clinton was president 10 9 Don’t know enough about Obama/not familiar with him 10 11 Clinton is knowledgeable/intelligent 7 6 Clinton did a good job in the Senate/represented New York well 5 8 Clinton is strong/tough 4 4 Clinton has a better chance of being elected president 3 3 Don’t like the way Obama has campaigned 1 * Race issue/country not ready to elect a black president 1 2 Other 7 4 No reason in particular 1 3 No opinion 1 2 9. (Asked of Democrats who support Obama in head-to-head match up with Clinton) What are the main reasons you are more likely to support Barack Obama than Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination? BASED ON 194 OBAMA SUPPORTERS (MoE: ±8 PCT. PTS.) 2007 May 4-6 2007 Mar 23-25 Obama is a fresh face/has new ideas 19 13 Agree with Obama’s issue positions/agenda 18 18 Like Obama better/do not like Clinton 17 18 Clinton has too much baggage/don’t want another Clinton 11 12 Obama has a better chance of being elected president 10 8 Obama is less divisive/polarizing than Clinton 9 7 Obama is honest 8 5 Obama’s anti-war views 7 7 Country is not ready for a woman president 4 7 Obama’s leadership skills/would unify country 3 4 Obama is intelligent/smart 3 3 Obama has done a good job in Senate/represented Illinois well 2 3 Other 1 5 No reason in particular 4 3 No opinion 2 2 For results based on the total sample of National Adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points. For results based on the sample of 427 Republicans or Republican leaners, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5 percentage points. For results based on the sample of 491 Democrats or Democratic leaners, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.