Republicans Losing Ground in ’08 Race

With only a few month away from the 2008 presidential election, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton now holds a slight lead over top Republican Rudy Giuliani for the first time in a possible 2008 presidential matchup. Besides Clinton, fellow Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama beat every Republican candidate they are tested against in the latest FOX News Poll. On the other hand, the support for President Bush has dropped greatly which pretty much shows that he can do little to give Republicans a boost as his own ratings remain dismal. His current approval is just 1 point higher than his record-low 31 percent approval received last month. In seven different head-to-head matchups, the poll shows the Democratic candidate tops the Republican. Voters say they would back Clinton over Giuliani if the election were held today. Clinton also leads McCain by 3 points, Romney by 15 points and Fred Thompson by 9 points.

I believe that the Democrats have a great chance of winning next year's presidential election. The latest poll has obviously shown us how more voters are starting to lean towars Clinton and Obama putting Giuliani and his fellow Republicans in great risk. I think that the biggest reason why the Republicans are losing so much support in recent months is mainly due to the management of the Iraq War by the Bush administration. They've been continuing to keep the U.S. troops in Iraq and have not given us a specific date of withdrawal. However, the election won't happen in months and things can still change. There is still a chance that the Republicans can bounce back.