More from the Washington Post poll. The favorable-unfavorable number for the Republican party is 39-56, while for the Democrats it is 51-45. Respondents say they trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle Iraq, health care, the economy, taxes, and immigration. The only area where Republicans are favored is in the handling of terrorism, and in that their edge is 42-41.

In the Republican race, Rudy Giuliani’s lead rests on perceptions that he is the strongest leader and the most electable. In the first category, he leads John McCain 49-24, while in the second he leads McCain 46-18. (McCain is second in all the categories polled.) In the category of who is more honest and trustworthy, Giuliani leads McCain 28-24; in who best reflects the core values of the Republican party, he leads 25-24; and in who is best able to handle the situation in Iraq, he leads McCain 35-34.

In the possible head-to-head matchups, Hillary Clinton beats all Republicans. With Giuliani, it’s Clinton 50-46; with McCain, it’s Clinton 52-43; with Thompson, it’s Clinton 56-40; and with Romney, it’s Clinton 57-39.

The approve-disapprove number for Congress is 28-65, with the approve-disapprove number for Republicans in Congress at 32-63 and for Democrats in Congress at 36-58. (So how did the total approve end up at 28? Apparently Congress is less than the sum of its parts.) The survey puts the national right track-wrong track at 24-74.