Since his early lead as he entered the race for the Republican nomination for president, Fred Thompson has steadily fallen in the polls. Many political observers pointed out that from the time of his declaration of candidacy in September, he has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail and watched his poll numbers sink to only six percent nationally. In the last two weeks he has been on the road in Iowa, but his numbers are not reflecting the impact many pundits are saying his presence is making.
Mike Huckabee has moved to the front of the lost, according to polls posted at usaelectionpolls.com with 23 percent of the likely Republican voters in Iowa supporting his campaign. Mitt Romney is in second place with 21 percent, followed by John McCain and Rudy Giuliani with 17 and 14 percent respectively, leaving Thompson with three percent, way behind long-shot Ron Paul of Texas with 10 percent.
National polls that indicate how he might fare against various Democrat front-runners also show he currently would not be the expected winner at poll posted at presidentelectionpolls.com. His recent swing through Iowa had rally attendees showing wide support, but it has not appeared to make much of a difference in the polls.
The former Tennessee Senator and television and film actor has often portrayed himself as the conservative that Republicans are looking for to take the country back to the Reagan years, and he has essentially shied away from the infighting that some of the other hopefuls are participating in as the primary season approaches.
Breaking News: See the results of the five most recent Republican polls all released a day before the Iowa caucus.
