[Jeff Head]

Although I believe that Thompson's positions are still the most conservative of the remaining candidates (that is, the positions that they state), followed by Romney, Huckabee, McCain, and Rudy (and I will not vote for Rudy in any case)...I have a sinking impression that Thompson is going to benefit his friend McCain in this.

He is drawing delegates and votes, and as long as he stays in, I will support him. But, I fear that if he drops out, that he will throw his support behind McCain.

I hope I am wrong...and I would really rather see Thompson as the ultimate candidate...but my gut tells me he is going to end up supporting McCain, which I will not do.

Duncan Hunter was my first choice, but he is gone now...followed by Thompson (enthusiastically), Romney (less enthusiastically), Huckabee and McCain thereafter (holding nose), and voting write-in or third party if its Rudy vs, Hillary...and as I have explained before this is because I personally will not put my name down in support of anyone who is an open supporter of abortion or homsexuality.

I guess we'll wait and see.

[Checkers]

Who would you now support? http://poll.pollcode.com/3U06

Also for Fred supporters only, if Fred endorses McCain, what impact would it have on your vote? http://poll.pollcode.com/4mbW

[Jim Robinson]

FR is FRed Country:

Free Republic Opinion Poll: (1/19) After all the shifting polls, the debates, the campaigning, the media propaganda blitz, the early primaries, candidates dropping out, etc, are you staying with your first choice or going to another?

Composite Opinion
Staying with Thompson	52.1%		1,125
Going to Romney	13.0%		280
Staying with Romney	11.4%		245
Going to Thompson	8.0%		173
Staying with Giuliani	4.5%		97
Going to McCain	4.1%		88
Staying with McCain	2.0%		44
Staying with Huckabee	1.8%		39
Going to Giuliani	1.7%		37
Going to Huckabee	1.4%		30
	100.0%		2,158
Member Opinion
Staying with Thompson	56.2%		632
Going to Romney	13.4%		151
Going to Thompson	10.3%		116
Staying with Romney	8.7%		98
Staying with Giuliani	3.4%		38
Going to McCain	3.2%		36
Staying with Huckabee	1.3%		15
Going to Huckabee	1.3%		15
Staying with McCain	1.2%		13
Going to Giuliani	1.0%		11
	100.0%		1,125
Non-Member Opinion
Staying with Thompson	47.7%		493
Staying with Romney	14.2%		147
Going to Romney	12.5%		129
Staying with Giuliani	5.7%		59
Going to Thompson	5.5%		57
Going to McCain	5.0%		52
Staying with McCain	3.0%		31
Going to Giuliani	2.5%		26
Staying with Huckabee	2.3%		24
Going to Huckabee	1.5%		15
	99.9%		1,033

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[kittymyrib]

If Fred supports McKennedy, he does not have conservative principles, period. There is nothing conservative about supporting the man who seriously considered running with John Kerry in 2004, four short years ago. Why would any genuine conservative ever vote for this man?

[sitetest]

It doesn’t really matter.

If Mr. Thompson doesn’t get the nomination, none of the remaining candidates are palatable to me.

I might be willing to pull the lever in November for Mr. McCain, but it would be a painful event.

I’m unwilling to vote for Mr. “Never Met an Abortion I Didn’t Love” Giuliani, Mr. “Never Met a Lie I Wouldn’t Tell to Get Elected President” Romney, or Mr. “Never Met a Dirty Trick I Wouldn’t Pull to Get Elected President While Pretending to Be a Christian” Huckabee.

So, if Mr. Thompson were to drop out and endorse someone, what would I care one way or the other?

The remaining candidates are all dreck.

[ExpatGator]

“Who would you now support?”
I will not support any of the others.

“Also for Fred supporters only, if Fred endorses McCain, what impact would it have on your vote?”
No impact on my vote. It would, however, negatively impact my opinion of Fred. D. Thompson.

In light of current political trends: I am going to spend extra hours working (for black gun money) and reloading.

[P8riot]

Probably hold my nose and vote for Romney, because he is a Mormon, and Mormons are afraid to screw up.

BTW, I am not a Mormon

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'll support the GOP nominee, but I'm not giving any more money to anybody, especially the RNC.

[FreedomForce]

It definitely would lessen my opinion of Thompson. And it definitely would not change my decision not to vote for McCain if McCain gets the nomination. My dream would be that this thing goes to a brokered convention, McCain is not picked and gets so pissed off that he retires from politics or at least leaves the Republican party. I despise the man.

[Drew68]

For Fred Supporters: If Fred Thompson drops out of the race, which major candidate would you support?

Interesting that they refer to Giuliani as a "major candidate" while omitting Ron Paul, who is doing better than Giuliani is! Of course, we can debate all day whether or not Paul is a conservative but the fact stands that as of this moment he is still a Republican contender and is doing better than most people expected him to.

[jrd]

I will not vote for McCain

[Revelation 911]

A Poll crying towel for Fred Supporters

[HangnJudge]

From a related post (thanks bd476)

G o F r e d G o !
I n i t t o W I N i t !

[chaos_5]

Here is there poll
http://poll.pollcode.com/4mbW

btw, I will not vote for McCain either!
LOL

[muir_redwoods]

Any Republican still in the race is bette than any Dem still in the race. I will vote for the Republican because Obama and Clinton are essentially treasonous.

For me, Mitt is a distant second behind Fred

[TheThinker]

I will not vote for McCain. I will not hold my nose and vote for McCain against a democrat.

It would be better to have Obama or Hillary as president and be the opposition party and disprove the "America is bigoted" crowd instead of McCain unifying the parties and backstabbing Republicans the whole time he's president.

It will be the first presidential election I've ever sat out.

[CindyDawg]

My concern is that he and JM will be a team. I can’t vote for McCain. I’m not saying this a supporter but I wonder how it would work if he and DH teamed up now. Is that legal? FT could pull in Huck supporters with DH, I think. It would be a choice for Evangelicals, anyway.

[o_zarkman44]

It would be premature for Fred to consider dropping out before Feb. 5th. There is no clear leader in the GOP as of yet, although we know there is a lot od indecisiveness.

So to ask me a hypothetical question about who I would support if Fred drops out is a moot point. Fred is not out yet. People are looking at him much closer than the past 3 contests. If he stays in it, I think he will be a force to be recconed with.

So my vote is none of the others.

[The Pack Knight]

Since Fred Thompson hasn't withdrawn yet, and there's still quite a bit of baseball left to be played, it'd be premature for me to pick any other candidates right now. I'm realistic enough to know he's a long shot, but I still think he's our best candidate for November best and is the man I most want to see sworn in in January.

Because, as a North Carolinian, I don't vote until May 6th, there's no real reason for me to pick a second candidate. After all, there's no guarantee that even my second pick will still be in the race by then. I don't favor any of the other candidates enough currently to actively advocate his nomination. My only real preference right now is that Huckabee not be the nominee. Beyond that, I'll make the choice when I have to.

As for Fred endorsing McCain, it wouldn't hurt my opinion of Fred, but nor would it affect my decision on whether to vote for McCain. I'll make up my own mind, when the time comes.

[Petronski]

A more accurate poll would have a fifth option: “no one.”