No doubt about it. Fred has a good patter.
What he lacks are executive experience, energy, proven ability, and a record of accomplishment on immigration matters.
Hunter, on the other hand, although likely unelectable, has deeds to back up his mouth.
And that's the problem. Hunter is the most conservative of all the GOP field, but is not electable in the primaries because very few people outside CA know anything about him. That's why conservatives MUST face reality and unite behind the most conservative of the leading candidates, i.e., Thompson in order to stop one or the other of the RINO twins, Rudy and Mitt, from being nominated and throwing the nation into at least 4 years of Hillary's despotic collectivism.
Fred isn't as conservative as I would like him to be and I don't agree with all of his positions, especially the marriage amendment, but he's light years better than Rudy and almost that much better than Mitt. Hunter would be my first choice, and was early in the race, but I soon realized that he has no chance of winning nomination so I will get behind Fred as the next best thing.
If the GOP conservatives remain split by hanging in there with conservative candidates who can't win we will get Rudy or Mitt as GOP nominee in 08 and then Hillary as president in 09. But if we unite behind the only acceptably conservative candidate who has a chance to win I believe we can win the whole kit and kaboodle.