[Neu Pragmatist]

The Thompson Effect .

[fred4prez]

And Fred hasn’t even visited the state yet, has he?

[Doofer]

The Thompson Effect.

Maybe, but I think people are starting to take a better look at the candidates and Romney is starting to wear thin on some in my opinion.

[kevkrom]

The Thompson Effect .

In this case, no. Thompson doesn't seem to be gaining ground in NH, at least not yet. It's really a battle of the RINOs at this time, with folks starting to tilt to Guiliani over Romney.

[codercpc]

Looking at the poll, both Rudy and McCain have both increased, while Thompson went down 1 point, so I don't think the "Thompson Effect" explains it.

* Mitt Romney 23% (33%) *

Rudy Giuliani 22% (18%) *

John McCain 17% (12%) *

Fred Thompson 12% (13%) *

Newt Gingrich 7% (3%) *

Ron Paul 4% (2%) *

Mike Huckabee 2% (2%) * Sam Brownback 2% (0%) *

Undecided 9% (12%)

Maybe when he starts to campaign there more it might improve, but I really don't think him shunning the debates in favor of Jay Leno did him any favors in New Hampshire. I don't have any clue as to how much the others have campaigned there yet either, but I did see that Mitt was the only one to run commercials so far.