Thompson Adds Three Legislative Endorsements (in Iowa!)

John Deeth Blog ^ | December 28, 2007 | John Deeth

[2ndDivisionVet]

Fred Thompson has picked up endorsements from three state representatives - Kraig Paulsen of Cedar Rapids, Jeff Kaufmann of Wilton and Jamie Van Fossen of Davenport -- bringing his total to six.

Mitt Romney still has a prohibitive lead with 16, followed by John McCain with eight.

(Table at link)

[rhinohunter]

Mike got my attention for awhile...

Same here....Fred has been my man all along, but I was ready to look at the Huckster if the msm is successful in sinking Fred. But after learning more about him, it looks like he's almost as bad as Rudy McRomney.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Just for reminder, remember the exit polls in 2004 showing John Kerry winning ? ..... Fred is not out of it ... the grassroots will have it's say.
Remember the Mitt Bots saying that Tom Tancredo knows something by picking Mitt, ? and then ? Tom's tops aids and campaign people endorsed Fred ? makes you kinda think, doesn't it ?

[jellybean]

Welcome home, nmh! You're not alone:

Fred Thompson’s Campaign Picking Up Key Iowa Conservatives

Key Undecided Iowa Conservatives Start Move Toward Thompson

Fred Thompson Receives the Endorsement of Iowa State Rep. Gary Worthan

Conservative State Leader Supporting Thompson

A late movement by Iowa conservatives toward the Fred Thompson campaign was spotlighted by today’s announcement that noted Iowa conservative leader, State Representative Gary Worthan, had endorsed the former Senator from Tennessee.

Many Iowa conservatives have been undecided and Worthan’s endorsement was an important one for the Thompson campaign, which got a late start in the 2008 election process.

“Gary Worthan was one of the key Iowa conservatives that had been undecided.” stated Bob Haus, Thompson’s Iowa Executive Director. “Gary’s endorsement is one we were hoping to pick up in these days leading up to the Iowa Caucuses. We’re humbled to get it.”

Haus stated that the campaign expects to pick up more endorsements from Iowa conservatives. Conservative support has been encouraging and “the movement on the ground here seems to be toward Fred Thompson.”

“Events overseas the last few days have helped highlight Senator Thompson’s foreign policy experience. While some of the other candidates, including the front-runners, seem a little perplexed, Senator Thompson’s steadiness in his statements and steel in his spine has helped swing some key support to our campaign.”

” We’ll have some more announcements a little later on. We expect more undecided Iowa conservatives to gravitate our way over the next week.”

Thompson’s Iowa Legislative Leadership team includes several conservatives already.

Read rest of story:

Fred Thompson: Iowa Conservative Shift to Thompson

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[Prophet in the wilderness]

I am glad God sent you some insight on this and gave you wisdom and discernment.
Welcome back...

[supercat]

But other politicians?

I do not particularly find fault with those who support Mitt Romney. There are two important goals in picking a primary candidate; they are equally important, and they are more important than any other:

1. The candidate should be able to win the general election
2. The candidate should be sufficiently good that it's worth winning the generally election

Some people feel that Mitt Romney does a better job of meeting #1 than does Fred Thompson. That is a judgment call; Mitt Romney's bigger bankroll would seem to give him an advantage, which may or may not outweigh some of the strikes against him. Given the balancing factors, I can't say with any certainty which candidate would be better in that regard.

As for condition #2, Mitt Romney might meet it or he might not. My personal feeling is that he probably does, but I can't say so with certainty. The uncertainty isn't enough to disqualify Mitt Romney in my book, but it does make me want for a better alternative.

If Fred Thompson is on the ballot when the Illinois primary rolls around, I will vote for him. If Thompson, Romney, or Huckabee wins the nomination, I will vote for him in the general election; I will be much happier in the general if Fred wins the nomination, but would support the others I mentioned in the general (if Hunter won the nomination somehow I'd happily vote for him in the general, but that's really unlikely to happen).

[Yaelle]

Welcome back to Fred!! I hope you can convince others that wearing your Christianity on your sleeve while not having much else that’s conservative about you is not a good way to get elected on the Republican ticket.

[Yaelle]

I believe something like that could happen. I pray it does.

[Yaelle]

EXCELLENT point. Only Fred among all the candidates really supports #2. We got Ahnold elected in CA, BUT FOR WHAT, I ask you? BUT FOR WHAT? Who cares how electable a RINO might be?

[JohnnyZ]

I can understand voters supporting him, because they probably don’t know any better. But other politicians? Of course this goes to show that anyone can be bought if the price is right.

Mitt spread around a lot of money in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina in 2004 and 2006. And for most politicians, it doesn't take much money at all.

[gbscott1954]

He spread lots of money early. And he seems unbeatable. I bet a lot of the endorsement came early.