Presidential Power Rankings, Round 3
Here are this week's Presidential Power Rankings:
(1) Barack Obama, 86.3 Points, 2 First Place Rankings (Last Week 2nd)
(2) Hillary Clinton, 82.8 Points, 4 First Place Rankings (Last Week 1st)
(3) Mitt Romney, 78.8 Points, 1 First Place Ranking (No Change)
(4) Rudy Giuliani, 72.1 Points, 1 First Place Ranking (Last Week 4th Alone)
(4) John Edwards, 72.1 Points (Last Week 5th)
(6) John McCain, 64.3 Points (No Change)
(7) Mike Huckabee, 63.8 Points, 2 First Place Rankings (Last Week 8th)
(8) Fred Thompson, 58.8 Points (Last Week 7th)
(9) Ron Paul, 56 Points (No Change)
(10) Bill Richardson, 51.5 Points (No Change)
(11) Joe Biden, 44.3 Points (No Change)
(12) Chris Dodd, 39.1 Points (No Change)
(13) Duncan Hunter, 36.8 Points (No Change)
(14) Dennis Kucinich, 33 Points (No Change)
(15) Mike Gravel, 24.6 Points (No Change)
This week's big movers were Barack Obama (D) and Mike Huckabee (R). Due to new polling numbers and extremely positive media coverage, Obama was able to pass the previous top power-broker, Hillary Clinton. Clinton, for her part, has had a net of negative news coverage lately which affected her overall "newsworthiness" ranking. Although she still holds the overall money advantage, her campaign has definitely hit a bump in the road. So far, Obama has been able to capitalize on Clinton's miscues.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has risen dramatically the past two weeks. He is still coming off a positive reception from his CNN/YouTube debate performance and received generally positive coverage throughout the week. The scandal over his "isolate Aids patients" remarks hasn't had enough time to catch up with this weeks numbers. New polling in Iowa indicates that Huckabee is now a heavy front-runner in that state.
Rudy Giuliani has been on a considerable slide as of late. After an unimpressive debate performance two weeks ago, slipping to third in the latest Iowa polls, and scandals resulting from taxpayer funded extramarital romps in the Hamptons, the former New York Mayor has managed to fall behind Romney even more and is now dead even with John Edwards.
If the primaries were held today, the nominees would be Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Comments
Polling:
Iowa: Huck leading
NH: Mitt Leading
Mich: Virtual 3 way tie, Rudy, Mitt and Huck
Nevada: Rudy Leading
SC: Toss up, Huck leading within margin with Rudy and Mitt
Fla: Rudy
Cali: Rudy
NJ: Rudy
Penn: Rudy
Total:
Huck: Leading 2 tied in 2
Mitt: Leading in one 1 tied in 2
Rudy: Leading in 5 tied in 2
Posted by: Publius V. | December 10, 2007 10:58 AM
I wish you'd call this 'Jace's Presidential Power Rankings'.
It is very interesting but not quite as important as you make it sound.
Posted by: Koz | December 10, 2007 10:59 AM
Publius,
I'm not sure what the point you're trying to make here is, but here is how the scores are tabulated:
http://jacewalden.blogspot.com/2007/11/presidential-power-rankings.html
The only local polls I use are the latest (date wise) polls from Iowa and New Hampshire.
I put the rankings together every Friday afternoon, so anything that occured after Friday will count toward next week's rankings.
I only count Iowa and Newhampshire because of their significance. Once those are over, I'll have to reconfigure the ranking scheme.
Posted by: Jace Walden | December 10, 2007 11:02 AM
Koz,
I don't remember forcing you to read them.
Besides, I never claimed them to be anything other than "my" rankings, although for the most part the criteria that I use is very objective.
Posted by: Jace Walden | December 10, 2007 11:05 AM
Jace,
No point, was just putting the poll information out there. It looks like we are going to come out of the GOP early states with one to Mitt and one to Huck. This hurts Mitt more than anyone, he has put most of his efforts in these first two states.
Posted by: Publius V. | December 10, 2007 11:11 AM
Publius,
I agree completely. If Mitt can't win Iowa, I think he might be done. His national polling is terrible, and in a lot of the early primary/caucus states, he is trailing one or two other candidates.
He needs Iowa to build momentum and excitement.
Posted by: Jace Walden | December 10, 2007 11:13 AM
Jace,
You're doing a