Surf the internet and check out the conservative forums, especially the granddaddy of them all, FreeRepublic.com, to see who garners the most support among them. If voters have any say in elections anymore, the press may yet have to deal with men like Thompson, should their early attempts at marginalizing him fail.
I don’t think they’re marginalizing him. If anything, they’re marginalizing Rooty. Most pundits I’ve seen are talking about Huckabee, Romney, Thompson, and McCain. I’ll gladly vote for either of the latter two, and but not either of the first two.