Sen. Thompson had a very good showing this evening. The latest Fox News poll in South Carolina has Thompson very low at 9%. I don't know if he can come back from that, but this cycle has proven to not go by the conventional wisdom too much!
I thought more attacks against Sen. McCain would occur but I didn't see any that were very damaging. I would like to offer some very small advice....I think the Senator should put together a very brief 5 point plan on how he would deal with immigration. I know it is a difficult issue for him, but this may make criticism a bit more difficult for Gov. Romney. I would advice offering a olive branch to certain anti McCain segments around the conservative base. A Thompson endorsement would help. Sen. McCain needs to mention Jack Kemp, Super K, Richard V Allen, Tom Ridge, Frank Keating, James Woosley, etc. McCain has great endorsements...use them when the chance arises.
However, McCain leaves the debate in SC and has full day Friday of event in South Carolina with most of his momentum back. On NR's The Corner the writers were very happy for Thompson's debate so maybe we will see an uptick for him. The issue for Fred is that Gov. Hucabee is popular, and maybe he is a liberal on many polices, and a class warrior but it is hard to attack likability.
Gov. Romney offered a strong debate as well but the earth did not shift for him tonight. Ron Paul was as outspoken and unpopular as ever, and Rudy had a look of panic in his eye. I would not yet write him off yet.
Simply put, McCain is running a strong number one or two in the next two primary states, and nothing changed tonight.
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