Thompson Leads With Active GOP Voters In Poll

By Pat McFerron, The Sooner Survey ~ With support from 27% of registered voters, John McCain currently leads the Republican presidential field in Oklahoma. The recent survey of 300 Registered Republican Voters in Oklahoma, conducted as part of the Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates’ Sooner Survey, reveals that McCain holds a lead while only two other prospects, former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani (17%) and unannounced candidate former Senator Fred Thompson (12%), are in double-digits. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who recently canceled an appearance at the State Republican Party Convention, was among a second tier of candidates in the single-digits, including Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (5%), Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (2%), California Congressman Duncan Hunter (1%) and former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (1%).

It should be noted that Giuliani suffers in the Sooner State among the more conservative elements that tend to participate in primaries. For example, 24% of the Republican primary electorate describes itself as being “evangelical Christians.” Among this critical voting bloc, Giuliani is a distant third (McCain 30% vs. Fred Thompson 21% vs. Giuliani 10%). Similarly, among the 33% of Republicans that say pro-life issue is of top importance, Giuliani only has support of 8%, while McCain (33%) and Fred Thompson (17%) improve their showing.

Fred Thompson’s potential in the Sooner State is best exemplified by how well he does among those with an actual history of voting. Among the 28% of Republicans that have voted in at least 4 of the last 5 statewide primary elections, Thompson actually leads (24% Fred Thompson vs. 18% Giuliani vs. 17% McCain).

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