Posted on 11/18/2007 10:13:32 AM PST by Brices Crossroads
The Nov. 11-14 Gallup Poll finds 28% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide naming Giuliani as their first choice for the party’s 2008 presidential nomination. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is second, at 19%. Thompson appears, for the moment, to have halted some negative momentum, as his numbers had fallen slightly in each of the three prior polls. Thompson received a key endorsement from the National Right to Life Committee this week, although it is unclear whether that would have boosted his support.
Arizona Sen. John McCain (13%), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (12%), and Huckabee (10%) are closely matched for third place. Texas Rep. Ron Paul places sixth with 5% support. [Snip] Among the roughly 6 in 10 Republicans in the current poll who say they are extremely likely to vote in their state’s 2008 presidential primary or caucus, Giuliani (25%) and Thompson (21%) are essentially tied. McCain (13%), Romney (12%), and Huckabee (12%) tie for third among this group.
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I care that stupid polls are influencing voters to do stupid things. Fair enough?
This "electability factor" is going to kill this nation.
And why should I care what only 398 people might think?
45 days..........
I think Fred is going to make the move in Iowa, and it will be fueled by the grassroots organizational power of the NRLC endorsement and the fact that, of the major candidates, Fred is head and shoulders above them on securing the borders.
At this point, Huckabee, the darling of the MSM (who got fawning questions from Chris Wallace on Chuck Norris), has already begun to recede. The puff pieces and lickspittle interviews from Rudybot pundits make conservative primary voters not only suspicious but sick at their stomachs. He hit his high water mark last week in my opinion.
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Be it Thompson or Huckabee we need one of them to shuttle some of the momentum that Romney has in Iowa so that he doesn’t come out as the huge winner and parlay that on to the next state. I don’t for a minute think the man from Hope has a chance of being the nominee but he could maybe play a spoiler.... I’d be happy is Thompson did make the move in Iowa but I don’t see it happening just yet.
I am looking forward to the hissy fit that the Iowans will be pitching now that Willard ruined “their” debate.
Electability is one factor, whether you like it or not. That is one of the reasons I like Thompson, but not even close to the most important reason. It should not be the only reason, as it is in the case of Rudy. The MSM always tries to push the more “electable” (i.e.-liberal) candidate on the GOP, whether it is Ford, Bush41, Dole or Rudy. When the time comes, the “electable” candidate ends up being a loser, like Ford, Bush in 1992 and Dole in 1996.
That said, they deny that Fred is the most electable, but I believe he is, based not principally on polls, but on his character and what he stands for.
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I’d like to be encouraged by this, but I’m not. I don’t trust Gallup and I think there are still too many who are undecided or just aren’t paying attention yet. G#$damn whoever keeps moving these primaries up. It’s wrecking the process.
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They are apt to to remember this. I think Romney is trying to sit on his artificial lead. He doesn’t want to come to a debate and have to explain his socialized heath care, $50 abortions, tolerance of sanctuary cities and same sex marriage, the great legacy he left Massachusetts. He only shows up when no one is paying attention (like in Ames).
“I think Romney is trying to sit on his artificial lead. He doesn’t want to come to a debate and have to explain his socialized heath care, $50 abortions, tolerance of sanctuary cities and same sex marriage, the great legacy he left Massachusetts. He only shows up when no one is paying attention (like in Ames).”
Yep!
If I remember Aesop correctly, the tortoise did beat the hare. Of course that was just a fable, but come to think of it today’s fables are all written by the MSM.
As I have said before, Huckabee is Rudy’s DH to try to split the conservative vote and let him sneak through. The problem is that except on Right to Life, Huckabee is a liberal on taxes, borders, big government nanny statism and political correctness. he is also super soft on crime, pardoning criminals right and left in Arkansas. He also had a lot of ethical lapses in Arkansas, stripping the governor’s mansion of furniture and other valuables before he left.
Huck is not going to be able to do it, because he is not a conservative, even less conservative than McCain.
I guess technically , they are tied for first AND second place. :)
Even though my guy is doing better/well, I don't really like news about polls. They seem to be self-fulfilling prophesies, creating a bandwagon effect, and even on FR, people use polls as their basis for choosing or supporting a candidate. It's an unfortunate reality, but if I don't say it when they show FDT doing well, I can't say it when polls show him doing not-as-well. And some will.
And while Huckabee's star is ascending in Harkin's great state of Ioway, I recommend he start thinking about a VP. Lindsey Graham is ready and willing and very available. I say go for it, the Republicans may never have the chance again to put Gomer and Goober on the same ticket. The only sad part is Sargeant Carter is dead, what a Secretary of Defense he would have made!
see my post 28 to calcowgirl for my take on polls.
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oh and BTW
Go Fred Go!
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