“Fred Thompson is now in third place in Iowa”
He was in third place in the comparative survey on 31st July, when he was 13 points behind Mitt Romney.
In the latest survey he is still in 3rd place and still 13 points behind Romney.
Meanwhile Huckabee has tripled his support and gone from joint 4th to 2nd.
It would be more accurate to characterise that as a surge than Thompson’s numbers, wouldn’t it?
It’s all about perception. If Mr. Thompson places third in Iowa, when he isn’t expected to, he will “surge” in South Carolina, Florida and Nevada.
It would be curious if both Thompson and Obama come out of Iowa as winners...and surge in New Hampshire. Rudy G’s campaign starts to really slow down at this point...as does Hillary’s. The media’s entire scenario of Hillary versus Rudy G in November might sink...and we sit and ponder a election situation between Thompson and Obama...which would be a bit more difficult to gauge.