NC PrimR: Public Policy Polling: Huckabee moves to the top in NC

[Josh/Devilman88]

New Poll: North Carolina President by Public Policy Polling on 2007-12-03

Summary: Giuliani: 17%, McCain: 8%, Romney: 9%, Thompson, F: 16%, Other: 40%, Undecided: 10%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

Huckabee- 33%

Don't ask me?

[Eraserhead]

Beware the Huckabeast!

[jacob_101]

Can we say SURGE?

[ThePrezMex]

Holy Cow!  and Huckabee is FIRST on Rasmussen's national daily tracking!

I'm ecstatic    and while I've been convinced since the beginning of the year that he would become a formidable candidate once people started paying attention to him, I'm quite surprised by the suddenness of the Surge.

[AndrewTX]

God bless you and your support Chuck!

[Cubby]

Beware the Huckabeast!

Thats going in my sig

Finally, things are changing fast!  Thompson will fall soon, he was the most popular candidate in the South. But now they have a new favorite son (one who doesn't bore the hell out of people).

[MODU]

Now THAT is a jump.

[Floridude]

It's not a good time to be Fred Thompson.  I wouldn't be surprised if he drops out within the month.  He would probably endorse McCain in that case.

[Mr. Morden]

It's not a good time to be Fred Thompson.  I wouldn't be surprised if he drops out within the month.  He would probably endorse McCain in that case.

I'm assuming that Thompson would at least wait until after Iowa to drop out.  I mean, he's still polling around 10% there.  He might as well wait for the caucus and hope that he edges out Giuliani for 3rd place, and see what happens from there.  He'd still be a huge longshot to win the nomination even if he got about 15% of the vote and 3rd place in Iowa, but he might as well try, now that it's only a few weeks away anyway.  It's not like he's exerting himself much by continuing the campaign.

[auburntiger]

I am shocked but excited

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Huckabee is the darling of the social conservatives, much like Thompson was before he entered the race. I wonder if his support will last or fizzle out like Fred's did.

[MODU]

Huckabee is the darling of the social conservatives, much like Thompson was before he entered the race. I wonder if his support will last or fizzle out like Fred's did.

Probably not.  Fred's rise was based on expectations, which failed to pan out once he began to run.  Huckabee, on the other hand, didn't have those expectations, but his performance is drawing people to him.

[jacob_101]

Huckabee is the darling of the social conservatives, much like Thompson was before he entered the race. I wonder if his support will last or fizzle out like Fred's did.

Probably not.  Fred's rise was based on expectations, which failed to pan out once he began to run.  Huckabee, on the other hand, didn't have those expectations, but his performance is drawing people to him.

Well said!!

[Padfoot]

It's not a good time to be Fred Thompson.  I wouldn't be surprised if he drops out within the month.  He would probably endorse McCain in that case.

I'm assuming that Thompson would at least wait until after Iowa to drop out.  I mean, he's still polling around 10% there.  He might as well wait for the caucus and hope that he edges out Giuliani for 3rd place, and see what happens from there.  He'd still be a huge longshot to win the nomination even if he got about 15% of the vote and 3rd place in Iowa, but he might as well try, now that it's only a few weeks away anyway.  It's not like he's exerting himself much by continuing the campaign.

Does Thompson even really want the nomination though?  I seriously get the impression that he was pressured into running in order to be the "real conservative" candidate people were still searching for.  But now, with Huckabee rising fast and both Romney and Giuliani still in the running it doesn't appear there is much space for Thompson.  If I were him I'd end this token campaign and just endorse another candidate.