NPR: The Tennessee Waltz: Thompson vs. Gore in '08?

The Tennessee Waltz: Thompson vs. Gore in '08?

Just like deciding how much you believe the scale in your bathroom, judging the accuracy of a political poll can be tricky. But the conservative polling firm Rasmussen published one this week that shows actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson leading the pack of GOP contenders for the party's presidential nomination.

Thompson has a 1 percentage-point edge over Rudy Giuliani, 28 percent to 27 percent. (The survey firm notes that the lead is "statistically insignificant," but that it's the first time anyone has passed Giuliani in its polling this year.) Thompson appears to be taking votes away from primarily Mitt Romney and John McCain in this poll. Hugh Hewitt of Townhall.org writes that the race is Thompson's to lose -- although, he notes, that's not the same as saying he's going to win.

Meanwhile, the Chattanooga Times Free Press daydreams about an all-Tennessee presidential race -- Thompson vs. Gore. But while Thompson just hasn't formally declared he's in the race, former Vice President and Tennessee Sen. Al Gore has repeatedly said he's not running for his party's nomination. However, a recent Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll showed Gore as Democrats' third-favorite choice, and a new Gallup poll shows him nearly tied with Barack Obama for second.

1:56 PM ET | 06-20-2007 | permalink

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A few weeks ago Gore was leading the Democrats.
So a question is: would entering the race raise or lower his polling numbers?

Sent by Matthew Ainsworth | 2:49 PM ET | 06-20-2007

So far all I've heard Al Gore say is he "has no plans to run". That's not the same as saying "said he's not running" as quoted above. Big difference and I'd sure like to see this corrected.

Sent by Nancy Paine Sherman | 2:56 PM ET | 06-20-2007

Time for a COOL change
Gore
2008

Sent by LindainSFNM | 3:10 PM ET | 06-20-2007

"We can not deport 12 million illegal aliens." - Fred Thompson

Sent by FredsForAmnesty | 6:49 PM ET | 06-20-2007

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