[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I agree with you. But a close examination and lots of questions are good things. Fred has to earn this.

Oh, and I am not saying Hunter can't win yet. He can't win if we write him off before he has even withdrawn from the race. I think we should stop the early calls on who can and can't win. Let's start by picking the best candidates and give people a chance to get to know them.

[FremontLives]

He can’t win. I wish it weren’t so, but it is. He and Tancredo need to throw their support behind Thompson so we can sew this thing up.

[mdefranc]

Rep. Hunter had chances in the three debates to persuade voters. That he failed to persuade them is indicated by the latest www.intrade.com nomination percentage probabilities:

31.4 Giuliani
29.8 F Thompson
22.0 Romney
10.8 McCain
02.7 Paul
01.7 Gingrich
01.0 Huckabee
00.9 Rice
00.5 Bloomberg, Brownback
00.4 J Bush, Cheney, Hagel
00.2 Tancredo, T Thompson
00.1 Hunter, Powell

By wasting their time and money on a longshot campaign, Hunterites are helping the very candidate they dislike the most - Giuliani - preserve his lead.