Clinton had national fund raising and faced opponents who did not have funding networks that drained the donors. This is a year when the GOP donor base in general has closed its pocketbooks — and no, it doesn’t matter why. All that matters is that they are closed.
Thompson is late to the party. This means the top quality staff was already divided among the well-funded competition. They have drained all available donors.
Talk of what states to pass by and what states to work for based on where one thinks one’s chances are best is meaningless if you have no money and can’t survive until those states arrive on the calendar.
The decisive state this year is Michigan. Thompson can’t afford Detroit or Grand Rapids media buys.
“The decisive state this year is Michigan.”
Mitt Romney was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father George was a very well-regarded Governor, and the building housing the Michigan governor’s main office in Lansing, Michigan is known as the George W. Romney Building.
Michigan will only be decisive for Romney, if he somehow loses it.
The decisive state this year will be South Carolina. The winner in South Carolina will likely be the Republican nominee.