A new Quinnipiac poll of New Jersey voters has Rudy Giuliani beating all of the leading Democratic presidential candidates in head-to-head match-ups:
- 49 to 40 percent over Hillary Clinton
- 48 to 38 percent over Barack Obama
- 48 to 41 percent over John Edwards
By contrast, the Democrats all come out narrowly ahead of John McCain and miles ahead of Mitt Romney:
- Clinton beats McCain 45 – 41 percent;
- Clinton beats Romney 50 – 31 percent;
- Obama beats McCain 43 – 41 percent;
- Obama beats Romney 50 – 26 percent;
- Edwards beats McCain 42 – 41 percent;
- Edwards beats Romney 51 – 26 percent.