Quinnipiac releases it;s latest poll on the GOP candidates. Rudy Giuliani leads to poll with 40%. John McCain clocks in with a meager 18%. At one point McCain led strongly, even going as far as winning the Connecticut Republican presidential primary in 2000. These days, McCain seemingly has lost his straight talk express. Had he mentioned his maverick opposition to the Bush administration he’d probably be in better shape. Mavericks who change to conformists don’t fare all that well.

		%	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Rudy Giuliani	40	Â	Â	Â	Â
	John McCain	18	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Newt Gingrich	10	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Mitt Romney	7	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Duncan Hunter	2	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Mike Huckabee	2	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Sam Brownback	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	George Pataki	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Ron Paul	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Tom Tancredo	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Tommy Thompson	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Jim Gilmore	-	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Chuck Hagel	-	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Other (vol.)	1	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Unsure	15	Â	Â	Â	Â