Thompson considered the strongest potential candidate

My instincts tell me this is a given, but it is nice to see it on paper:

The National Journal asked its group of political insiders which potential candidates, if any, will emerge as a strong contender for president.

The Democrats gave the following responses:

Fred Thompson: 46% *Al Gore: 24% Newt Gingrich: 12 %Michael Bloomberg: 11% Chuck Hagel: 8% None of the above: 29%

On the Republican side:

Fred Thompson: 43% Al Gore: 21% Newt Gingrich: 15% Michael Bloomberg: 11% Chuck Hagel: 4% None of the above: 35%

Nice to see on the Repub side, but are the Dems starting to take notice?

But notions of FDT's viability as a candidate are still raised. And the conclusion is - YES.