yep, the real story here is why on earth was a congresswoman from Fred’s home state who has been his personal friend for decades even supporting Mitt Romney.
This is just a small hint of the uphill battle that he will have to go through because of his late entry. Wait till he gets to Iowa and new hampshire and finds that most party officials and grassroots activists there are already committed to another campaign. It will take a lot of arm twisting to get all those folks to switch allegiances like Blackburn did.