Vote for Fred. First of all, the more support he gets, the more he gets noticed. Second, SC is sort of do-or-die for him - he's put a lot of time, money and effort into SC, and if he doesn't do well then a lot of people will write him off. This can only help McStain, as many of Fred's more national defense-oriented supporters will look to someone with strong credentials in that area.
Second, the fewer votes that Gomer Huckster gets in the deep South, the faster he'll implode. When he does, then a LOT of his voters will go to Fred.
McStain won't, IMHO, get the nomination - he's torched the base too many times. He's actually less of a danger than Huckster, simply because Huckster takes almost directly from Fred. Without Huckster, Fred would be far ahead of where he is right now.
If all the people who said they want Thompson to win would actually vote for him and quit talking about “voting” or not “voting” for him to eliminate another candidate, he would win by a landslide.
At least by my bias FreeRepublic poll. I for one am definitely giving my vote to Thompson.
I made calls for Fred over the weekend and had a VERY positive response from most of the folks I talked to...not everyone, but most. Vote for Fred. Conservatism works every time it's tried. Fred's the only conservative still in the running!