Thompson win hurts Huckabee, Romney
by WonkoKevin
As I’ve blogged about before, Wonkosphere buzz share for Fred Thompson and John McCain is negatively correlated with buzz share for Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. When Fred and John go up, Mike and Mitt go down, and visa versa. So, Thompson’s win (or tie) in the Dearborn debate speak negatively for Huckabee and Romney. Craig Crawford is saying similar: “Thompson brought energy and gravitas to his first face-off against the Republican field, avoiding gaffes and showing adequate command of the issues. That could leave Huckabee with less running room to corral conservatives who had begun to lose confidence in Thompson as a possible champion to overcome social moderates in the top tier of GOP contenders.” Thompson needs to follow up his positive buzz with some attention grabber. Sunday morning talk show time? Or a big policy announcement? I’d like to hear more about his plan to abolish the IRS…
