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Fred Soars to #2, Already?


Fred Soars to #2, Already?

Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:48 AM

Imagine that?

I don’t think he is going to have a problem with the “slugfest”…not ONE bit!!


 Former US Senator Fred Thompson gestures during an interview with the Associated Press prior to a fund raiser in Richmond, Va., Saturday, June 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

While former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has simply formed an exploratory campaign committee, the mere expectation that he will enter the field of GOP presidential candidates has vaulted him into second place in the polls focused on those Republican contenders.

A new InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion national survey is the first one taken after Thompson made his move toward a probable, eventual announcement that he’s running. It showed Rudy Giuliani still leading at 28 percent, but Thompson had surged into second place with 19 percent, followed by John McCain and Mitt Romney with 17 percent each.

The poll surveyed 1000 likely voters in Republican primaries or caucuses across the nation. It was conducted May 31-June 1, just days after Thompson’s exploratory committee was announced. The poll has been weighted for age, race, gender and geographic population distribution.

A week later, internal polling conducted for the organization that was involved in drafting Fred Thompson also showed him in second place.

Now the critical question is whether Fred Thompson can take the political capital he’s already gained by simply saying he’s ready to run, and turn it into an overtaking of Giuliani and the other contenders in a Republican slugfest.

June 10, 2007 - Posted by | Elections 2008

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  1. Fred Soars to #2, Already?

    Trackback by University Update | June 10, 2007 | Reply

  2. We have never seen another candidate like Fred Thompson and we are not likley to see another. He is a cool dude, waiting outside the gate watching the party inside.

    The people in the party he is watching are really not having a good time. They are just going thru the required dance steps. Their face muscles are tired from smiling. Fred knows that. Also they are tired of digging into the pocket book constantly. Fred knows that.

    Fred is standing outside fresh and beholding to no one. He still has the dollars in his pocket he had this morning. The rest of them have to go to another fund raiser to replace the few million they have already blown. Fred knows that.

    Tonight Fred will not have sore tendons from shaking hands, sore feet, sour stomach and a headache. The candidates cannot even get peace in the bathroom.

    He goes home and decides to wait a bit more. He is up on the modern world and knows what the Internet can do for him especially with the new blog mania. Almost everything on the web is free. You can go to the bathroom without looking like an ordinary person. Overheard, “Gosh, it never occurred to me Presidental candidates went to the bathroom.”

    Now Fred is in about second place and he STILL has not spent any money. He just went to the bathroom alone and he will go home and enjoy his beloved family. They are the real reason he plans on being Mister President. He enjoys knowing he does not have to be like everyone else. Our enimies will learn that about Fred, also.

    Don Jones
    MyManFred.com

    Comment by ddonjones | June 10, 2007 | Reply

  3. Glad ya found me over here! I am relocating from Townhall. Too many ads and problems posting posts and comments. Don’t need the hassles. I will maintain both places. After all, I hold the #1 slot at Townhall.

    Yes. Fred does seem to be The Man.

    Comment by snooper | June 10, 2007 | Reply

  4. I chased you down. Spotted that clever name. You probably know Google has a Search for news spot on their news site. I put Fred Thompson in there about five times a day to keep up with the blogs.

    This is fun….

    Don

    Comment by ddonjones | June 10, 2007 | Reply


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