LOL, thank you Nostradamus. Duncan Hunter is strong with his stances, strong with LEADERSHIP, strong in articulating and strong in not taking sh*t from the media and Demonrats, but due to the mindset you and people like you seem to want to judge on who is known by the public and who you think is a ‘sure thing’ for electability, this is not based on who people think is the best but who they THINK can win. When Fred turns up and has to actually campaign and deal with a long cycle and a vicious opponent, I think you have been warned. Fred Thompson is not the best candidate and not the best opportunity to get elected no matter what polls say NOW. Campaigns change everything. Hype only goes so far. And I would not hold up hope that Fred would make that inspiring and reliable a ‘conservative’ once elected. I do know Hunter far outshines anything Thompson has ever done in his public service.
I guess all that will remain to be seen, and will work itself out during the campaign season. But if Duncan Hunter can’t excite enough people with his ideas AND the way he presents himself, to support him, frankly it doesn’t matter how conservative he is, he won’t get elected. If it were only conservatives voting, he might have a better shot, but he has to be elected by a majority of ALL the voters, and he has to convince everyone else of his electability, as well. He has another 7 months or so before the first Republican primary, but remember, polls are of the general public, not just Republicans, and though they may not be perfect they are kinda like the general election with regards to voter choices.