Posted on 11/15/2007 3:49:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson brushed off concerns Thursday about his single-digit showings in recent Iowa and New Hampshire polls, saying he expects a new television ad on immigration will help boost his numbers. "In the past, a lot of things have changed in the Iowa presidential elections - Howard Dean can tell you that," he said, referring to 2004 when Dean's third-place showing in Iowa derailed his campaign for the Democratic nomination.
"So you've just got to do what you do and keep at it and understand that the end of the day is all that counts," he said.
CBS/New York Times polls in Iowa and New Hampshire show Thompson at 9 and 5 percent for Republicans, respectively. Mitt Romney leads both states with 34 percent in New Hampshire and 27 percent in Iowa.
Thompson, who was in New York for a fundraiser and a closed town-hall meeting, said he expects his recently released television ad in Iowa to help sway voters in that crucial state. The ad stresses the need to secure U.S. borders and enforce immigration laws.
Illegal immigration has divided Republicans and remains a critical issue to many GOP voters. This past summer, Arizona Sen. John McCain supported legislation that would have strengthened border security and allowed for many illegal immigrants to become citizens. The leading GOP contenders, Romney and Rudy Giuliani, both opposed the legislation, which was backed by President Bush (website - news - bio) but failed in the Senate.
On Thursday, Thompson reiterated that the government should strip federal dollars from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants, and he criticized Giuliani for "going to court to preserve sanctuary cities" while he was mayor of New York City.
Giuliani has defended New York's so-called sanctuary policy, which stopped city workers from reporting suspected illegal immigrants. He sued the federal government to keep his city's policy.
"If we will enforce the border, if we will stop inducements like sanctuary cities, and we will tell employers that they're going to have to obey the law too, then over a period of time, this situation will turn much to the good," Thompson said.
The former Tennessee senator tried to highlight other differences between himself and Giuliani, who has been a supporter of gun control and abortion. Thompson is opposed to both.
He also said the Romney campaign should stop "whining" about losing the National Right To Life Committee's endorsement to him. Thompson said he believed the endorsement would help at the polls.
The conservative pro-life faction of the Republican party is hopelessly divided between all the major candidates—yes, even Giuliani. There is no evidence yet that this one endorsement is going to change any of that.
Fred, not that I’m complaining or anything (which I am) — it’s about time you started caring about polls and such before it is too late and we are stuck with Rudy McRomney......PLEASE!
Dont get me wrong I hope to cast my vote for Fred in the GE. He gave me pause yesterday by not being for the HLA. My only two other concerns is clean out the closets now and how serious is his desire for potus.
Look, I'm not happy with the crop of candidates we have (Rudy included), but Fred has been trotted out to address those concerns, and has been presented as the "Next Reagan", and nothing could be further from the truth.
Most of them don’t like Fred because they hopped into bed with other candidates too soon. The NRTL endorsement is HUGE. That’s why it sent a shockwave through the pundit class, as well as the Huckabee and Romney campaigns. Did you hear Hugh Hewitt completely lose it yesterday? The endorsement is HUGE.
What would you like him to do?
Tell the reporters that due to his falling polls he’s quitting?
What else can he say in public?
Funny, because I worked for President Reagan and I disagree with you. Are they the same man? OF COURSE NOT!! Is Fred the closest we'll get to Mr. Reagan in the foreseeable future? Hell yes!!
Not a thing in public, BUT his late start is being compounded by his slow start. I am worried. I want a TRUE conservative to run. I am banking on Fred or Duncan Hunter.
What would you like him to do? Tell the reporters that due to his falling polls he’s quitting?
***Yes.
Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
Self ^ | 11/11/07 | Kevmo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
Posted on 11/15/2007 3:43:17 AM PST by Kevmo
I’ll bet you would. Still wouldn’t help Hunter overcome his Hunter problem. But our opinions differ on that, even though my opinion is reality based and yours is in Hunter-la-la-land.
NRLC has chapters but Huck may have actual churches and the die-hard pro-lifers are more likely to listen to what they hear from church. I mean...fred can’t really “out christian” Huck so he has to have something else. Huck has his fair tax and very strong on the 2nd amendment. So he does have his “red meat” to disguise his other liberal views.
“You’re a very quick researcher, sir. One of the hallmarks of a nitpicker, but I respect that. For the record, I have some issues with Rudy, but not nearly to the level as I have with the rest of the field.”
You keep laying up this phony straw dog statement that Fred Thompson isn’t Ronald Reagan and then you mention something about Thompson not getting conviction of Clinton about China, or some such thing.
While not answering any questions you were leading people to think that Fred just isn’t conservative enough for you, I think it helps them to know that you support the most liberal of all the candidates, namely Rudy Giuliani.
We shall see.
So, your position is that Fred Thompson held the fate of Bill Clinton in his personal hands with slam-dunk evidence of treason at the highest level of government and decided to let the Clintons skate.
I wonder how Hillary will be able to use that against him in the general election?
Why are you dragging your nonsense vanity post into this discussion?
“No one will vote for a man that shows no desire for the office!”
So try voting for Hillary, a woman who has wanted the office since kindergarten./S
Misleading is an art the anti-Fred's have developed and nurtured over the past few months and they would be very good at it except for the search button...LOL! When I did a search on a Mitthead he lost it and demanded that I apologize!
This election has really brought out the nut cakes.....sheesh!
“CBS/New York Times polls in Iowa and New Hampshire show Thompson at 9 and 5 percent for Republicans, respectively. Mitt Romney leads both states with 34 percent in New Hampshire and 27 percent in Iowa.”
I’d vote for Mitt but I prefer Fred. Or Duncan. Tanc is pretty good too. What the heck, in the primary I’d vote for anyone NOT named Rudy.
Sooo, primaries don’t count?
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