Posted on 04/03/2007 3:40:20 AM PDT by Josh Painter
For the past few weeks, ex-SEN Fred Thompson has publicly flirted with running for President... There is a yearning for a "new Reagan" to woo conservatives and moderates into a grand coalition willing to win the War and embrace market-friendly reforms to the ever growing government. But the surprisingly strong support for Fred Thompson is more than just a yearning for a "true conservative." Here are a couple reasons F. Thompson is gaining traction where others are not:
1) There is no MAJOR issue where he is at odds with any conservative wing of the party. And Thompson is not a recent convert for political reasons on any major issue.
2) Thompson was outside politics from 2002-2008 when Republican stock went downhill. As a corollary, Thompson is not tied to President Bush or the current Senate in any way.
3) Thompson's ability to communicate ideas clearly and earnestly makes many think of Reagan's ability to win over people to ideas that are not necessarily popular...
4) Most people like a person who is not a career politician but is an educated and active citizen to be President
5) Thompson is probably the most conservative electable candidate...
Fred Thompson would immediately jump onto my shortlist.
Support for Guiliani is wide and shallow. F. Thompson is a big threat tho Guiliani's lead. McCain' 20% is actually a pretty solid group that probably won't grow or shrink much over the next 6-9 months. F. Thompson could take much of the Gingrich/Brownback/Huckabee support and coalesce it around himself. F. Thompson would be the most conservative of a Guiliani-McCain-Thompson race, but he would be moderate enough and independent enough to win over voters in a general election...
My prediction is that F. Thompson will run and will be a top tier candidate.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Fred Thompson is Bush with an actors voice. 35% approval is still 35% approval for Bushs NAFTA-Neocom policies.
I think she is GREAT!!
Does this all come down to that worthless bloodsucking wasteland of Iraq?! According to the Principles laid down by the 2002 State of the Union Address, the Federal Government should not even be providing Military and Financial support to the Islamic Theocracy of Iraq AT ALL -- because that Government is knowingly and willfully harboring terrorists... in their Ruling Coalition, at that!
RON PAUL is the ONLY 100% Anti-Terrorist candidate...
...Because Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate calling for an immediate END to all Military and Financial support for the criminal Islamic Terrorist thug-regime of Iraq.
I like Fred better than Rudy McRomney, from what I've seen.
However -- whether Fred runs or not, Ron Paul is My Guy.
Meanwhile, Fred Thompson is shaking up the "Front Runners" while Ron Paul gathers strength.
I'm okay with this.
"The Enemy of my Enemies", friend snook.
You can dress “cut and run” in any high-horse Constitutional-sounding language you want, it’s still “cut and run”.
It's not "high-horse Constitutional-sounding language". It's the 2002 State of the Union Address.
The Government of Iraq knowingly and willfully harbors American-murdering Terrorists.
Therefore, the Federal Government should not be providing them with Military and Financial support.
QED.
Ron Paul is Right.
I agree!
(1) is pro-choice (2) favors the McCain-Feingold bipartisan "Campaign Finance Reform" act
(3) supported keeping Bill Clinton in office after he was impeached
(4) supports affirmative action
Baloney. Or 3/4ths baloney.
(10 His pro-life record is excellent. When he was in the Senate, he supported every pro-life vote.
(2) He has stated that McCain-Feingold was a mistake. So the present-tense "favors...McCain-Feingold.." is false.
(3) As to Clinton's impeachment, he voted FOR conviction (and removal) on all but one count.
(4) Regarding affirmative action, maybe you're on to something here, I have no knowledge, but given the mis-statements of fact on the above 3 issues, I doubt it. Fred knows how to win. He was elected twice to the Senate in massive victories. In his first race, his opponent had 2X the cash that Thompson did, but Fred smashed him 61-39%. In his second race, he won by an even larger margin. He connects with people, and like it or not, that's a mandatory quality.
Tell me how attempting to educate fellow citizens to the fact that the fixation on the presidency is quite probably leading the country to one-man rule at some point in the future constitutes “spam?”
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You left out the part of his being a proven winner with an excellent conservative record.
Who's left? Duncan Hunter is a guy with an excellent position paper but no spark. Rudy's got fireworks but no conservatism. Romney's a grab-bag. McCain's constantly constipated. Brownback's for surrender, Hagel?????? oh please.......
It just seems to me that while Guiliani may be too liberal for our tastes, he realizes that the base is more conservative and he isn't going to actively undermine anything like the status quo on abortion. In fact, he might appoint judges who would vote to send the issue back to the states, where it belongs.
All I know is that the election of Hillary or Obama will put people in power who actually want to destroy this country. I will vote for whoever is running against them on the Republican ticket.
Options for what? The only name I recognize there is "Clymer", and that's only because of Cheney and the New York Times. And as for T-T-Tom T-T-Tanc-c-credo, if a guy can't stand up in front of the camera and speak clearly, you're demented if you think he can win.
Assuming you're entirely correct... there remains one niggling, minor detail:
Fred Thompson ain't running. He hasn't even formed an "exploratory" committee. And his biggest fund-raiser is already wedded to Romney. Will he run? He might. Maybe today... maybe tomorrow... maybe the next day... but he's gonna hafta run eventually, or else -- he ain't running.
Who's left? Duncan Hunter is a guy with an excellent position paper but no spark. Rudy's got fireworks but no conservatism. Romney's a grab-bag. McCain's constantly constipated. Brownback's for surrender, Hagel?????? oh please.......
You left out the guy who's already leaving Brownback, Hagel, and all the other 1-Percenters behind.
The one guy who's already running 4th amongst Declared GOP Candidates after Rudy, McCain, and Romney.
The one guy who was a "Reagan Republican" long before being a Reagan Republican was Cool:
RON PAUL.
Clinton, Giuliani lead in national polling (RON PAUL NOW UP TO 6% amongst Republican Women!)
I'm voting for former Vietnam Combat Flight Surgeon, and Leader of Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas: In 2008, I'm Voting for RON PAUL! |
Fred Thompson ain't running. He hasn't even formed an "exploratory" committee.
He said he'll decide by June. That allows him to do all kinds of things in the meantime, like guest-hosting the largest-audience radio show in the United States (Paul Harvey). Thompson knows success is not possible without name-recognition. Ron Paul thinks he can win with a position paper, a military record, and a smile. He's naive. Politics ain't canasta.
You get name-recognition by appearing before millions or getting yourself elected to a high-profile office. So what is Paul's plan to get name recognition, and why do you think he'll be good at it?
Dear Miss Marple,
“That is your right. I was giving MY opinion and people are free to ignore it.”
Your opinion only?
You seemed to give it in a way that was prespective. Here’s what you said:
You support whoever you deem to be the best candidate, and in the general election you vote for the Republican because a Hillary or Obama presidency is absolutely unacceptable.
By addressing it in the second person, it seems as if you’re saying that this is what ought to be normative behavior and thinking.
It shouldn’t be.
“...he realizes that the base is more conservative and he isn’t going to actively undermine anything like the status quo on abortion.”
Having been told what a forthright, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may type of charcter, why in the world would I believe that? Why in the world would I believe that this fellow who seems to be guided by his own lights would do anything other than follow those lights?
“In fact, he might appoint judges who would vote to send the issue back to the states, where it belongs.”
That seems to be nothing but wishful thinking, especially in light of the fact that he appointed nearly all liberal judges when mayor, even though he had significant control over the nominating process.
“All I know is that the election of Hillary or Obama will put people in power who actually want to destroy this country.”
And will engender stubborn, obstinate opposition.
Mr. Giuliani will destroy the country WITH the support of Congressional Republicans.
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Thought we might try out this new "Internet" thing.
We've already surpassed all Republican rivals on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube... you name it.
Mass exposure at essentially zero dollar cost to the campaign?
Probably a good start.
We will see. It's early in the season, and things often change.
prespective = prescriptive
I think he prefers veils.....
Fred is weak on the borders.
Freds a conservative with an 86% lifetime ACU score.
Link? For one senate term in Tennessee? And you're bragging about that?
He has Reagans commanding presence, media savvy and communication skills.
He's a character actor whose name will escape most Americans. Unlike Reagan, he has no apparent passion for conservatism and he's about as handsome as the ass end of a bull dog.
Wrong again. Fred wants to secure the borders - no strings attached. Bush wants a comprehensive plan that ties securing the borders to a guest worker program.
According to his VOTING RECORD, he one of the politicians that let 30 million illegals in.
Fred Thompson is a loser. If you like long shots named Thompson, you'd be better off supporting Tommy, a real conservative with a record to prove it.
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