“Generally, in the last poll before an election, the pollsters leave off the sauce and give good numbers. Nobody remembers earlier polls, but everyone compares the final poll to the actual results. Zogby’s no different. In the final poll he had to cover his butt or look like the hack he is. He said he saw a late surge, which Fred also said he saw in his internal polling.”
Erm, Thompson was down 1% (from 12% to 11%) in the last Zogby Iowa poll....
Fred bump!
From Zogby:
“On the Republican side, Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, gained a bit on Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas. Huckabee cumulative three-day tracking total equaled 28% support among likely Republican caucus–goers, while Romney moved up from 25% to 26% support. Arizona Sen. John McCain remained in third place at 12%, tied with former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who has seen a late-breaking surge.”
Fred comfirmed it, saying his internal polling had him up 4 points in 2 days, but he didn’t give exact numbers.