Rasmussen reports Thompson in share for lead
Jun 12th, 2007 by Ted Pibil
Rasmussen reports Thompson in share for lead
Rasmussen just released its latest telephone survey which finds Fred Thompson in a tie for first with Giuliani for the very first time. Each candidate has a 24% share of likely Republican primary voters. Just one week ago, Giuliani had a 6 point lead over Thompson.
Some notable quotes from the Rasmussen press release:
It is not unusual for a candidate to gain ground in the polls when they first announce their intentions. However, Thompson’s rise has been meteoric.
At the moment, 59% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of their newest candidate. Just 14% hold an unfavorable opinion of Thompson while 27% are not sure.
Forty-two percent (42%) of Republicans view Thompson as politically conservative. Twenty-four percent (24%) see him as politically moderate, 3% say liberal and 30% are not sure.
Thanks to Neil in VA and Nathan in GA for the news.
[…] Last week we reported that Rasmussen Reports showed - in a national telephone survey of likely Republican Primary voters - that Senator Thompson was tied with Giuliani for the lead. This week Thompson is on top! Thompson now has a 28% share compared to Giuliani’s 27%. Again, it’s the trend we want to pay attention to: […]