U.S. News: Focus Group gives high marks to Fred Thompson
Nov 6th, 2007 by Ted Pibil
U.S. News & World Report recently conducted a focus group of Republicans in the Richmond area. The group mainly had negative feelings toward President Bush and the other Republican candidates for POTUS, but had this to say about Fred Thompson:
“Thompson, however, was a bright spot. Most said they liked him and could easily support him in the GOP race, even though the media and his political critics have billed his campaign as lackluster. But Thompson appeared to have a reservoir of goodwill that goes deeper than his critics think. He was praised for being a true conservative, “grandfatherly,” “fatherly,” “competent,” and “personable.” He reminded several panelists of Ronald Reagan, a conservative icon. Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducted the two-hour focus group for the Annenberg Public Policy Center, said afterward that the mainstream media would do well not to write Thompson off. ”
h/t to Warner Todd Huston
