Giuliani Worried by Fred Thompson

NewsMax ^ | 9/2/07 | NewsMax

[wagglebee]

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson officially joins the presidential race on Thursday, and Rudy Giuliani and his team are watching closely to determine how much of an impact his candidacy will have on Giuliani.

"He's a Southerner, and he's a senator, and that gives him credibility," Barry Wynn, a top Giuliani adviser in South Carolina, tells Newsday. "He's certainly weaker today in terms of the level of enthusiasm of his supporters than he was a month ago ... but I certainly see him as serious competition."

Giuliani currently sits atop every major national poll, and is leading decisively in states like California and Florida. But he still faces deep skepticism from conservatives who drive the nominating process. Those are the same people who are likely to be Thompson supporters, analysts say, and that could mean Thompson won't fade any time soon.

"I was totally dismissive of his chance to get the nomination, and I'm not dismissive anymore," Stu Rothenberg, a Washington political analyst, told Newsday. "He's hung in there."

The worry for Giuliani is that Thompson could prove just as appealing to conservatives on tax cuts and terrorism -- with the added bonus of agreeing with them on social issues like abortion and gun control. It's a theme Thompson's advisers already have suggested they will play up, the importance of nominating a candidate who embodies every part of the party's beliefs.

[wagglebee]

I guess Rooty Toot is starting to figure out that conservatives won't vote for liberals.

[stm]

[Man50D]

Are there any Rudy supporters left at FR to attempt to refute this article?

[Jim Noble]

Yes.

[stm]

"The worry for Giuliani is that Thompson could prove just as appealing to conservatives on tax cuts and terrorism"

Just as appealing? This guy really is dilusional. Once the Thompson train gathers steam, Rudy is going to get tossed onto the third rail.

[wagglebee]

I think there are a couple, but not many.

[upchuck]

Gotta love it when NooseMax takes an already published story and rewrites it.

[Beagle8U]

The bug zapper burned most of their wings off and they limped over to WAnker.

[FreedomPoster]

Good

[donna]

Who does original reporting except for NYT and WP liberal spin stuff?

Most news items are AP articles.

What do you have against NewsMax?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Now if only we could get rid of the Precious Willardbot pests.

[wagglebee]

They were upset because conservative have “had their foot on the throat” of the GOP for too long. Then they would talk about how Rooty Toot was a “Goldwater conservative”, but they couldn’t seem to grasp that Goldwater was nothing more than the GOP’s McGovern, all while trying to portray Reagan as pro-abortion.

[SpaceBar]

I’m very bullish on Senator Thompson and have ignored the myriad of hit pieces the last few months we’ve all been subjected to ad nauseum. He will eclipse the bulky thighed bolshevik from Chicago and provide a focal point for a much needed conservative shift in the Republican party in my opinion.

[skeeter]

I just took my first look at WA's - ZZZZZZZ.

They really could use some diversity of opinion but I guess an 'amen' chorus is what that lot wants.

[Perdogg]

I guess Rudy should be worried about Newsmax using Hillary Clinton supporters/donors to bash him.

[ASA Vet]

Are there any Rudy supporters left at FR to attempt to refute this article?

I think there are a couple, but not many.

I don't think Jim Robinson is one of them. ;-)

[Politicalmom]

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[upchuck]

What do you have against NewsMax?

Other than the fact I don't consider them a first-tier news organization, nothing.

[DelaWhere]

I'm with you on that...

[alicewonders]

just took my first look at WA's - ZZZZZZZ.

I know what you mean. It is a good alternative to taking a pill if you're having trouble sleeping though.