Remember when Ron Paul was unelectable because he had less than one percent support in the polls? Remember when Mitt Romney was one of the “Big Three” electable candidates? It looks as if Paul will blow by the well-coiffed Mormon before the end of the year:
30 Rudy Giuliani
22 Fred Thompson
18 John McCain
07 Mitt Romney
04 Ron Paul
04 Mike Huckabee
02 Duncan Hunter
02 Sam Brownback
01 Tom Tancredo
And this should also put to rest the silly notion of Fred Thompson as a hero-in-waiting. As I expected, his entry into the race has eliminated most of his hypothetical appeal.