Posted on 06/09/2007 7:55:49 AM PDT by Politicalmom
WASHINGTON -- Fred Thompson isn't officially in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but a new poll suggests he could really shake it up.
An Associated Press-Ipsos poll shows former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani leading among the GOP contenders with 27 percent. Then comes Sen. John McCain at 19 percent and Thompson, an actor and former senator from Tennessee, at 17 percent.
Thompson, who may enter the race soon, is ahead of Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who has 10 percent.
Another non-candidate is in the top tier of Democrats.
Sen. Hillary Clinton has 33 percent in the poll; Sen. Barack Obama 21 percent; former Vice President Al Gore, who isn't a candidate, 20 percent; and former Sen. John Edwards, 12 percent
Let us pray!!
The ole girl may be smarter than you giver her credit for.....
The Backstabbing conservatives will find something wrong with his immigration position and be trashing him by Aug.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Well, then, she’s not QUITE as stupid as you thought, is she? :)
Fred Thompson plans late-June trip to NH
By JOHN DISTASO
Senior Political Reporter
Friday, Jun. 8, 2007
LLS
If Gore is the nominee against Fred, the latter will carry TN by at least 60-40%.
I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t.
He’s completely changed his whole persona since 2000. The Left didn’t like him. Viewed him as colorless and not one of them in cause. Since he’s mimiced Dean in emotion, made himself a leader in this Global warming cult, and has not been a part of D.C. If there is one thing everyone in the rank and file on all sides share, it is utter comtempt for those in D.C. Not for the same reasons, but shared contempt.
The left never liked Hillary, but they thought she was one of them. Since becoming senator, they ludicrously believe she’s sold out and become too “conservative”. Obama is a fling but he’s a lightweight, and I think deep down most of them know it. Plus he’s black, and the left establishment has done nothing to convince me they can overcome their innate bigotry and support him leading their party.
I think a Thompson/Gore ticket isn’t too far out of the realm of possibility.
That brings up an intriging possibility. A lot of older people watch Law and Order. Younger too, but especially older men and women. The type of people that bestow faith on Government to keep their social security checks coming. The kind Dems like to scare in line during an election year. They'll probably have some degree of familiarity and faith in Fred just from that stint alone. Could offset that perenial election ploy by Dems a bit.
RachelFaith wrote: “There are persistant rumors on the other side that Al Gore could be persuaded to run.”
Oh, please let it happen!
I can’t wait to see Fred and Al in a debate. Fred would shatter the global-warming-is-a-result-of-human-activity myth for once and for all.
Lord, please let me see this before I die.
Pssssst...
I was replying to someone ELSE who posted that.... Just FYI... K ?
= )
Is a 55-year old considerd to be an "older man?"
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