[reasonisfaith]

The answer is Fred Thompson.

[jdm]

That’s the thing. I love Fred to death, but if he’s not able to win a primary in the South, then HTF is freakin’ Lou Dobb’s or Gingrich going to fair? Answer: not very well.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Thanks, reason. I believe him to be a good man.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

“The answer is Fred Thompson.
“

If Fred couldn’t win SC or even come in a close 2nd, how can he win anywhere else?

My guess is he’s out after Florida.

And there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

[popdonnelly]

Thompson got 16 percent of the vote, in one of the most conservative States in the Union. He’s not going to the head of the list, ahead of candidates who have gotten many more votes.

[sageb1]

Yes.

[Swordfished]

The answer is Fred Thompson.

All the objective evidence suggests the opposite. But I'll leave you to your daydreaming.

[CHUCKfromCAL]

Here is how I see it, as of now. Romney and McCain are both liberal “Country Club” Republicans. They are sharing the moderate and liberal Republican primary voters. Both Romney and McCain are favored and supported by the MSM.

Huckabee and Thompson have been sharing the conservative and evangelical Republican base primary voters. As long as both are viable candidates and continue running nether has a chance of defeating Romney or McCain.

I feel that Huckabee has significantly less appeal than Thompson to most voters in the Presidential Election. (The MSM apparently believes that Huckabee would loose to either Hillary or Obama in the General Election so they are giving him some positive support.)

Thompson has the potential to appeal to moderates and Reagan Democrats in the General Election but his performance so far has been lackluster. Because Huckabee’s base is mostly evangelical voters, he will probably burn out quickly as the primaries occur in states that have small evangelical populations.

I, like most of you, can’t stomach McCain. Guliani appears to be out of the running. That leaves us with Romney. I know he is not most Freepers first or even second choice but he has a reasonable chance to win in November.

I would still hope and pray for Thompson but unless something drastic happens he does not appear to have a chance at the nomination. In sum, I think we must prepare and work for a Romney nomination if we want to win the White House in November.