All the objective evidence suggests the opposite. But I'll leave you to your daydreaming.
Objective evidence shows many supporters of McCain or Huckabee (or Romney) to be strong supporters of Thompson, in fact many say they like Thompson best.
But they haven’t voted for him because they believe the media hype that Fred’s campaign has “sizzled” or that he “can’t win.”
This clarifies the picture somewhat. It’s not that Fred has minimal support. His support is much higher than primary results suggest.
My point is that Fred is doing what he needs to be doing, including not dirtying his campaign by catering to a fraudulent media. The media is like a virus, slowing the best horse in the race. But he keeps on.