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Giuliani, Clinton Lead in Tri-State Area By The Associated Press – 7 hours ago THE RACE: The presidential primary for Republicans, Democrats in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS NEW YORK Rudy Giuliani, 45 percent Fred Thompson, 12 percent John McCain, 9 percent Mitt Romney, 7 percent Mike Huckabee, 1 percent Ron Paul, 1 percent NEW JERSEY Rudy Giuliani, 48 percent Fred Thompson, 12 percent John McCain, 12 percent Mitt Romney, 7 percent Ron Paul, 2 percent Sam Brownback, 1 percent Mike Huckabee, 1 percent Tom Tancredo, 1 percent CONNECTICUT Rudy Giuliani, 42 percent John McCain, 14 percent Fred Thompson, 10 percent Mitt Romney, 9 percent Ron Paul, 3 percent Mike Huckabee, 2 percent ___ THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS NEW YORK Hillary Rodham Clinton, 49 percent Barack Obama, 12 percent John Edwards, 11 percent Joe Biden, 2 percent Dennis Kucinich, 2 percent Bill Richardson, 2 percent Chris Dodd, 1 percent NEW JERSEY Hillary Rodham Clinton, 46 percent Barack Obama, 20 percent John Edwards, 9 percent Bill Richardson, 3 percent Joe Biden, 2 percent Dennis Kucinich, 2 percent Chris Dodd, 1 percent CONNECTICUT Hillary Rodham Clinton, 43 percent Barack Obama, 16 percent John Edwards, 8 percent Chris Dodd, 7 percent Joe Biden, 3 percent Bill Richardson, 2 percent Dennis Kucinich, 1 percent ___ OF INTEREST: New Yorkers Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton hold commanding leads on their home turf and could sweep presidential primaries in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Feb. 5. With the Republicans' winner-take-all primary rules, Giuliani could win all 183 tri-state delegates, giving him 15 percent of the 1,228 he needs to secure the nomination. Because Democrats allocate primary votes proportionally, Barack Obama and John Edwards could win some tri-state delegates, but Clinton could win more than 250 of the 2,181 she'd need for the Democratic nomination. ___ The telephone poll, taken Oct. 9-15 by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, surveyed 1,063 New York voters with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The survey included 316 New York Republicans with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points and 468 Democrats with an error margin of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. In New Jersey, 1,004 voters were surveyed with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The survey included 301 Republicans, with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points, and 343 Democrats, at plus or minus 5.5 percentage points. In Connecticut, 1,391 voters were polled with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points, including 325 Republicans, at plus or minus 5.5 percentage points, and 530 Democrats, at plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. COMPLETE RESULTS: http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml

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