Posted on 12/26/2007 8:04:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Fred Thompson got in the race too late. Fred does not have a serious chance of winning. Hes nowhere in the polls. Thats the narrative from the MSM. However, a closer look at the latest Rasmussen polling shows otherwise.
Fred Thompson has the highest favorability ratings among Republicans in Iowa.
Fred Thompson is viewed favorably by 77% of likely Iowa Republican Caucus goers according to Rasmussens latest Iowa Polling (Dec 19). That is the highest favorable rating of any Republican candidate. Romneys favorability rating is at 73%, Huckabee 67%, McCain 63% and Giuliani 58%. The trend to watch: Huckabees favorability rating dropped from 81% to 67% in just one week. This poll was taken as Freds Hands Down bus tour began in Iowa. Fred will continue to campaign in Iowa exclusively until the caucus, maximizing his opportunity to turn those high favorable ratings into votes.
Fred Thompson is also the second choice of most Republican voters in Iowa.
Among those who say theres a good chance they could change their mind, Thompson and Huckabee top the second choice list according to Rasmussen. How many voters are likely to change their mind before the caucus? Enough voters to change the outcome. The poll shows that nearly 40% of voters could choose another candidate before January 3. Only a bare majority of Romney voters (58%) and McCain voters (55%) say they are certain they will not change their mind. That is a lot of support that Fred is well positioned to pick up. What happens after Iowa? What are Freds chances nationally?
More Republican voters view Fred Thompson as conservative
In a Rasmussen Poll of 800 likely voters December 10 December 18, 50% of Republicans view Fred Thompson as conservative. Trailing Thompson is Huckabee, who is viewed as conservative by 43% of Republican voters, compared to 41% of voters who view him as moderate or liberal (a 15% increase from the last poll). Even fewer voters view Romney as conservative (38%). More voters actually view Romney as moderate or liberal (43%). The surging McCain is still viewed as moderate to liberal by 59% of Republican voters. Maybe supporting amnesty and voting against the Bush Tax cuts were bad ideas.
Fred Thompson has the highest favorability ratings among Republicans of any candidate nationally
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that Thompson is viewed favorably by 67% of Republican voters. McCain and Giuliani are viewed favorably by 65%, Huckabee by 64%, and Romney by only 59%.
There is a lot of fertile ground in Iowa for Fred to take advantage of. A strong third place showing in Iowa will be the first step in capitalizing nationally. None of the Republican candidates poll at over 20% nationally in the Rasmussen poll because conservatives have not decided on their clear, consistent conservative choice, but theyre leaning towards coming home to Thompson.
I won’t. The Republican Party can go pound sand.
The game is on. Fred will surprise in IA, regroup through NH and make his stand in SC. I love it when a plan comes together.
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Dear misguided conservatives,
Come home to Fred.
All is forgiven.
[We even saved you a bumper sticker.]
(Unless DH gets it, which is about a 1 in 1,000,000 longshot)
Your vote is too valuable to waste, so we’d better get busy and help Fred win this thing.
This is an interesting stat.
I hope all the hucksters go elsewhere.
Excellent post.
...though many have tried.
FRED THOMPSON - NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT (Ill protect the American people and American values, whatever it takes to stop the Islamic-Fascists including water-boarding) - 2ND AMENDMENT ADVOCATE (arming the People to disarm criminals) INCREASE THE MILITARYS STRENGTH AND SIZE (giving those brave men and women a Commander in Chief to be proud of) - SECURE AND SEAL THE BORDERS (dont give sanctuary anywhere to illegals, dont employ illegals, dont rent to illegals, dont extend credit to illegals, dont give illegals rights they dont deserve, report all crimes committed by illegals and deport those illegals who have already committed crimes against America) - LAW AND ORDER (enforcement first and foremost with laws currently on the books) DENY FEDERAL DOLLARS TO SANCTUARY CITIES (enough is enough) CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES FOR SUPREMES (those who will interpret the law, not create rights that do not exist) PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE (nominate superior Constitutional Justices to overturn Roe vs Wade) - SOCIAL SECURITY REFORMER (reform a broken program that cant sustain itself and will bankrupt future generations, with the added benefit of private savings accounts) - DEFEAT ANY DEMOCRAT AND RINO (any fool DemocRATS put up) TAX SIMPLIFICATION (variety of choice for the tax payer) - WONT PUT UP WITH CRAP FROM THE MSM (including stupid questions by moderators and pundits) - WE THE PEOPLE CANDIDATE (We the People asked him to run and he stepped up) - PING!
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