The poll details you chose to highlight are nonsensical. The poll did not include the two main conservatives, Thompson and Gingrich. It only included McCain, Giuliani and Romney, and half of the respondents never heard of Romney. The real news is that when Thompson and Gingrich were added in, Giuliani’s massive lead all but disappeared.
About 1 in 6 conservative voters are enchanted with McCain’s “maverick” image. The rest are torn between two people who claim to be conservative, but governed very liberal places as liberals. Of these, the largest group side with Giuliani, a national hero, over unknown Mitt Romney. Many desperately with men who are genuinely conservative, but everyon figures is completely unelectable: Ginrich. Throw in Thompson, and a sizeable portion of Giuliani voters switch to him.
If Thompson runs, he’ll be able to correct his bio: He isn’t “just an actor,” and he was more than “just an actor” when he was elected to the US Senate for eight years. He’s a brilliant anti-corruption prosecuting attorney who brought down a sitting Democratic governor on corruption charges, and who helped the Republican party salvage credibility in Watergate by constructing tough, effective, and fair questions.
Ouch, a bad day for typos:
The poll details you chose to highlight are nonsensical. The poll did not include the two main conservatives, Thompson and Gingrich. It only included McCain, Giuliani and Romney, and half of the respondents never heard of Romney. The real news is that when Thompson and Gingrich were added in, Giuliani’s massive lead all but disappeared.
About 1 in 6 conservative voters are enchanted with McCain’s “maverick” image. The rest are torn between two people who claim to be conservative, but governed very liberal places as liberals. Of these, the largest group side with Giuliani, a national hero, over unknown Mitt Romney. Many desperately SIDE with a MAN who are genuinely conservative, but everyone figures is completely unelectable: GINGRICH. Throw in Thompson, and a sizeable portion of Giuliani voters switch to him.
If Thompson runs, he’ll be able to correct his bio: He isn’t “just an actor,” and he was more than “just an actor” when he was elected to the US Senate for eight years. He’s a brilliant anti-corruption prosecuting attorney who brought down a sitting Democratic governor on corruption charges, and who helped the Republican party salvage credibility in Watergate by constructing tough, effective, and fair questions.