Posted on 11/13/2007 11:13:48 AM PST by pissant
The American electorate is a fickle mistress. Just ask former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.).
When Thompson announced his candidacy for president just after Labor Day most national polls showed him running a close second behind former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the majority of state polls had him in the top three.
No longer. Thompson's campaign has yet to take off as expected and voters -- especially in crucial early states like Iowa, New Hampshire and Florida.
The most recent data comes from New Hampshire where two surveys were released over the weekend. The first, conducted by theUniversity of New Hampshire for the Boston Globe, put Thompson in sixth (yes, SIXTH) place with just three percent of the vote. (Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney led the way with 32 percent.) In a Marist University poll Thompson again took sixth place with just five percent support. To be clear, Thompson was never a frontrunner in New Hampshire but polls conducted in the run-up to his announcement and just after he formally entered the race show him regularly polling in double digits.
Thompson's shrinking support is apparent in other early states as well. The last three polls taken in Iowa put Thompson in fourth, fifth and fourth place, respectively, and his high water mark in any of those surveys is 11 percent. In Florida, too, Thompson appears to be fading. A new poll conducted for the Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times showed Thompson in fifth place (eight percent) behind Giuliani (36 percent), Romney (19 percent), Arizona Sen. John McCain (12 percent) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (nine percent).
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Saw that already - looks like typical campaign hype and spin. Maybe DH should post a picture with his other mentor, Duke?
Both democrats. The GOP has no history of electing "unknowns".
Besides, need I remind you that both Kerry and Carter had won statewide races before? And that neither had been actively campaigning for nearly a year at this point?
I can enthusiastically support either. BUT my gut feeling is that in the election ( you know the only poll that matters) Thompson has a better chance of beating Shillary. So I’m sticking with Fred.
You should get out more Serg...
What do you mean by that?
Sorry, you can’t even get your facts straight. Hunter helped Duke get elected and was the mentor.
Kerry may have been at 4% at this time in the game, BUT he had not fallen from second place down to 4%. Big difference.
Fred needs to ramp it up and get some traction.
My statement is more blatantly accurate. The poll does not show Fred tied for last. There are three men polling lower than him.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Name one Republican longshot in the primaries who has ever won the nomination. Even one? Also, Kerry and Jimmah both won statewides - DH has, so far, only contested House elections in an overwhelmingly friendly district. Not exactly the iron man of courage the DH people try to depict him as.
Yep. The base will be energized like they haven't been since 1980. Even the "but he can't win" crowd will be cracking smiles and drinking champagne with their meals of crow.
Yes they are, they support Duncan, who is ahead in the polls...
When looked at upside down of course;-)
The MSM and a supporters of his opponents.
I’m always impressed with Fred when I see/hear an interview.
I'm referring to pissant's tendency toward genuflection before the almighty DH (pbuh).
He’s already dropped to 4th Place in a national poll. And he is just about to drop to 5th Place as Huckabee passes him on his way up.
You got that right. LOL
LOL, at least you admit the link, now.
I don’t want to flip this monitor upsidedown, and I’m far too fat to stand on my head, so I wouldn’t know.
Besides, need I remind you that both Kerry and Carter had won statewide races before? And that neither had been actively campaigning for nearly a year at this point?
A meal I would gladly eat, but not one I am counting on...
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