The Gallup poll finds that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani may be a better candidate to win the Republican nomination at this “late stage” of the game than Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Using something they call the “positive intensity score” — the percentage of voters giving a candidate a strongly favorable score vs. those with a strongly unfavorable view — the Gallup pollsters say either potential contender would be an immediate player int he GOP contest.
But name recognition gives Giuliani a big advantage over Perry.
Perry is recognized by 55 percent of Republicans and has a positive intensity score of 21, while Giuliani is recognized by 86 percent and has a positive intensity score of 20. Both positive intensity scores are among the highest of any candidate or potential candidate Gallup measures.
Neither Perry nor Giuliani has made an official announcement about running for president, although both have indicated that they are seriously considering it. Perry, governor of Texas since 2000, told an Iowa newspaper that he felt “called” to run. Giuliani, who was the front-runner for the GOP nomination through much of 2007 before engaging in a terrible election strategy and losing to John McCain, has traveled frequently to New Hampshire in recent weeks. Despite intense media speculation about his presidential plans, far fewer Republicans recognize Perry (55%) than recognize Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, and Ron Paul.

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