Fred Thompson, Rudy, and Hunter all got 1% in the poll; McCain got less than 1%.
I think human nature, for some people, tell them that the poll of the moment is frozen it time.
It’s not.
John Kerry was 4% in the polls with 3 weeks to go. (one example)
Of the four you named only Hunter was participating in the poll. The others weren’t and he still couldn’t pull ahead of them. If Hunter was smart he’d do just like T. Thompson just announced, withdrawal......