Posted on 12/07/2007 8:18:17 AM PST by Petronski
In the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, it’s Mike Huckabee on top at 22% and Rudy Giuliani close behind at 18%. Mitt Romney earns 13%, John McCain 12% and Fred Thompson has slipped to single digits at 9% (see recent daily numbers). Ron Paul is the only other candidate with measurable support and he currently attracts 7% of Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide.
Rudy 18
Myth 13
John 12
Fred 9
LRon 7
MOE 4
Ping.
This world is upside down and backwards if ya ask me.
Not much of a frontrunner w only 22% of support
Means 78% are not supporting you
Any ideas on this?
With the Rasmussen poll out yesterday showing Huck now in first place in South Carolina (and yes lots could change in a month), what do his supporters think his possible path to the nomination could be?
In my opinion, Fred must absolutely dominate in SC if he has any hopes of moving further.
*Free Republic mandatory disclaimer - don't forget the margin of error.
The liberals are winning. It’s too depressing to contemplate.
The Huckster up, Rooty holding, Fred down -— OUCH!
GO FRED GO!!!
Seriously why can’t Fred get out their and make a national speech. Romney did a great job. Duncan is my number one choice, but FRed would be ok. He seriously needs to do something. FREDHEADS are huge on FR and should get together for a strategy session.
Third parties and a good militia is looking good right about now...
There is no way Huckabee is leading. Rasmussen needs to put down the crack pipe.
He's looking to be the next McLean Stevenson.
“I cannot for the life of me understand why Fred Thompson polls so low and Duncan Hunter isn’t even on the chart!
This world is upside down and backwards if ya ask me.”
I hear that. I think Fred’s problem is that he’s not looked to good on stage (sad but true) and he’s done nothing except come up with boring, very good, positions on things. In other words, too much substance and not enough flash. It’s _really_ sad that in today’s Presidential campaigns substance doesn’t cut it.
Hunter has a somewhat similar problem. While he’s good on substance, he doesn’t seem to really excite people. Plus, he’s “just” a congressman.
Bill Clinton hinted on a Barbara Walters special (it was a slow TV night) last night that his guess for the Republican nomination was McCain. And I believe the interview was very recent, taped earlier this week. What do you think? McCain - not gonna happen?
This world is upside down and backwards if ya ask me.
I can't figure it out either. Like Kasey Kasem once said, "Ponderous man, ponderous!"
I will say it one more time. Polls mostly measure attraction to bright shiny objets at this point.
Relax...
This is going to be brutal.
You got that right brother.
Romney's speech yesterday was frivolous and designed to offset the Hucksters rise in Iowa.
People want to support a winner. That's why national polls before Iowa, NH and SC are meaningless. Everyone supports the flavor of the day, which usually changes once the primaries begin. For example, John Kerry won NH by 13 points after being down by double digits two weeks prior. This is wide open.
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