Interesting results from the first two polls to include Fred Thompson, both released yesterday. USA Today/Gallup has Thompson vaulting into a clear third place, mostly at the expense of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Compared to the last USAT/Gallup taken three weeks ago, Giuliani dropped 13 points, McCain gained 2, Romney lost 5, and Gingrich ticked up one point.

Zogby released a poll yesterday that also showed Thompson moving into a third place tie with Romney. Compared to Zogby's previous survey taken in late February, however, Giuliani only dropped 2 points, McCain slid 7 points, and Romney's support remained constant. It should be noted that Zogby didn't poll for Gingrich, which might explain some of the variation.

So it's clear Fred Thompson is drawing support from the other candidates, though it's not exactly clear at this point who his candidacy is going to hurt the most.

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