Conservatives turn on Thompson, many view him as a moderate

[ck4829]

During the early stumbles of Fred Thompson's Presidential campaign, his poll numbers and position in the race were sustained by the perception of Republican voters that he was the most conservative candidate in the Republican field. That is no longer the case.

Mitt Romney now tops Thompson and is seen as the most conservative candidate while Mike Huckabee is gaining ground fast on that front. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey data shows that 46% of Republican voters see Romney as politically conservative. That's up ten percentage points from 36% a month ago. Romney has also opened a significant lead in New Hampshire, home of the first Republican Presidential Primary.

At the same time, the number seeing Thompson as politically conservative has fallen eleven percentage points to 40%. Thirty-four percent (34%) of Republicans now see the former Tennessee Senator as politically moderate while 3% say he's liberal. As doubts of Thompson's conservative credentials have grown, his support in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll has declined.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20071112/pl_rasmussen/gopideology20071112

[napi21]

1. Based upon my own observations, I think there's going to be a split

in the Pub Party between the RW/Romney and the keep everybody safe/Giuliani. I watched a Pub focus group on cspan last week that confirmed that. there was one (of 12) ppeople who really supported Thompson, but even though she was in her 60's, she viewed him as a father figure. The others were split betwoon concern for safety from them radical terrorists and saving the babies from being aborted. The one thing they all agreed on was that the worst thing you could be is a Democrat!

[TwilightGardener]

2. Hmmm...it shall be Mittens, then, if Rudy stumbles.

[Benhurst]

3. Mitt Romney/Jeb Bush 2008

This has been my prediction for some time now, along with a stolen election, covered up by the talking heads who will pontificate America just wasn't ready for a woman, an African American or a trial attorney, as the case may be.