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Assume, for the sake of argument, that Fred Thompson is trying above all to win the Republican nomination. Is it your opinion that attacking McCain now on immigration is obviously the best way for Fred to accomplish his goal?
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Of course it is. McCain leads in South Carolina and Thompson has HIMSELF said he is all in there. He HAS to win there, and he’s not trying to take down the leader.
He can’t win the nomination if he can’t survive past the state where he is all in.
He doesn’t care. Neither do his supporters. Last year’s immigration effort was petulance. They are supporting a man who is letting the leader of CIR win.
If Fred begins rising in the next couple of polls and Huck drops, you will see Fred start going after McCain.
My sense is that McCains support is weak and if Fred shows he's in it to win it he will siphon votes from McCain anyway.
Fred is in this to beat Mitt too. If Mitt can beat McCain in Michigan I think it weakens McCain in SC. Fred must be the one to get those votes, not Huckabee.