Those were from before the NH primaries. There was a Fox poll that showed McCain in the lead too that came out yesterday. Looks like he got a bump— and believe me, I’m pretty surprised it was that much (NH was going McCain and I think we all knew it, but I doubt he had much beyond that).
Not that this is anything new with Fred... Huckabee has been his target for a while now and he hasn’t really focused on going after others. Whether that’s consciously avoiding other candidates or just part of the strategy, I don’t know.
I’m probably missing something as far as strategy, but doesn’t Thompson ALSO need to go after McCain, given McCain is leading in South Carolina?
If he doesn’t he’ll confirm my suspicions that he’s in this to help McCain or he’s angling for a VP spot with McCain.