RealClearPolitics placed McCain in the lead with less than 26.95 % in the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries .
RealClearPolitics reported that the average support from polls placed McCain in the lead with 27 % , followed by Huckabee with 25 % , Romney with 15 % , Thompson with 15 % , Paul with 4 % , and Giuliani with 3 % .
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries