RealClearPolitics placed McCain in the lead with more than 26.95 % in the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries .
RealClearPolitics reported that the average support from polls placed McCain in the lead with 26.9 % , followed by Huckabee with 25.9 % , Romney with 14.7 % , Thompson with 14.6 % , Paul with 4.4 % , and Giuliani with 3.4 % .
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries