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A daily round-up of Fred news. A Fusion Ticket and my wife thinks I'm nuts WEBCommentary Contributor Author:  Bruce Walker Date:  June 22, 2007 Anyone who reads my columns regularly knows that I was the first pundit to propose that Fred Thompson is the next Reagan, and I did that back in January 2007.  It is a good idea that is getting better all the time.  The political savants within the Republican Party, from George Allen to Alfonse D’Amato, are already endorsing a political candidate who has not even yet announced that he is a candidate.  The Fred Thompson movement...

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According to a survey conducted by Mason-Dixie, a polling firm, in South Carolina on June 17, 2007, it was found that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate Fred Thompson are the favorites for the South Carolina’s 2008 presidential primary.The survey found that Obama has support of 34 percent Democratic voters while US Senator Hillary Clinton has 25 percent. This means the African-American support for Obama is helping him. John Edwards, the former US Senator, came in third with 12 percent of the votes.The Republican voters are favoring Fred Thompson, who is a popular television actor and former Tennessee...

A daily roundup of Fred news. 2008 Republican Presidential Primary National Poll: Thompson 28% Giuliani 27% Tuesday, June 19, 2007 There’s change at the top in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson earning support from 28% of Likely Republican Primary Voters. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attracts support from 27%. While Thompson’s one-point edge is statistically insignificant, it is the first time all year that anybody but Giuliani has been on top in Rasmussen Reports polling. A week ago, Thompson and Giuliani were tied...

There’s change at the top in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson earning support from 28% of Likely Republican Primary Voters. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attracts support from 27%. While Thompson’s one-point edge is statistically insignificant, it is the first time all year that anybody but Giuliani has been on top in Rasmussen Reports polling. A week ago, Thompson and Giuliani were tied at 24%. It remains an open question as to how Thompson will hold up once he actually enters the campaign...