Posted on 03/13/2007 7:45:18 AM PDT by SmithL
Thompson and Romney would be wise to say no thanks to a card carrying member of the surrender lobby.
I know of Thompson but I need to know more about him.
I don't know his negatives, yet, but he would sure add a lot of excitement to the race. I think he brings some of the star quality that is currently missing coupled with some strong conservative credentials...at least that's my take at the moment. I'm sure the dims and the MSM (same thing, I know) will do their best to establish his negatives asap, but I like the sound of President Fred.
He's a real Law & Order candidate.
Home state loyalties and friendship. The TN Republican crowd is pretty loyal to each other. And pretty effective too in electing Republicans and building their party.
Thompson is a solid moderate. Not as liberal as Rudy, McCain or Romney, not as conservative as Hunter or Gingrich. He is probably the most electable of the Republicans running.
He is a solid conservative.
Romney and McCain are moderates. Rudy is liberal.
McCain is NOT a moderate, he IS one of the Keeting five.
He claims to be a Republican, however, after McCain-Feingold,
I don't even think he's an American!
Withdrawing an endorsement?...bad form there, Duncan.
A major negative is that Thompson supported campaign finance reform with his buddy McPain .He might not get into the mix if McPain stays in . Other than that , I would say he's seems pretty solid .
Thanks. I remembered he supported McCain before, but that's about it. I am going to stick with Hunter, Brownback, or Gingrich. I took Huckabee off my list until I get more info because he gave a comletely off the mark interview (don't make me go find it, because I don't want to mess with it).
Rudy is liberal on social issues -- that much has been established. But he is solid conservative on WoT, economy, taxes. The issues that matter, imho.
The rest of my assertion stands.
Perhaps if I restated it differently: Mr. Giuliani is solid Republican on WoT, economy, taxes, privatization, workfare, law and order, etc. I'm not a litmus test republican, or a one issue republican, to put it another way.
Hey politics is local! No harm no foul.
Brownback & Huckabee are probably non-starters. Jury is still out on Hunter, which is why Gingrich and probably Thompson are in the race. Both will have broader appeal than Hunter.
At this point I'm calling Rudy on the left, Romney center-left, Thompson center-right, and Gingrich on the right.
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