Interesting....

The newest Rasmussen poll is out and oh my....(HT Captain Ed)

"Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) remains on top, but his support has slipped to 23%. That’s down two points from a week ago and is his lowest level of support all year. Earlier, Giuliani had consistently enjoyed support in the mid-30s. That was before Thompson’s name was added to the mix and before Giuliani stumbled on the abortion issue in the first GOP debate of the season."

This is horrible news for the Guiliani campaign. Former Senator Thompson was within the margin of error (+/- 4%) and he is not even "officially" in the race. While I am not a fan of polls this early on, I will say that this is telling...

They polled likely Republican Primary voters....this is bad news for anyone who thinks that the reason for our losses in November had to do with Iraq. Simply put, this last election was about a lack of real conservative leadership both in St. Paul and DC. A lesson that both the State and the national party seem to be quite adept at ignoring.