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Remember, these vets span the political spectrum. If push came to shove, I'd support Rudy too. Above all else we need somebody who will kill the jihadis until they tire of dying

Right, exactly. It also depends on how the questions in the poll were worded. If the question read, 'Between Hillary and Rudy, who has your vote?'.. most vets would say Rudy. If the question read, 'Between Fred Thompson and Rudy, who would get your vote?'.. the poll would be a bit more mixed than the hillary poll.

Would I like to see Fred Thompson get the nomination? Absolutly. However, at this point in time, he does not have the money or the traction in his movement to beat Rudy in a primary. It's entirly possible that he will give Rudy one hell of a run for his money in 6 to 8 months.

If it came down to Rudy vs Hillary, the obvious choice would be Rudy... at that point I would be voting against Hillary- Similar to what the Democrats did in 2004.. many of them did not vote FOR Kerry, they voted AGAINST Bush. Hopefully it does not come down that that as I would love to see Thompson get it.

Thompson will win some states in the primaries...but Rudy will win some VERY BIG states early on.

California, NY, Florida, Michigan etc.

I expect 'em to fight it out on the convention floor...in a most civilized manner:) It will be a healthy debate for this party and the nation.

I can even see a ticket with BOTH of them on it. How would the social conservaties react to that? Could they vote for a Thompson/Rudy ticket? A Rudy/Thompson ticket?

I contend they are BOTH the future of the GOP.