[RKBA Democrat]

“Prediction:
Fred 86%
Hillary 11%
Bloomberg 3%

There. Fixed it for ya. ;-)”

I respectfully disagree with you. If Sen. Thompson gets in the race, it’s going to be a long, rotten, miserable, vicious slog. There will be good days and awful ones.

If Sen. Thompson actually runs and is nominated, I would expect the general election to come down to less than a 2-3% spread.

[pillut48]

Agree to disagree. :-)

I believe Fred’s going to win by such a landslide because he’s going to appeal to all the middle of the road voters who have been holding out on either party (they’re the ones who stayed out or voted democrat while pinching their noses shut to prove something to Republicans last time and they truly regret those actions now)—add to that the fact that the third parties don’t have a leg to stand on, so those voters will be Fred’s. Plus all the conservatives, religious right and otherwise.

The only ones left to vote for Hillary will be Code Pink and the boneheads from moveon.org. I’m being generous giving her even 11%. ;-)

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Strongly disagree here. Fred’s connection with Generation X is beyond what we’ve ever seen from any presidential candidate. This is going to rock all conventional wisdom as far as ‘red states’ and ‘blue states’. It’s not going to be a Reagan landslide by any stretch, but Fred’s crossover appeal will be huge.

[papasmurf]

I think it comes down to how Fred frames his campaign. Fred is a very astute man, and has never been known to, purposely, alienate his enemies. He just grazed over the words "democrats and republicans together" tonight. I look for more of that.
Not to say or mean that he will capitulate, but I feel he is smart enough to know that by pointing out, and stressing, what we have in common is more important than what we disagree on. In order to take the WH, we do need some dem votes, I don't think he'll poke 'em in the eye, while pulling their poll card outta' their pockets.
He'll make his stand, and his points, where he must, but, at the same time, he'll endeavor to bring us together as a whole Nation. If it can be done, in this day and age, Fred can do it.
For the first time in months, maybe even a year or two, I feel hopeful and "up".

Thanks for the pep talk, FRed!

:O)

P RUN, Fred, Run, and Bring J.C. Watts with ya'!

[Charles Henrickson]

I would expect the general election to come down to less than a 2-3% spread.

Thompson 51-52%
Gore 48-49%

If Hillary:

Thompson 54-55%
Clinton 45-46%

There'll probably be a third-party candidate in there somewhere, but with only a minor drain-off.