[Keith in Iowa]

because they poll idiots, not Freepers.

[kinoxi]

Freepers read.

[SpaceBar]

Media manipulation and disinformation? Just a guess.

[Jim Noble]

I just can't believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion.

Why can't you believe that?

[pgkdan]

Every 4 years it seems that we all expect a certain result in IA and NH due to poll results but we’re always ‘surprised’ the day after when someone in the back does much better than expected. I’m expecting the same thing this year. I think Fred’s going to surprise a lot of people.

[papasmurf]

The lower in the polls they are, the more the media fear them...for whatever reasons they may have.

[Wings-n-Wind]

I support Fred Thompson as do a far majority of FreeRepublic members.

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Just curioso...
Do you have data to back this up??

Thx.... HNY

[mcshot]

We’re definitely more informed and reject MSM spoon feeding.....but we will need God’s mercy.

[texgal]

I've been having this discussion with someone who has jumped on the Huckabee bandwagon simply because a pastor friend has come out in support of Huckabee.

I think it's because we read and research and know a lot more about the political landscape and the players than does the average American voter.

[MovementConservative]

Fred= no fire in the belly

[MovementConservative]

Fred= no fire in the belly

[DTogo]

I just can't believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion.

Where have you been the past few years?

[McGruff]

Good question. I just hoping that the polls are wrong. Either way I’ll go down with this ship.

P.S. I’ll support whoever our nominee is. The final battle is against Satan.

[dforest]

Because we are smarter than the average bear.

[petitfour]

Whenever I hear/read media poll results, I think back to the 2000 election night and Brit Hume’s words, “Trust us. We know what we’re doing” when it comes to exit polling. This was when they first declared AlGore the winner. And then I watched the local shenanigans over counting electronic ballots and the weeklong ballot counting/recounting in the state. (New Mexico) I will never trust election results again because of what I witnessed with democRATS running the NM county and state. And I certainly won’t trust the media. Even Brit.

[blau993]

FReepers tend to be a little more conservative than the Republican average. I say that as a simple statement of fact and by no means as an apology.

[deport]

I just can’t believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion.

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Why can’t you believe? Freepers are more likely to be from the middle to the right side of the political spectrum and may not be a Republican at all. Look across the country and you’ll find the Republican party from the far liberal left to the ultra conservative right. Basically the left of center isn’t represented here on FR in large numbers as they are more comfortable at some other venue.

[EmilyGeiger]

All of what you said in your question...Glenn Beck’s new book has a good chapter on this. Worth reading.

[donna]

Freepers all speak English?

[Hattie]

May He have mercy, sorry to tell you.