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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In Iowa, if the voter is registered an independent, do they get to vote for either party GOP/DEM???
Fredmentum!
Senility? Alzheimer’s?
Best comment of the day!!!!
I think now is the point where Fred chugs ahead.
I when all is said and done, 25 percent of the primary voters will go for Rudy. A lot more will wind up going to one of the other voters.
I’ve been expecting that turn-up in the Rasmussen for almost two weeks now, and I an certain that it is coming. The downward trend at least has been halted.
I have a theory that what happened is that after the intial surge of enthusiasm after the Thompson announcement was met with either denigrating commentary or complete silence on the part of the MSM, many initial Thompson enthusiasts became discouraged.
Now that they have seen that Thompson is for real, is sticking around, is offering genuine common-sense conservatism across the board, seeing dead-serious conservatives from all over the country endorsing him, listening to him unfiltered on several of the interview shows and on the stump, they’re coming back.
For some reason Gallup is picking it up first, but we’ll see it in Rasmussen too. And, as Thompson’s numbers pick up in the national polls, that will also be refected in Iowa and New Hampshire. Much more importantly it will be reflected in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Nebrasks, Kansas, and on and on.
GO FRED!
“Huckabee is Rudy’s DH to try to split the conservative vote and let him sneak through.”
I think that’s worth repeating.
Fred bump!
“I know some things about the “inner workings” of Robertson’s little empire and just trust me when I say that while he may be good or even great on the spiritual front, his judgment in matters fiscal and practical leave much to be desired. He has a habit of, as they say, being “too clever by half”.”
Really.
How many millions did he make when he sold his cable channel?
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