Harris Poll Shows Thompson, Giuliani Tied

Though not yet an official candidate, actor and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is now in a statistical dead heat with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani atop the pack of potential Republican presidential nominees, the latest survey from Harris Interactive shows.

Meanwhile, a new Insider Advantage poll in Georgia finds Thompson leading the Republican presidential race with 36%, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 22%, Senator John McCain at 10%, Mitt Romney at 9% and Mike Huckabee at 7%. Said pollster Matt Towery: "Thompson takes his lead by capturing nearly 50 percent of the male respondents. This group tends to be the more conservative segment of the GOP vote. Giuliani still leads among female Republicans in Georgia, but Thompson is not far behind. We will have to see if this huge surge in male support is tied to a regional affinity for the candidate, or represents something that goes beyond the South."

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