Posted on 11/13/2007 8:08:22 AM PST by Spiff
I think Fred got in too late. And I think a lot of the first impression stuff about him is true. He’s a little tired and slow, which doesn’t work well in the shark pool. My take on Hunter is that if folks here won’t support him, he’s a lost cause. So what are we left with? Romney v Guliani. Oh my. Who are you supporting, btw?
The only thing McCain has going for him is that he is the next GOP guy in line and the GOP usually nominates the next guy in line.
Remember when Huckabee challenged Thompson to a one-on-one debate and was scoffed at? Bitter irony, to say the least...
“His campaign ads and appearances actually tend to work against him. The more people see him, the more his support drops off.”
If true (and his polls have been going down since he got in), then this is truly the sign of a campaign that is already over.
However, it is also true that the more people (and by that I don’t mean freepers) see Romney, the more they like him.
What is happening to Fred? Am I really going to be forced to vote for Rooty Tooty or Slick Mitt against Her Heinous??
Barf. Ugh. Blech. Oy vey.
True and 22% undecided. Poll doesn't mean spit!
Go Mitt!
Over those two I’d take Romney...but I think he’s the least electable in the general.
Is Fred becoming our Wesley Clark or Howard Dean?
Romney is the only other GOP candidate who has a chance at taking Giuliani down. Thompson's entry into the race has not gained traction, he's not going to win the nomination, and the only thing he's really going to do is be a drag on Romney and thereby let Giuliani skate into the nomination.
I just had an idea about how to get around the dating problem on the x-axis. The range you have now -- 9/5/07 - 11/13/07 -- appears to be centered on the x axis. If so, perhaps you could stretch it out over the entire length of the x axis by adding dates and dashes, like this:
Tx again for all the work you put into this project.
Hunter and Tancredo are non-starters. Fred is sucking wind.
Don’t believe the false headline, check the margin of error.
I think Dean had more mojo workin than Fred has.
But if I were Giuliani I’d much rather have those first four or five states behind me than waiting for ones that “may” materialize into victories down the road.”
No doubt about that. But Giuliani has to know that that just isn’t going to happen. So he is left with his “hope”...and he might be right.
“Human nature being what it is once everyone in the GOP sees Romney winning early on they’ll tend to rally around him.”
Romney thinks so; Giuliani thinks otherwise. Only one will be right. I have no idea who is right, but time will tell. One thing might be interesting, though: if Romney can claim his early victories, and then spin it such that he looks like the underdog who is moving on up, then...that might well be the momentum that topples Giuliani.
As for Hunter. I have heard him speak on the campaign trail. He’s fantastic. I hope he weighs his endorsement well when the time comes for him to choose sides. Which is to say that I hope the Romney folks are being nice to him and giving him the respect that he deserves. He may not be the next President, but he might be the next DOD secy. And he should be....
At least Fred won’t scream like Howard did.
Well, then I guess the Republican party base no longer exists.
Fred could still pick up most of them and I think (hope) he has a chance to do that with his recent ad blitz, campaign step-up and the NRL endorsement.
We’ll see...and hope!
Second through fifth are statistically tied, all lower than "undecided."
Is Fred becoming our Wesley Clark or Howard Dean?”
LOL.
I think Clark. NO ONE on our side is a maniac like Dean.
Clark, by the way, ran a respectable campaign in some places. He won the Oklahoma primary if my memory is correct. (Speaking tactically here, not morally...no D is ever truly respectable, of course).
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