[Josh Painter]

Money quote: "Thompson's support seems to come largely from voters who had supported Giuliani."

[pissant]

Hugh Hewitt, excellent at picking the dead horse RINOS. LOL

[D-Chivas]

I'd be happy to support Rudy Giuliani as the Attorney General in President Fred Thompson's administration.

[dirtboy]

Conservatives who have supported Giuliani for his leadership and electability -- and plenty of them have -- would desert Rudy if a credible, consistent conservative entered the race.

Credible, consistent conservative. Which Fred is and Rudy ain't. No wonder the Rudy boosters have been getting after Fred with every nitpick they can dredge up - even if Rudy has similar problems, such as supporting CFR.

[longtermmemmory]

DOES ANYONE HAVE A FRED THOMPSON VS RUDY GUILIANI CHART?

Ala the Guiliani vs Clinton chart...

[veronica]

"Thompson's support seems to come largely from voters who had supported Giuliani."

That's not a surprise at all. And we need at two popular candidates to fill out a 2-spot ticket. Fred has the advantage of representing a region that would balance Rudy on a ticket. So this is a good sign.

[trisham]

"What does this mean? Conservatives who have supported Giuliani for his leadership and electability -- and plenty of them have -- would desert Rudy if a credible, consistent conservative entered the race... Thompson['s]... eight years in the Senate have left a more credible sense of consistency and center-right politics than Giuliani brings to the race. And according to the Post's blog The Sleuth, Thompson has begun seriously considering a run -- and has met with GOP powerhouse advisor Ed Gillespie."

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This is really wonderful news. I hope we can all unite behind Thompson.

My personal preference would be for a Hunter/Thompson ticket, but I would be satisfied with Thompson/Hunter.

[restornu]

Seems he is always near Judge Roberts!

[Paperdoll]

I imagine Fred Thompson can't tear himself away from Free Republic these days. What an ego feeder! And who can blame him? It's better than hearing applause from a stage, and takes far less effort!

[ryan71]

"What does this mean? Conservatives who have supported Giuliani for his leadership and electability -- and plenty of them have -- would desert Rudy if a credible, consistent conservative entered the race"

That's me.

Thompson/Daniels 2008
The Tennessee Two

[Old_Mil]

Very interesting indeed. I wonder whether the Giuliani supporters realized they needed a candidate with a more obscure record to pursue their goals? Ah wel, I suppose Thompson will eventually get into the race and answer some questions in a debate. Or perhaps he won’t participate in any debates and try to see if conservatives will vote for him because he was on Law and Order...