I remember a FR poll about who we would vote for if winning didn’t matter. That one floated back and forth between Hunter and Thompson within a fraction of a percent for the whole time the poll was active. Granted it was a FR poll but I think it indicated something important.
Obviously I’m a Hunter guy but I do think Thompson was far superior to what is left in the race today.
Yeah, I was a Fredhead, but unfortunately, neither of them could get traction. If McCain tabbed Thompson as his running mate do you think it would make a difference? I don’t think Hunter ever got a high enough profile to get the less politically aware conservatives.