Colb-mentum?
Those of you who watch the Colbert Report, as I do, know that he has "thrown his hat into the ring" of the impending presidential... but only in South Carolina. Sure, he's mined the whole thing for a ton of jokes, but as well all know, you can't afford not to take Colbert seriously. As Bush learned, much to his chagrin, Colbert is deadly smart, and will use virtually any opportunity to skewer politicians.
So here we have a real poll, which shows that without doing any campaigning... or even being officially on the ballot, Colbert has some actual support!
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Colbert is preferred by 13% of voters as an independent candidate challenging Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani. The survey was conducted shortly after Colbert’s surprise announcement that he is lusting for the Oval Office.
The result is similar when Fred Thompson is the Republican in the three-way race. With Thompson as the GOP candidate, Colbert earns 12% of the vote.
In a three-way contest, among voters aged 18-29, Colbert does better than the Republican candidate.
Of course all of this is a joke at this point. However, if you want to read some serious analysis of Colbert's chances in South Carolina, you can read this article by Joshua Green. He makes a lot of good points, but one thing caught my eye... If Colbert can win at least one delegate to each of the parties conventions, then he can really have a field day. I remember his spots on the Daily Show for the '04 election, and he was just amazing. I can't even imagine how much mischief he could accomplish if he has a delegate to the conventions so they can't keep him out.
So good!
