Republican Race

Want the latest on the Republican presidential nomination race?

Well this just came to me from my good friends at the American polling firm McLaughlin and Associates:

"Since our last national poll conducted in April for Citizens United, there has been significant movement among likely Republican voters on the Presidential primary ballot. Rudy Giuliani’s support has decreased by 4 points from 28% to 24%, while Fred Thompson’s support has risen five points from 13% to 18%. Support for John McCain (16%/17%), Mitt Romney (8%/7%) and Newt Gingrich (6%/5%) remains consistent with the April results.

Among moderate Republicans, Thompson’s support has increased by 14 points (4% to 18%), while Giuliani’s support has decreased significantly (37% to 29%). McCain (19% to 16%) and Romney (8% to 3%) have also lost support among moderate Republicans. Giuliani shows a slight loss among conservative Republicans (25% to 22%), while Thompson (16% to 18%), McCain (14% to 16%) and Romney (8% to 10%) show slight gains."

You can get more detailed results here.

Painful Taxes

Kudos to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation for coming up with a brilliant poll question.

The CTF recently asked respondents, "Which is more unpleasant a root canal or a tax audit?"

Forty-seven percent of those surveyed responded “root canal” and 38% said a “tax audit".

I feel queasy thinking about either one.

Oh yeah, the CTF poll also revealed 67 percent of Canadians believe they will not personally benefit from what tax relief there was in the latest federal budget.

See more details here.