A new Rasmussen poll finds that voters see Mitt Romney as a conservative candidate more than Fred Thompson — the first time Thompson has not led on that measure.
In the last month the number of Republicans viewing Romney as conservative has jumped 10 points, to 46 percent, while Thompson has fallen 11 points, to 40 percent.
The conservative label holds obvious importance for a Republican primary.
Mike Huckabee is moving up fast on the scale, with 38 percent seeing him as conservative. Scott Rasmussen, the pollster, said Huckabee is being held back more by name recognition than anything else. While nearly 80 percent of voters had an opinion of Romney's leanings and more than 90 percent had a sense for Rudy Giuliani, only 64 percent had an opinion on Huckabee's politics.
Here's the conservative rating for the top six Republican candidates:
Romney 46 percent
Thompson 40 percent
Huckabee 38 percent
McCain 28 percent
Giuliani 21 percent
Paul 16 percent
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (3)
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Posted by Dan Chisholm | November 12, 2007 12:05 PM
Once voters learn more about Romney's recent flip flopping on major issues, which is well documented on Youtube, I'm sure voters will realize Romney is not a conservative. He may sound conservative, but the man has basically lied or changed his stance on gay rights, pro-life, gun control, and the war over the past two years. He's not a true conservative.
Governor Mike Huckabee is the true conservative which is why he's surging in the polls. There's a very good point made in the article, it's all about name recognition. Giuliani made it clear he's not conservative. Thompson numbers are dropping as he shows his true colors. Romney continues to lie, which will hurt him in the long run. Similar to John Kerry, Romney would be very easy to beat in the Elections because of his flip flopping on major issues.
Posted by frank andrews | November 12, 2007 12:39 PM
Wow, that list is the most perhaps the most bs I have seen in a long time. Rudy Giuliani more of a conservative than Ron Paul? Give me a break. If you guys knew anything about conservative values, you would know Ron Paul tops this list easily. Your credibility to publish something like that is completely lost with me.
Posted by Mike | November 12, 2007 5:35 PM