Actor Thompson blasts ahead of McCain in South Carolina poll
Actor Thompson blasts ahead of McCain in South Carolina poll
The Business Journal of Phoenix - 8:15 AM MST Monday, June 18, 2007
by Mike SunnucksThe Business Journal
"Law & Order" actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson has jumped ahead of Arizona Sen. John McCain in the key presidential battleground state of South Carolina, according to a new poll.
A new Mason-Dixon Poll gives Thompson 25 percent of the vote among Republican presidential candidates. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is second with 21 percent, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is next with 11 percent, and McCain is fourth with 7 percent.
McCain performed better in previous South Carolina polls. South Carolina is a key presidential battleground and McCain has visited there numerous times in his White House bid. He also has the backing of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
McCain faces criticism from some conservative Republicans opposed to the immigration package he backs. Those reforms include a guest worker program and legal path for some of the 12 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.
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