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I believe the Rasmussen poll results - and I'm not encouraged by them, although I realize that early polls don't carry a lot of weight. I'm another conservative who wonders where Giuliani's support is coming from, as he seems to embody the definition of RINO. I'll assume this poll is more about more name recognition than anything else and doesn't reflect the opinion of a majority of Republicans who actually vote in the primaries.

Fred Thompson's numbers are disappointing but I believe he has more support than this poll indicates. He still has mine, although I very much want to see Fred taking some unambiguous stands on the serious issues that concern most conservatives...and I want to see him do what Rudy Giuliani has been doing and criticize Hillary Clinton for her far-left ideology that the media glosses over or outright hides. If Fred can't rise to the occasion than he'll lose a lot of primary voters who would back him if he shows more determination and takes the tough stands any conservative has to take to be viable with the grass roots base.

Today, I would vote for Fred Thompson in a GOP primary. In 90 days, barring Fred declaring that he's a communist, I'll still vote for Thompson. If he loses and Romney or Giuliani is the Republican party presidential nominee, I'll very likely vote for that person over a Hillary Clinton. I refuse to 'stay home' and forfeit my right to vote.

However, if Giuliani is the GOP nominee, I fear that the Republican party is doomed on many levels. They may very well lose the '08 presidential election. Even if Giuliani wins, I'm quite sure he'll 'turn left' within a year of his election and we'll have a liberal, Democrat-Lite president, just a bit less of a full-blown socialist than Hillary Clinton. I hope I'm wrong. I really do.

Even if Giuliani wins, I'm quite sure he'll 'turn left' within a year of his election and we'll have a liberal, Democrat-Lite president, just a bit less of a full-blown socialist than Hillary Clinton.

Im convinced that if Giuliani won in 2008, he will move rightward if he moves off center at all. You need your parties support and that is a big machine.