Thompson in Tie with Giuliani for Republican Lead

[StillStanding]

National Poll: Giuliani 24% Thompson 24%

This is getting interesting! Fred Thompson hasn't officially declared, and he is sharing the lead!

I think we're looking at the next Republican presidential candidate!

[Ferd]

very intersesting in deed.

[Steve Epley]

I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If not I am not voting for either of the three Democrats claiming to be Republican.

[Ferd]

McCain may fall behind Ron Paul! (the political equivalent of the mendoza line)

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If not I am not voting for either of the three Democrats claiming to be Republican.

I hope I dont have to talk you off that ledge...

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

National Poll: Giuliani 24% Thompson 24%

This is getting interesting! Fred Thompson hasn't officially declared, and he is sharing the lead!

I think we're looking at the next Republican presidential candidate!

Can He Beat Hillary?!?

[deacon blues]

That's my concern. I would probably be more aligned with Thompson politically than say G or Mc, but I wonder if a solid conservative can win in 2008 due to the unpopularity of the current prez.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by deacon blues

That's my concern. I would probably be more aligned with Thompson politically than say G or Mc, but I wonder if a solid conservative can win in 2008 due to the unpopularity of the current prez.

I'm with you Deac. Whadda ya think about Romney?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If not I am not voting for either of the three Democrats claiming to be Republican.

No vote is a vote for the opposing party!

[CC1]

Fred Thompson has yet to officially become the 11th Republican Presidential canidate but the latest Bloomburg poll shows him in second place just behind Rudy G. and gaining! See article below;

Giuliani retains GOP lead for presidential nomination as Fred Thompson gains
A Times/Bloomberg Poll shows conservatives embracing the former Tennessee senator, who has yet to enter the race. Clinton still leads Democrats, but trails Giuliani.
By Michael Finnegan, Times Staff Writer
June 12, 2007

- Fred Thompson's entry could rattle Republican race
WASHINGTON — Republicans antsy for a conservative standard-bearer in the presidential race have begun to rally behind Fred Thompson, propelling the former Tennessee senator to within hailing distance of the lead for the party's nomination, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani holds first place in the survey, with support from 27% of the Republicans and independents who said they plan to vote in the party's 2008 primaries.

But Thompson, an actor who played a prosecutor on NBC's "Law & Order," runs just behind, with 21%. Indications are he will join the race within the next month.
The two other major GOP contenders, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, fall well short of the leaders and are in a battle for third place. McCain was backed by 12% of those polled, Romney by 10%. The rest of the crowded field is mired in single digits.