Yes and Not Yes

Thompson is now at the head of the Republican pack according to a new Rasmussen poll.

Thompson, preparing to formally announce his candidacy, leads the pack in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey with 27% support. That gives him a four-point advantage over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who is currently preferred by 23% of Likely Primary Voters. A week ago, it was Thompson 28% and Giuliani 27%. Two weeks ago, they were tied at 24%. Prior to that time, Giuliani had been on top in every weekly Rasmussen Reports poll for five months

Thompson leads Giuliani by 13 percentage points among conservative primary voters while Giuliani leads among moderates.

Pretty good for a guy who hasn’t even declared. 

My only concern regarding this bit of news is whether Thompson has been going too strong on the campaigning and whether he is going to declare his candidacy too soon.  I’m sure most voters are going to have a severe case of election/campaign fatigue after having to listen to all these candidates for another 15 months or so and I don’t want Thompson to throw his hat in the ring too soon because of that.