Mich. Voters: Rice Run Changes 2008 GOP Race

A new poll of Michigan voters shows strong support for Condoleezza Rice as a presidential candidate in 2008.

In the survey conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC, Republican respondents were asked if they would like to see the Secretary of State run for the White House. Almost half � 45 percent � said yes, 30 percent said no and 25 percent were undecided.

When Republicans were asked whom they would support for president in 2008, the results were:

John McCain, 35 percent
Rudy Giuliani, 24 percent
Newt Gingrich, 13 percent
Mitt Romney, 10 percent
Bill Frist, 4 percent
George Pataki, 2 percent
George Allen, Rick Santorum and Chuck Hagel, 1 percent each
10 percent undecided.

But when Condi was included the poll, she drew more support than all but two potential candidates:

McCain, 30 percent
Giuliani, 20 percent
Rice, 10 percent
Gingrich, 9 percent
Romney, 5 percent
Frist, 3 percent
Santorum, Pataki, Allen and Hagel, 1 percent each
19 percent undecided.