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Tough to tell if Thompson is gaining in Iowa
USA Today | 12.22.07 | Williams Theobald

Posted on 12/22/2007 5:26:56 PM PST by Free Vulcan

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: campaign; caucus; fredthompson; ia2008; iowa; thompson
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To: ejonesie22

The thing about Iowa is that the one that wins is the one that comes out with the Big Mo, usually the candidate that has the biggest jump in support over what the polls predicted. Fred is in the position more than anyone to capitalize on that.


41 posted on 12/22/2007 8:01:22 PM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy.)
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To: Free Vulcan

Fred has a history of doing that...

If we went with polls he would never have been elected Senator by 20% of the vote...


42 posted on 12/22/2007 8:02:41 PM PST by ejonesie22 (In America all people have a right to be wrong, some just exercise it a bit much...)
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To: gpapa

Hunter/Thompson 2008


43 posted on 12/22/2007 8:35:24 PM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: crz

“The thing about Thompson is that he hasnt yet been drawn into the ME ME ME tac that the rest have”

His new Christmas ad is a great illustration of this. He made all the other politicians of both parties look silly and small.


44 posted on 12/22/2007 9:18:26 PM PST by GOPrincess
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To: Last Dakotan
Iowa caucuses are designed to benefit the farm lobby.

This fact explains why Slickabee is doing so well, especially since he promised mandates on biofuels by 2026.
45 posted on 12/22/2007 9:58:42 PM PST by Fred (The Demoroid Party is the Nadir of Nilhilism)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

Sounds like an excellent grassroots operation. Folks like you have given the US great leaders the likes of Reagan.


46 posted on 12/22/2007 10:05:42 PM PST by Fred (The Demoroid Party is the Nadir of Nilhilism)
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To: Always Right; All

Winning in Iowa is not the be all .. end all. It’s just one race in a sea of many. No reason to get defeatest if Fred doesn’t “win” in Iowa.

Today while I was watching Brian Wilson on FOX - he said that he’d talked to a reporter from DesMoines - a man known to have good instincts for what’s really happening on the ground - and this reporter told Brian that Fred is making good gains in Iowa.

So .. let’s not count Fred out just because the media cannot seem to bring itself to acknowledge Fred is even a viable candidate. The media is stupid and has their own agenda .. let’s please not follow their example.


47 posted on 12/23/2007 12:30:48 AM PST by CyberAnt (AMERICA: THE GREATEST FORCE for GOOD in the world!)
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To: Free Vulcan
HE SURE IS GAINING WITH THE TROOPS!! SEE: http://Vets4Fred.net

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeLIm_XVOhQ

48 posted on 12/23/2007 7:18:45 AM PST by W04Man (I'm Now With Fred http://Vets4Fred.net)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

I ran into an old friend at Church today, while were were decorating for Christmas. She and I are both conservative Republicans, and she asked me who I liked for this election. I told her I was a FredHead. She said she’d seen him on some TV show the other night and that she really liked what he had to say!


49 posted on 12/23/2007 8:45:28 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: gpapa

Yeh, sympathetic video, but I could KILL that piano player. He messed with the chords to “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” to where it sounded more like “We Wish You A George Winston Christmas”! Yiuk!


50 posted on 12/23/2007 10:15:52 PM PST by levotb
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To: Politicalmom

Yeh, but he took three days off for Christmas out of state! He could have spent the three days in Iowa with his family and kept his persona where the cameras would see him! He’s be-hind, and he aint’ gonna catch up and pull ahead without working harder than those ahead of him.


51 posted on 12/23/2007 10:19:30 PM PST by levotb
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To: SuziQ

I only talked to one person at church about this and there are two votes at their house for Fred plus her mom and dad and his mom. So there’s five more. The encouraging part is that of those I talk to, Fred is the only candidate receiving any votes. He’s not having to share them.


52 posted on 12/24/2007 5:32:37 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: levotb

I doubt vey seriesly if the voters in Iowa will begrudge Fred three days with his family at Christmas.


53 posted on 12/24/2007 7:15:22 AM PST by SuziQ
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