[DieselHoplite]

I was not downplaying the poll. I was just referring to the fact that it’s about a hypothetical national primary that will never happen. In a related news thompson won a poll at the tennessean website about a race between him and Al Gore.

[kevkrom]

I was just referring to the fact that it’s about a hypothetical national primary that will never happen.

Okay, how about state by state, then:

Fred Thompson's Latest Poll Numbers

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State	Rank	Source	Date
All	1st (tie) 2nd 3rd	Rasmussen LA Times/Bloomberg AP/Ipsos	6/12 6/12 6/10
CA	2nd (tie)	Survey USA	6/4
FL	2nd 1st	Insider Advanatge Datmar	6/11 5/23
IA	2nd	Public Policy Polling	6/4
NC	1st	Public Policy Polling	6/7
NH	4th 4th	Mason Dixon Franklin Pierce College	6/8 6/6
SC	1st	Public Policy Polling	6/4
WA	3rd	Survey USA	5/3

Your man Mitt leads Thompson only in Iowa and New Hampshire -- in all the other states Thompson trails, it's behind Guiliani and/or McCain.

[Always Right]

I was not downplaying the poll. I was just referring to the fact that it’s about a hypothetical national primary that will never happen.

To suggest that national polls don't reflect what is going on in the states is being a bit obtuse. Mitt might have his pet states in the northeast and he has been working Iowa hard, but that won't win the nomination. Thompson is out polling Mitt by 2 to 1. No matter how you divide that between the states that is not good news for Mitt.