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08.06.2007 10:45 am

Thompson wins Republican Assembly straw poll

Actor/former senator Fred Thompson didn’t need to show up in St. Louis to claim a victory at the National Federation of Republican Assemblies convention, held at the Airport Marriott over the weekend.

Thompson’s Web site is taking note that he won Sunday’s straw poll, which gauged the preferences of the 200-250 conventioneers from around the country.

Here’s the breakdown, as reported by the Arkansas GOP Assembly contingent on its Web site:

Fred Thompson 33%
Mitt Romney 15%
Ron Paul 14%
Duncan Hunter 10%
Tom Tancredo 10%
John Cox 6%
Newt Gingrich 3%
Mike Huckabee 3%
Tommy Thompson 2%
John McCain 2%
Rudy Giuliani 1%
Sam Brownback 1%

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Yeah, 3.8 million raised in one month by a non-candidate. Without direct mail. Without telephone fundraising. Laughable. ???

Wake-up Eric. You’re worst nightmare is here. A solid, consistent conservative, with smarts, charisma and a record to stand on. Plus let’s add to the mix, a smart, politically savvy wife and that he’s a tough campaigner according to those who covered his Senate race in TN.

— Mark Sutherland
3:52 pm August 6th, 2007

Fred (Flintstone) Thompson drove across Tennessee in an old 2-door pick-up truck to get elected to the U.S. Senate….That might work in the foothills of the Appalacians, but he’s going to need more than a old Ford truck and a new sweet low-cut “Daisy Mae” wife to attract sophisticated voters in the Blue states….Save the corn-cob pipe BS.. and the plaid flannel shirts for the “bible-thumping” Red state hillbillies….

— Garrison
7:14 pm August 6th, 2007

My, my, my…

The left is a bit shaken over Fred now aren’t they?

— tsquare
8:41 pm August 6th, 2007

Garrison, you hafta know his red pickup was a prop. Thompson rented it. Drove it two blocks for campaign events then left in his usual SUV motorcade. No need to lend Fred any working man bona fides for such a lame gimmick.

Oh, and Mark, spin it all you want but $3 million is a dud. Adding the fact that he’s already losing staffers and you get a not-yet-declared campaign that’s tractionless. If Thompson is the GOP candidate, he’ll be slaughtered. With the possible exceptions of Gravel and Kucinich, the entire Dem field would wipe the floor with Thompson’s sorry carcass. The only GOP candidates who stand a chance are Romney, who’s really creepy, even Mormonism aside, and Giuliani, who is a mindless, powerhungry, authoritarian scumbag.

President Thompson? That doesn’t pass the giggle test.

— Eric
10:27 pm August 6th, 2007

Eric, Eric, settle down. 3.8 million in one month, raised entirely by volunteers and supporters, polling at the top, for a non-candidate. Looks pretty solid to me. Plus, unlike everyone else, Thompson hasn’t been running since 2004. He is building a solid team and ensuring the internal dynamics will stand solid during the campaign. But I don’t think facts matter to you judging by your ad hominem attacks.

Why is it the liberals always end their comments with nasty attacks? Is it impossible to have an intelligent debate, on the issues in question, on the qualifications of the candidates, without returning to grade-school yard taunting?

— Mark Sutherland
7:29 am August 7th, 2007

Call it what you will, but our left leaning “friends” are some the most hate filled people in this country. Read just a few of Garrison’s posts and you will see him/her steaming under the collar. I guess they all are still angry at the fact that they trotted two candidates out against an “idiot” like GWB, and he beat them both. Nevertheless, they are aaaaaaannnnnnngggggggrrrrrrrryyyyyyy!!!!!

— Amazedbythelunacy
10:17 am August 7th, 2007

So…you like having an “idiot” as your President.

London Times, November 6th, 2004.
“How Can 59 million Americans Be So Stupid?”

Disappointment is a better word Lunatic. Our Founding Fathers were hoping you would take democracy a little more seriously.

— Garrison
12:13 pm August 7th, 2007

Our founding fathers also stopped listening to propaganda from London around 1776 or so.

— Mark Sutherland
2:00 pm August 7th, 2007

I am impressed by Fred Thompson’s showing and winning the first round of the straw poll. I belive when Fred Thompson announces after Labor Day, the Repub field will change dramatically. Many conservatives and Republicans are still waiting on the sidelines, and Fred Thompson brings them all together. All of the other Repubs have good points and bad points. Fred brings everthing together. If he is doing this well before annoucing, think how well he will do after he announces!

— Blue Leader
12:23 am August 8th, 2007

OK Blue, I’m not a big fan of Fred for the White House, But he is better that that Rudimacromney crew!
My $$$is still on Tancredo! Did you know that last year, illegals from over 150 countries OTHER than Mexico were caught crossing into this nation? How many were from the mid east and how many of them wish nothing but ill things to this country? The day will come when the moderate to liberal groups will whine and repeat top themselve ‘Oh if we only had…!

— CTOC
2:47 pm August 8th, 2007

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