Obama tied with Giuliani, McCain in head-head
by WonkoKevin
In new polls by Rasmussen, Barack Obama ties Rudy Giuliani and John McCain in face-face competition, while he leads Fred Thompson by 7% and Mitt Romney by 9% when paired with them.
With the first caucuses and primaries of Election 2008 only weeks away, a new Rasmussen Reports survey of potential general-election bouts shows Senator Barack Obama (D) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) neck-and-neck, with Obama barely ahead 43% to 41%. In the same poll, Obama moderately leads former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson 48% to 41%.
Obama has had a single-digit lead over Giuliani in seven out of nine Rasmussen Reports election polls conducted since July (see history). The contest seems to have grown even tighter in recent polling. In late October, Giuliani led by two points but he trailed by two in mid-November.
The Obama-Thompson match-up has been a little more erratic and less competitive. A November 13 election poll showed Obama with a five-point lead over Thompson, similar to his current seven-point advantage.
A separate survey shows Obama tied with Arizona Senator John McCain. But, that survey also shows the Illinois Senator enjoying a nine-point lead over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
