Posted on 04/01/2007 5:14:35 PM PDT by jern
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson officially announced his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination Sunday, telling ABC's "This Week" he is confident about his chances. "In Iowa, the polls last week came out that I was in fifth place and moving up and at 5 percent," he said, adding that things are starting "to coalesce, and I feel very, very optimistic about my future." The former four-term governor of Wisconsin set up a presidential exploratory committee in December and filed a statement of candidacy in January. His campaign spokesman said last month that Thompson's formal announcement would come in early April. (Gallery: Possible contenders) Thompson, a senior partner in a law firm, said he is hoping to appeal to Republicans who feel that other GOP candidates are not conservative enough on economic and social issues. "I am the reliable conservative, my record shows that," he said. "All that people have to do is look at my record, and I am one individual that they can count on."
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Not this again...
Wrong Thompson!
Wow! Clear the boards, it's all but over! /s
Exactly.
Just got me all excited for nothing...
They will run as the Thompson Twins ticket, promising to apologize to the world for "Hold Me Now".....
April Fools?
Seeing as how this is now old news, you need to be caned immediately for your choice of title!! :)
His interview on This Week demonstrated why he will never rise to 4th place in Iowa. BTW, who is now in 6th place if he rose to 5th?
Damn! I thought it was Fred!
I'm still voting for Hunter. I'm still trying to figure out who besides Hunter the Union Leader would endorse. Certainly not anybody in the top three.
Why?
Is this satire?
You're fast!
Fred and Tommy should run together. Don't vote for Hill-Bill, vote for Thom-Thom!
Believe it or not, sonically, that album is stunning! I saw them in concert in the mid 80's. They were absolute experts at percussion.
I think my favorite on that album is "Into the Gap"
Another no-chance in hell candidate tosses his hat into the ring. How these people actually think they can win continues to simply amaze me.
Are you kidding? My tummy flipped!!! I was beside myself for exactly 10 seconds...til I realized it was TT not FT!
And I mean NO disrespect to Secretary Thompson.
I'm thinking we'll hear from FT sometime after the middle of this month..
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