Here comes the surge:
Rasmussen Reports released their latest South Carolina poll. Fred has vaulted into a statistical tie for second place.
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South Carolinians know a consistent conservative when they see one. Fred has been working hard on his bus tour to talk directly to voters. It also doesn’t hurt to have a dominating debate performance.
Of course, the tie is a statistical tie, but given the recent movement in the polls, conservatives are certainly choosing their horse.
A strong 2nd-place finish in South Carolina could very well be enough to keep Fred Thompson alive as the conservative contrast to McCain, Romney, or Giuliani. A win in South Carolina would vault Thompson to front-runner status… thus evicting the ghosts imposed upon him by a somewhat hostile drive-by media.