In the book Trainspotting, one minor character is nicknamed Second Prize because he loses every fight he gets into. On that basis Fred Thompson would be called Third Prize, because in the three latest national polls he gets the bronze each time
The latest national surveys, courtesy of the Arizona Republic newspaper:
• A USA Today/Gallup Poll conducted Friday through Sunday. Giuliani had a commanding 16-point national lead. He was the favorite of 34% of the poll's respondents. John McCain had bounced to second with 18%, followed by Fred Thompson, 17%, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, 14%.
• An October 29-November 1 Washington Post/ABC News poll had Giuliani with 33%, McCain 19%, Thompson 16% and Romney 11%.
• An October 17-23 poll by the Pew Research Centre for the People and the Press broke down the race as Giuliani 31%, McCain 18%, Thompson 17%, Romney 9%.
And he's at the back of the field in Iowa and New Hampshire too. Fred needs to show he's still got a pulse.
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