Thompson Has a ‘Reservoir of Goodwill’ With Voters

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Thompson Has a ‘Reservoir of Goodwill’ With Voters

6 November 2007

Written by: WTH Posted under Uncategorized, Fred Thompson, In the News, 2008 Elections, Polls, GOP Primary, 2008 Presidential Elections, Thompson's Record, Media Coverage

US News & World Report gives Thompson high marks in their poll results.

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.

It should be pointed out that the folks in the yacking classes never thought back in the early 90s that some little known southerner named Bill Clinton had any chance to win the White House in a million years. So, to take the word of the pundits that Thompson doesn’t have “it” isn’t a good idea!