Posted on 08/23/2007 7:42:50 AM PDT by Brices Crossroads
According to Gallup's analysis of the relationship between candidate familiarity and vote choice over the past three polls, Giuliani is the clear favorite among Republicans who are not familiar with all of the other candidates in the field. He leads this group with 38% of the vote, compared with 18% for McCain, 12% for Thompson, and only 6% for Romney. However, among the slightly smaller group of Republicans who are familiar with all four candidates, the leader is Thompson with 33%. Giuliani ranks second with 25%, followed by Romney and then McCain.
This represents a stark contrast to the stability of voter choices on the Democratic side. The implication is that Giuliani is at greater risk than Clinton of losing support as the campaign progresses and his opponents become better known.
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Yes, but they give all Republicans a hard time. However, it is interesting WHO they choose to focus on. Like it or not, they are ok with Thompson because he is an actor. Like it or not, they can relate to that.
Thompson hasn’t done a lot. This is all principal. Compare him to Hunter...Hunter can be judged on his ACTIONS not just his words.
You’ve been suckered in to like Thompson, by the same media you say “hates Thompson”.
OK...If Fred Thompson HAD NEVER BEEN AN ACTOR, would ANY of us OR the Media be talking about right now?
The answer is NO!
He is in the media as much as he is BECAUSE he is an actor. Regardless of what the media says about him, he is constantly there.
You got suckered into thinking its a Grass Roots movement, because Thompson has PR contacts in the media which created all this.
I’d rather vote for Hunter who has an ACTUALLY record of conservatism, than a false Ronald Reagan!
Please read more carefully. I didn’t say I was Fred, I said I helped PICK Fred, unlike the loony-bird notion that the East-coast media picked him.
Hunter deserves better than your gnattery.
Actually, I’ve listened to him and read a number of his pieces which he himself writes. I like Hunter too and you are correct as to the media’s blackout of him. Gotta get some work done, have a great day...
Hunter is already gone.
Now that is pure hypothetical BS. History is what it is, chum. FredT has gained significant support at the expense of Rooty Toot. That is a fact. FredT made no move in running for POTUS. Not until grassroots conservatives like myself saw what choices we had.
Giuliani the liberal is totally out of the question. Romney the centrist is only marginally better than Rooty. McCain angers conservatives too much. FredT heard the calling and began testing the waters. We'll see what happens if and when he makes it official. I like his chances at this point.
Rudy in NH town hall, it was very interesting. There are several videos of the same meeting. He schools the questioners carefully. Not with the usual “I feel your pain” answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTIxFuqSlxc
No he isn’t.
Yes, I’m afraid he is. He’s been on life support since Ames and the plug will be pulled sooner rather than later.
How can he “lead” when he doesn’t show up at his job as a “lawmaker” nearly 30% of the time?
So you know better than the actual people who are behind drafting Fred?
You know nothing. I, and many other Thompson supporters, have been watching him for over a decade. I never thought I would have a chance to vote for him.
You are completely ignorant.
Yes, right now the polls are totally meaningless.
I’ll start paying more attention after the first of the year.
In March the polls will start to become interesting.
He’ll lead us to nothing but a whole lot of pork barrel spending on teapot museums and end of life electronics disposal plants. And he’ll bore us to tears along the way, growling on and on about his wall and the exact thickness of it and what gauge screws are to be used where. He’s a micromanager. Micromanagers aren’t leaders.
Duncan Hunter is a career representative who should have made some moves earlier in his career, if he wanted to lead something. A guy who has one of the worst attendance records in the house needs to be disciplined, not promoted to commander in chief.
One thing I wonder is this: how is the average GOP primary voter ever going to become familiar with all the Republican candidates when the MSM focuses almost exclusively on the Democrats?
I like the man, but it takes a lot of money to run a campaign these days. How much will he be able to raise after someone who is very close to his views, and who also has tons more name recognition and charisma, joins the race? Methinks not too much, and that'll force him out. It is a pity - Hunter would make and excellent President.
Hunter doesn’t have any money as it is.
He’s clearly not running to win, but perhaps he’s auditioning for Secretary of Defense.
I tend to agree with that statement, but I’m not going to take off the Hunter ‘08 bumper sticker until after the Primaries.
Thompson/Hunter 08!!
Sounds great. When do I vote? ;^)
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