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Posted on 03/23/2007 7:41:42 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
Fred Thompson 44% Hitlary 43%
Fred Thompson 37% Hussein Obama 49%
Poll based on 800 likely voters over March 21-22..
As a woman, I can't figure out his appeal.
This... this... this cannot be!
I've been told by "knowledgeable" posters that Sen. Thompson just isn't a viable candidate for the general election!! He doesn't have the name recognition!! He could NEVER compete!!
And thus, the "powers-that-be" in the Republican Party will NEVER permit him to get the nomination!!
* chuckle *
Not bad for a guy who hasn't announced and who allegedly has no name recognition.
Go Fred!
Could be, but I thought this thread made Fred look GOOD.
Sure! Guess my support of Thompson or Rudy makes me an ultra liberal!
lol.
I think Fred Thompson will run. There is far too much activity behind the scenes to indicate otherwise. His exploratory committee and insiders are quite active.
Agree...it's the Hillary camp that needs to start tossing and turning and having sleepless nights:)
I'd like that.
I'll have to do more investigating of his positions, of course, but so far I like what I see in him.
for a non-candidate to poll that high is a 'hugh' story
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"Fred Thompson 37% Hussein Obama 49%"
Thanks for our immigration laws and policies.
The country is slowly being reclaimed and we will soon have to assimilate to their culture than they to ours.
Some legacy we would have left our children and grandchildren.
I'm sure they'll thank and bless us. < sarcasm >
We'd have a strong slate of candidates IMHO.
I'm beginning to think he can run away with this thing if he wants it.
I think he will beat any rat easily once the American unwashed voters finds out a little more about Sen. Thompson.
Fred Thompson may not officially toss his hat into the ring until May, June or even July. If he is polling this well already, why should he hamstring himself? He is filling in for Paul Harvey for three weeks, so his on-air personality will gain him more exposure. Let him gain traction, then when he runs, he will quickly rise to the top.
Peculiar assortment of keywords here...?
Still a year until a primary. That's when POLLS start to really matter :-).
I wish Fred would declare, though, so I can get a yard sign and a bumper sticker!
He begins with a bang by citing the Gill study (1947) that asked questions about an imaginary “Metallic Metals Act.” Seventy percent offered an opinion even though there was no "Metallic Metals Act."
Tom Smith took some Gallup data from the 1970s on the issue of balancing the federal budget. Ninety-six percent offered an opinion but 25% did not know whether the budget was balanced, 8% thought it was balanced and 40% knew it was unbalanced but not by how much.
From the series of literature cited, Bishop concludes that many answer to avoid the appearance of ignorance. Unless they are offered an opportunity to have a “don’t know” the answers should be suspect.
Recent studies in the Cincinnati area showed that 30-40% will offer an opinion on a nonexistent issue.
A social security survey came up with two sets of questions. One “individual” set asked, “Some people have suggested allowing individuals to invest portions of their social security taxes on their own, which might allow more money for their retirement but result in greater risk.” The majority (55%) answered in the affirmative. The second set of questions of an “impersonal” nature asked “Some people have suggested investing some Social Security funds in the stock market.” Contrary to the previous findings the majority (60%) thought this was a bad idea.
Malleability of public opinion seems to correlate with public policy ignorance. The issue then becomes the vagueness or ambiguity of the question rather than a measurement of public opinion.
FR URL: HERE
and that is apropos of what, exactly?
It's a great showing for a guy who is just thinking about it and has been out of politics for a few years.
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