NY poll shows McCain leading Giuliani - Yahoo! News

NY poll shows McCain leading Giuliani - Yahoo! News: "NY poll shows McCain leading Giuliani" By The Associated Press THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New York. THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 48 percent Barack Obama, 32 percent John Edwards, 9 percent Undecided, 7 percent ___ THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS John McCain, 34 percent Rudy Giuliani, 19 percent Mitt Romney, 19 percent Mike Huckabee, 15 percent Fred Thompson, 6 percent Undecided, 5 percent ___ OF INTEREST: McCain is leading Giuliani in the former New York mayor's home state. While 51 percent of Giuliani's backers say they are firmly committed to him, only 35 percent of McCain's supporters strongly back him. Of registered Republicans, 46 percent think McCain is most likely to beat the Democratic presidential nominee in November. Clinton and Obama are competing for votes in New York City, where half the state's Democratic voters live. Clinton has 43 percent there compared with 39 percent for Obama. Of likely Democratic primary voters, 59 percent believe Clinton, a New York senator, has the best chance to defeat the Republican nominee. ___ The WNBC 4/Marist poll was conducted by phone from Jan. 15 to Jan 17. It involved interviews with 1,467 registered voters in New York and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. ___ On the Net: http://maristpoll.marist.edu/