Fred! tops Rasmussen poll!!

According to the latest Rasmussen poll, District Attorney Arthur Branch is atop the list of potential presidential candidates with an "R" next to their name (and some who have an "R" followed by an "INO"). (via Captain's Quarters):

Rasmussen has this as essentially a four-man race at this point, with two front-runners and two struggling to stay in the top tier. They eliminated Newt Gingrich from the polling this time, which undoubtedly helped Fred surpass Rudy, as most Newt voters want a solid conservative alternative with national pull. John McCain and Mitt Romney didn't get helped at all by that change, both losing slight ground instead and remaining tied for third place at a distance.

The second tier has all but faded from the scene. Combined, the rest of the field only gets 3%, under the margin of error for the whole poll. The only bright spot for Duncan Hunter, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Jim Gilmore, and Ron Paul comes from the 18% who haven't made up their minds as yet -- although even if one of them got all 18%, it would onl make them third in this race.

Keep in mind, Fred! hasn't even officially announced his candidacy. He plans to do that on July 4th (Happy birthday America!). But when he does, you can bet that that number will go up.

Listening to Mark Belling sit in for Rush today, a caller brought up the only real stumbling block for Fred!--his vote to not impeach Co-President Clinton. However, considering Fred!'s position on every other issue, I can live with that. McCain is unstable, Rudy is pro-abortion, and Romney is a regular at the Waffle House. So I can overlook that one mistake from 8 years ago.

Harry Reid--more unpopular than the President!

I don't hear a lot of chatter among the left to get rid of Harry Reid, even though The Dingy One's poll numbers are far below those of President Bush (via Rasmussen):

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now viewed favorably by 19% of American voters and unfavorably by 45%. Just 3% have a Very Favorable opinion while 22% hold a Very Unfavorable views.

Reid has been very visible over the past week in the furor over immigration reform. The effort to pass a bill that was more popular in Congress than among voters may have hurt public perceptions of the Democratic leader. His ratings are down from a month ago when 26% had a favorable opinion of the Democratic Senator. Reid’s highest ratings were 30% favorable in February.

Each week, Rasmussen Reports updates favorability ratings for a number of political figures and others in the news. The latest numbers for Defense Secretary Robert Gates reflect a steady decline in recent months. He is now viewed favorably by 36% of Americans and unfavorably by 34%. Last December, 49% have a favorable opinion and only 26% held a negative opinion.

Vice President Dick Cheney’s numbers held steady—38% favorable and 58% unfavorable.

Oh my gosh, I can almost hear the chafing among the liberal elites as I type! For crying out loud, CHENEY'S FAVORABLE numbers are TWICE AS HIGH as Dingy's! And the VP's unfavorable figures aren't much higher than Dingy's! Does that tell you anything about the direction this country is headed? If Dingy Harry keeps going along the track he's on, we'll take back the Senate easily in '08.

So, Dennis Miller, tell us how you really feel about Harry.