New Ohio Poll: Giuliani (R) and Clinton (D) Still Lead; Bush Approval at 28%

A Strategic Vision poll released today shows former mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) with a 13 point lead over newly announced rival and former senator Fred Thompson (R-VA):

Rudy Giuliani 34%
Fred Thompson 21%
John McCain 9%
Mitt Romney 8%
Newt Gingrich 5%
Mike Huckabee 4%
Ron Paul 3%
Tom Tancredo 2%
Sam Brownback 2%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Undecided 11%

On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continues to dominate the field, with a 20 point lead over Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL):

Hillary Clinton 43%
Barack Obama 23%
John Edwards 11%
Bill Richardson 6%
Joseph Biden 3%
Dennis Kucinich 2%
Christopher Dodd 1%
Undecided 11%

A slim majority of Republican voters (51%) said that it is "very important" (34%) or "somewhat important" (17%) for the GOP nominee to be a conservative in the mold of Ronald Reagan. Among Democratic voters, experience trumps ideology and charisma as the most important factor:

Experience 38%
Ideology 24%
Charisma 20%
Undecided 18%

The overall approval/disapproval numbers for President Bush are 28%/64%, although his approval rating on the Iraq debacle is 30% and his approval on terrorism is 52%.

A plurality of voters favors withdrawing troops from Iraq within six months:

Yes 49%
No 38%
Undecided 13%

However, only 19% say that Democrats in Congress have a better plan for resolving the Iraq conflict than Bush, and only 17% approve of the way that Congress is performing its job.