Gallup: Giuliani is "acceptable" to 3 in 4 Republicans

Seventy-four percent of Republicans say Giuliani would be an acceptable GOP presidential nominee in 2008, easily the highest percentage among that field of candidates. The next tier of Republican contenders is acceptable to a smaller majority of Republicans, and includes former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (59%), Arizona Senator John McCain (57%), and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (53%). The remaining candidates all fall below the majority level, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich the closest at 49% and California Rep. Duncan Hunter last at 16%. A majority of rank-and-file Republicans view six candidates -- including Hunter, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, and former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore (who ended his candidacy last week) -- as unacceptable.