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In fact, polls still show that many more Republicans than Democrats are unhappy with the current field of party candidates. Among those who express a preference, Thompson now consistently runs second behind former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in both national polls and those in most states, although not the two early key tests — Iowa and New Hampshire.

Whether Thompson can fill this perceived void or not is yet to be seen but the fact that Romney with all his millions, Giuliani with all his name recognition, McCain with all his senatorial experience and the bottom tier with all their hope haven’t been able to satisfy a larger percentage of the GOP voters speaks volumes about the mood of the electorate this time. Thompson is still an unknown beyond the surface and when the public, media and other opponents begin the in-depth exploration into his past, policies and future direction he hopes to take this country may well rule him out also. But if he survives the scrutiny then he has the opportunity to become the candidate the GOP voters will coalesce around. jmo.

>>>>>>Whether Thompson can fill this perceived void or not is yet to be seen but the fact that Romney with all his millions, Giuliani with all his name recognition, McCain with all his senatorial experience and the bottom tier with all their hope haven’t been able to satisfy a larger percentage of the GOP voters speaks volumes about the mood of the electorate this time. Thompson is still an unknown beyond the surface and when the public, media and other opponents begin the in-depth exploration into his past, policies and future direction he hopes to take this country may well rule him out also. But if he survives the scrutiny then he has the opportunity to become the candidate the GOP voters will coalesce around. jmo.

Once he announces, I think there is a good chance FredT can gain conservative support and unite Republicans behind a winning strategy. If Thompson doen't survive and another scenario plays out, in all likeihood enough conservatives would bolt from the GOP to vote third party. That would doom the Republican Party, mainly because of who would probably be sitting at the top of the ticket. A weak liberal candidate named, Rudy Giuliani.