Thompson Leads Giuliani While Clinton’s Lead over Obama Grows (Harris Poll)

Harris Interactive ^ | September 20, 2007

[xsmommy]

not to mention, he’s DEAD! /s

[W04Man]

GO FRED GO!

FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:

[ontap]

What! This can’t be! Dick Morris has pronounced Thompson not capable of campaigning effectively and several Freepers have confirmed it.

[Reagan Man]

WOOHOO! My state coming around for Fred.

Good news today!

[Caipirabob]

Don’t taze me, bro!

LOL! A tagline is born...

[counterpunch]

9 percent who say they would vote for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

Ouch. Single digits for Mitt.
Does this officially make him 2nd tier yet?

 

[counterpunch]

Begin prep now for a Thompson/Hunter ticket

Don't make me laugh.
Why would Fred Thompson pick a guy from the bottom of the pile for his running mate?
I highly doubt he will pick anyone from the GOP presidential competition, and if he does, believe me, it will be Giuliani.
Historically, it is extremely rare, though.
When it does happen, it is a strong runner-up often chosen for the sake of party unity and diversity, as was the case with Reagan choosing Bush. Likewise Edwards was a strong runner-up, too, though I can't explain the reasoning for Kerry choosing Edwards, other than he thought he was pretty and yearned to be near him, and political insiders thought they made a cute couple.

Hunter, however, is a proven loser, with being in dead last place and everything. He wouldn't be uniting a divided party if it's Thompson that gets the nod, he doesn't expand the GOP's electoral appeal, and he doesn't bring any sort of “gravitas” or star power to the ticket — two things Fred Thompson certainly has no shortage of himself. In a word, Duncan Hunter would bring nothing to the ticket, not a single extra vote.
And that's why he won't even make the short list of possible running mates.

 

[traditional1]

"Hunter, however, is a proven loser"

Oh boy...."INCOMING"

The DuncanDonuts and DuncanDonettes are gonna be all over ya!

[counterpunch]

Perhaps I can appease them by declaring my enthusiastic support for Hunter as the next Secretary of Defense?   : )
That at least is within the realm of feasibility.

 

[Doofer]

[TheThirdRuffian]

I love Hunter. I like his son even more -— BUT, alas, in politics one “balances” the ticket.

Look for a popular Mid-West RINO to “balance” the ticket, the more Ohio-based, the better.

Preferably one that would be too old in 8 years to run for office.

[jmeagan]

And note that independents will consider voting for Rudy or Fred, but no one else on the GOP side.***

Funny, McCain leads Fred 23-20 in the indies.

[jmeagan]

What! This can’t be! Dick Morris has pronounced Thompson not capable of campaigning effectively and several Freepers have confirmed it.******

Seems like most of Fred numbers come from the Geritol generation. They will wake up before the primaries.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Quit spamming this BS. If I see it again, I’m gonna start hitting the abuse button.

[bill1952]

Every one that kerry won, and with ease, plus one more and thats the end of the story.
She will pick up that one more with a good choice for VP that will grab a SW state with hispanic appeal.

If Ohio flips, the GOP is probably toast.
And for a very long time.

Fred needs a VP who can make a battlefield out of a contested state and bring those electoral votes to the table.

[OCCASparky]

Sorry, there are a lot of "battleground" states left over from 2004 which will NOT go Dem simply because Hillary is on the ticket. Too many people despise this woman and will turn out in record numbers SPECIFICALLY to keep her out of the White House.

A few "Blue" states Thompson (or whoever the GOP nominee will be) that can be won:

Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Oregon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan

Get the idea? The presidency is VERY winnable, but turnout, as usual, is the key. The backlash against the Dem-controlled congress is one reason GOP and swing voters may turn out in higher than usual numbers, provided that GOP candidates learned their lesson from 2006.

[Jim Noble]

Quit spamming this BS. If I see it again, I’m gonna start hitting the abuse button.

Go ahead - make my day.

I don't think Fred Thompson can be elected President, and I've posted my reasons why. That's not spam, it's an opinion - and in my nine years and three months here, opinions supported by reasoning have NEVER been considered spam or abuse.

I'm not using this site to promote any candidates that Jim Robinson disapproves of, and I won't.

So go ahead - hit the abuse botton all you want.

[Jim Noble]

Quit spamming this BS. If I see it again, I’m gonna start hitting the abuse button.

Go ahead - make my day.

I don't think Fred Thompson can be elected President, and I've posted my reasons why. That's not spam, it's an opinion - and in my nine years and three months here, opinions supported by reasoning have NEVER been considered spam or abuse.

I'm not using this site to promote any candidates that Jim Robinson disapproves of, and I won't.

So go ahead - hit the abuse button all you want.

[ontap]

I know man Ron Paul will break out any minute now!!!

[ejonesie22]

You left off the fact he is dead, cancer got him several weeks ago and his bimbo Trophy wife can’t figure out how she will survive without any job skills...