Tetapi satu jajak pendapat baru Rabu menunjukkan dia berada di belakang Giuliani, yang dikenal sebagai 'walikota Amerika' atas penanganannya pada peristiwa 11 September 2001, serangan teror terhadap New York.
But a new poll Wednesday showed him lagging in the Republican race behind  Giuliani, known as America's Mayor for his handling of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York.