[Gop1040]

“Thompson down to 8. I am wondering if this is the public’s verdict on his lymphoma announcement. Rudy up after last week’s decline. Looks like the public absorbed his abortion revelations and is moving on.”

I just posted this on the “Rudy Down as Fred Rises” thread. Thought it might interest you.

There’s no evidence of that. The latest polls from FOX News and Gallup both have Rudy at 35% while Thompson gets 8% and 10% respectively. Both of Fred’s numbers are well below high mark of 15% a few weeks ago. He’s stuck at around 10% along with Romney and Gingrich.

I know, I know, Fred hasn’t even declared or started an exploratory committee yet. Well let’s compare it with Rudy’s poll numbers before he announced the start of his exploratory committee on November 14, 2006.

According to Real Clear Politics, this is how he was polling before then:

(11/9-12/06) Cook/RT..........Rudy 27% McCain 25%
(11/12/06) Pew Research.......Rudy 27% McCain 26%
(11/9-12/06) Gallup...........Rudy 28% McCain 26%
(1/8/06)McLaughlin & Assoc....Rudy 26% McCain 26%
(1027-29/06) CNN..............Rudy 29% McCain 27%

Thompson’s 10% no longer looks as good as it may appear to some. This is exactly what many GOP leaders are looking at.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Did you sidestep Rasmussen because they didn’t have the result you were looking for? (Giuliani, 33% McCain, 19%, Thompson, 13% made 3 days ago)