NBC Poll: Fred Thompson's Strong Showing

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:12 p.m. EDT

NBC Poll: Fred Thompson's Strong Showing

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A new NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll released Wednesday night finds that Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Clinton remain their party’s respective frontrunners.

But the latest trends show Hillary’s position strengthening as John Edwards appears to be slipping, dropping some 5 points since the last NBC poll.

On the GOP side, former Senator Fred Thompson, who has yet to announce his candidacy, is showing surprising strength.

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The poll found him second in the GOP field with 20 percent, well ahead of Mitt Romney and John McCain, both tied at 14 percent.

Poll results follow:

Democrats

Hillary Clinton 39 percent

Barack Obama 25

John Edwards 15

Bill Richardson 4

Joe Biden 4

Dennis Kucinich 3

Chris Dodd 1

Republicans

Rudy Giuliani 29 percent

Fred Thompson 20

Mitt Romney 14

John McCain 14

Mike Huckabee 3

Ron Paul 2

Tommy Thompson 1

Sam Brownback 1

Jim Gilmore 1

Tom Tancredo 1

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