Thompson Campaign Press Release - Thompson Tied for First in National Poll; Giuliani in Free Fall

While Fred Thompson travels the nation with his message of consistent conservatism and touts his border security and immigration reform proposal, a recent national tracking poll shows that Thompson has pulled into a virtual tie with Rudy Giuliani. This poll further shows that Rudy has lost almost a third of his support in the last 12 days. (Margin of error is +/- 4 percent)

Source: Rasmussen Reports

In a separate Field Poll conducted in California, Giuliani's "support has eroded markedly among the party faithful, setting up the prospect of a shootout in February's primary," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, dropping 10 points since August.

Source: Field Poll

Earlier this week, a Rasmussen poll showed Rudy and Fred both statistically tied with Hillary in a head-to-head matchup in Ohio. (Rasmussen conducted a 10/17 Ohio poll of 500 likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 4.5%)

Another interesting finding of the poll:

Source: Rasmussen Reports