Posted on 01/23/2008 7:49:01 AM PST by rface
So far, Mitt Romney is winning overwhelming support, according to a poll at FreeRepublic.com, which had been a place where Fred Thompson's supporters congregated.
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Bwahahahahahaha.
Look at the numbers ~ there are so few involved it would be quite easy for someone to concoct lebenteenzillion "usernames" and do the job.
Right. The purpose of the polls, I presume, is to gauge the opinion of Free Republic posters, not to poll the electorate. I think most everyone here understands that Free Republic is not representative of the Republican Party, let alone the country at large. We’re a self-selected group of conservative and libertarian activists and news junkies.
SO- If Fred one day endorses McCain .... will that make Fred a RINO too???
Ah yes, the “real conservative” argument.
You are practiced at arguing from false premises.
I know he is pretty good on defense and fiscal policy.
The right to lifers have a very strong person in the WH as do the anti-tax and active WOT crowd. Roberts and Alito were good pick ups on SCOTUS.
Hillary means we get abortionists on the court and a whole bunch of idiots in the defense department.
Maybe "yours", but certainly not mine.
A careful examination of those polls would probably reveal a steady growth of the occurrence of Fred Thompson's name at the top of the list ~ IRRESPECTIVE OF THE QUESTION ASKED.
Now, his name won't be at the top.
At the same time I don't think you'll find Romney picking up the Fred-heads in large numbers ~
I’ll be supporting Duncan Hunter but he has little chance due to MSM ignoring him (and him letting them!) No one is showing any leadership qualities on the “right” side.
Of everyone left, it appears that Romney will survive into September. Of the others, a Rooty McHuckleberry ticket might cause me to vote for Obama (if he is the nominee).
Yep, Obama.
At least we can live through another “general malaise” guided by an inexperienced legislator cum president. After which a true leader with an R may appear or...(dare I hope it?)...conservatives will “meet under an oak tree in downtown Jackson” once again.
Pshaw.
We are "the press" these days.
Zero chance. Hunter withdrew even before Thompson did.
Reagan was pro-choice too... if that’s your litmus test.
I say Romney is a Reagan pro-choicer”
You know, as Governor, Reagan did some awesome things. He also did some things that were very un-conservative. As a candidate and as President, though, he pretty well articulated the conservative gold standard.
I think that we have to give Romney the benefit of the doubt, if Reagan is a guide. Reagan’s record as governor was more liberal than his message in the campaigns. So it is with Romney. But at the end of the day, Romney is, in fact, saying all the right things.
It is entirely possible that Romney is going to be very much like Reagan in this regard.
I’ve started to see a trickle of people start saying in threads that they are going to support Paul because he is the only candidate left who supports the concept of small government.
That will depend on his reason for doing so. If McCain is the nominee, and Fred endorses him, that would make him the very opposite of a “Republican in Name Only”.
Gads!
Note to self...stay in front of your computer at all times. Things that you think are rumors can turn out to be true!
I had resolved to limit my surfing time for 2008.
Dems voted for Ike in swarms and hordes.
We shall see how it goes in the next few primaries.
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