Can anyone explain to me why there is a massive MAJORITY for Fred on EVERY SINGLE POLL taken here on FR and we’ve got all these folks shilling for Rudy and the likes of him?
What the hell is this telling me? 3k people are voting in these things and FRED is winning HANDS DOWN????? Why is there an issue with supporting Fred?
Add to that there are some shills for the other guys here, people who just love to pitch sh*t, plus folks who would not know a conservative if it bit ‘em in the a$$, well you get the idea...
I think it's called the "democratic process." I'm for Fred, but the back-and-forth with those who favor other candidates is interesting. Well, except for the Paulistas; they tend to be rude.
Obviously, the majority of FR members are more conservative than the bulk of the GOP voting pool. Otherwise, Fred and Hunter would be at the top of the polls nationally.
FR members, in general, tend to be more conservative than GOP voters nationwide. So FR’s candidate of choice for President does not coincide with the national picture.d
If all you want is an echo chamber, why bother coming on line? If all you get is Fred spin, without the spin from the others in the race, your view of the world outside of FR will be severly messed up.
And don't fool yourself. The stuff about Fred is every bit as much shilling as the other guys. For example: Tanc endorses Mitt = no big deal and won't mean anything, but Tanc's local Iowa Chair endorsing Fred is HUGE. Get real. Did anyone outside of Super Wonks even know who Tanc's local Chair was before this article? Do you know who was his Chair anyplace else?
The Moral of the Story is read my tag and don't get hooked on your own Kool Aide. It leads you to take your own campaign propaganda as truth.
Just like there are issues with all of the other candidates. No one is perfect, even Fred.
The media wants to blind the sheeple into thinking Fred Thompson doesn’t exist, and so far they did a good job. This 3 week tour through IOWA has opened eyes and ears of would be voters. I am expecting a big difference with actual votes than what the polls show now.
“Why is there an issue with supporting Fred?”
Because he can’t win.
Emphatic, single minded, conservative true believers who know that Fred is right on most of the issues and so he appeals to them... refuse to recognize that he will never appeal to the average voter. They are willing to lose rather than compromise on anything.
Many who support Romney do it out of a large dose of pragmatism, wanting the most conservative who is also electable to get the nomination. They’ve learned the lesson of Barry Goldwater in 1964.