This NBC
poll is interesting not so much for the ranking or lead (which
is virtually unchanged from a few weeks ago) but because of two
other numbers: 1) the percentage of GOP primary voters who think
the next President should take a similar approach to Bush has gone
from 50 to 38%(48% now favor a different approach) and 2) Rudy
leads by an enormous 47-16% margin over his next challenger in the
"best chance of beating Hillary" category. This suggests that
Romney's "change" message may have a receptive audience while
Hillary's ascendency may be the biggest factor in Rudy's favor.
(Oh, and Ron Paul is at 2% while Huckabee is at 4%.)