50% of Republicans would not vote for Fred Thompson? (today's CNN/WMUR New Hampshire poll)

CNN/WMUR ^ | Nov. 19, 2007 | Staff

[jdm]

Sounds like typical CNN BS to me.

Link to today's 26-page New Hampshire poll report (PDF).

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[Kevmo]

Well CNN rigged debate questions, why not a poll!
***Actually a very good point.

[Bobbisox]

I couldn’t of said it better myself. The MSM is so afraid of Fred Thompson they will do anything to blunt his surge forward. Issues and RINOS apparently do not matter in New Hampshire. It is still early...I’m not discouraged.

[John Valentine]

There’s no federalist approach when it comes to murder of a human being in the US...

Say, WHAT?!!!?

Maybe not in Kevmoworld, but in the United States of America, murder IS a state (i.e. federal) issue, except for certain specific types of murder, like the murder of a federal agent.

But maybe this observation of fact is just "semantics" to Kevmo.

[#1CTYankee]

"I liked him a lot, too, but he became so obsessive I had to stay away from his posts."

I got to prodding him in the last few months, kinda felt bad about it. He never responded.

Sorry to see a witty one go but his actions really started to grate on me.

[Alter Kaker]

If there's anything I've ever noticed in politics, it's that if you find yourself attacking a polling organization, you're losing.

We did it in 2006, and we were wrong and the polls were right.

In 2004, MoveOn took out full page ads in major papers attacking Gallup for supposedly having a conservative bias. They were wrong, and that time they lost.

Pollsters are, by and large, pretty good.

[RKV]

Nope. Most of them want their position without an amendment. Honest to God. I’ve seen way too many posts here to believe otherwise.

[TN4Liberty]

Thanks for the honest answer.

A reasonable arguement can be made that abortion laws should reside in the state for the same reason that murder laws do. No one is supporting either abortion or murder by letting the state laws address them. And I believe they will address them in time, at least in a majority of states.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Up until the 1996 election New Hampshire was a bell weather state. Although the demographics didn't include a generous portion of black voters it was pretty consistent in calling the elections. With the migration of MA residents to the southern portion of NH not only have the demographics changed but the voting patterns have changed also. I would venture to say that with Mitt's healthcare plan kicking in in MA the demographics of NH will continue to move to the left at a quicker pace.

You can't forget the small impact of the Free-staters either. They are pushing Paul hard in the southern tier of NH.

[clamper1797]

Hunter has never been given the chance with those kinds of resources

And he's NOT likely to get them at this time ... sorry ... Duncan needs to have a lot more experience and time in the NATIONAL spotlight before he can be a truly viable candidate. That being said ...He would make an excellent VP And that IMO would give him the national exposure that he would need for 2012

[Kevmo]

So if a state decided it was ok to murder 6 year olds, the fedguv would be okay with that? That’s my understanding of the federalist approach.

[DoughtyOne]

 

Interesting nation polls that have come out over the last few days...

[Kevmo]

A reasonable arguement can be made that abortion laws should reside in the state for the same reason that murder laws do. No one is supporting either abortion or murder by letting the state laws address them. And I believe they will address them in time, at least in a majority of states.
***OK, I think. Let me know about how you see #130 and we should have most of the top level stuff covered.

[Shelayne]

I have to admit. Those are ugly numbers for Fred. Cut them by a third and they’re still ugly.

You have to admit? LOL. That makes it sound as if you support Fred Thompson, and we all know that you really don't like him at all. Just reference your profile page where you are calling him "The Tennessee Dud".

[Kevmo]

And [Hunter] is NOT likely to get them at this time ... sorry ...
***I agree that it is not likely. However, as a strategy for the party, it makes sense to drop the guy who squandered the spotlight, strong polls, and 30 points at Intrade in favor of the guy who has been slowly rising in the pools and has started to move at Intrade.

Duncan needs to have a lot more experience and time in the NATIONAL spotlight before he can be a truly viable candidate. That being said ...He would make an excellent VP And that IMO would give him the national exposure that he would need for 2012.
***I think he would have gotten a national spotlight if Thompson had not stepped in and squandered it, just like McClintock would have gotten a statewide spotlight in Cahleeforneeya before aRINOld stepped in. How many former aRINOld supporters are there supporting Fred — haven’t they learned their lesson?

[GnL]

Thompson's numbers will rise when more people find out his federalist stances.

I doubt it. My guess is, that about 85% of all voters, including Republicans, have no idea what federalism even is. They don't teach that in schools today. After all, it is part of the Constitution, which is EVIL according to today's educators.

[papasmurf]

Hunter is the better man and now he’s emerging from Fred’s shadow as the better campaigner.

LOL

How does the fact that Duncan doesn't even appear on the poll make him a better campaigner?

[boughtwithaprice]

maybe not support him in the primaries, but Republicans would unite behind a guy with conservative values like his to defeat Hillary if he gets the nomination! He wouldn’t be nearly as controversial as someone like Guiliani or Romney

[AuntB]

I tend to think these polls are designed to get people to back the candidates that CNN wants them to back.

It's not just CNN.

[Kevmo]

Just reference your profile page where you are calling him “The Tennessee Dud”.
***Thanks for that correction, that was a pretty misleading post.

[Kevmo]

How does the fact that Duncan doesn’t even appear on the poll make him a better campaigner?
***If you split Hunter out from the field at 50%. But this poll didn’t do that.