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 ...
Ron Paul has nowhere to go but up.
But that cut-and-runner isn’t going to go anywhere.
Tancredo, not Santorum. (/nitpick)
Well... except up.
I like Fred, at least compared to the "Big 3".
But, if he doesn't run (and he has to decide sometime), Fred is at least doing a nice job of shaking up the "Front-Runners".
And since Ron Paul is currently in 4th place behind the 3 announced "Front-Runners" -- and, unlike Fred at this point, is actually running -- I'm okay with this!
(1),(3),(4), are baldface lies.
(2) is no longer true.
Why are you here posting this crap?
Dear Miss Marple,
“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.”
A Giuliani presidency is just as unacceptable, perhaps more so, in that a Giuliani presidency would not only be nearly as bad for the United States in the short-term as a Clinton or Obama presidency, but it would destroy the Republican Party as a conservative party for the long-term.
I won’t vote for Mr. Giuliani.
sitetest
Nephi wrote: “Except that he voted for McCain/Feingold and is open borders.”
Fred has admitted that McCain Feingold was a mistake, and he’s not for open borders. He supports securing the borders first and foremost.
And wrote: “See, if Thompson had been there he would’ve single-handedly prevented the Republican party from becoming socialists and he would’ve done something about the border? Yeah, sure.”
You’re off your own topic. The point was and is that he’s not closely enough tied to the Bush administration that it will rub off on him.
And wrote: “He plays a conservative on TV...just like Reagan. That makes him...REAGAN!”
Fred’s a conservative with an 86% lifetime ACU score. He has Reagan’s commanding presence, media savvy and communication skills. Get over it.
And wrote: “and Thompson has carefully remained aloof since the days of Watergate hearings to give just that impression.”
What’s that supposed to mean?
And wrote “who voted for McCain/Feingold and is open borders.”
Fred has admitted that McCain Feingold was a mistake, and he’s not for open borders. He supports securing the borders first and foremost. Is there an echo in here?
And wrote: “He’ll be no different than Bush.”
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.
Fred is a fiscal conservative. Bush is a big spender.
Fred is a small government conservative. Bush is a big government moderate.
Bush pushes ethanol and raising CAFE standards. Fred voted for drilling in ANWR and terminating CAFE standards.
Fred is stronger on the RKBA than Bush.
Nice try, but as Hillary said to Bill, “No cigar.”
That’s his wife? I had no idea.
Why the antagonism over a woman who looks good? Sadly you comments remind me of the old shrews who sit around and complain about how pretty women dress and are bitter for some numerable reason.
I would much have a president married to a beautiful woman than a old sexless shrew like Hitlary.
I just did a Google search. He’s 25 years older than her.
Graymatter wrote: “Looks like Fred’s doing ok on the new Rasmussen, check it out. Fourteen percent. Giuliani, down to 26 percent!”
Run, Fred, run!
You’re right. My misteak...
HostileTerritory wrote: “I just did a Google search. He’s 25 years older than her.”
Well, day-um! Let’s find us a rope and tree and string that cradle-robber up. Imagine, two grown adults getting married when he’s sixty and she’s thrity-five! Jeez, now he’s sixty-five and she’s forty. Millions of God-fearing Americans won’t be able to sleep tonight knowing that...
Actually, you didn’t need to do a Google search. We’ve discussed their relative age differences in plenbty of threads here, some of which you participated in.
Short memory?
I think ron paul has surged from .0001% to .0002%.
Guiliani has money, Romney has money, McCain has money, and Fred Thompson will instantly have more money than Ron Paul.
I am starting to wonder if Ron Paul is the Republican Kucinich.
True. She is more "endowed" than Patricia, so she shouldn't wear a Heatonesque top without some support.
“boooooorn freeeeeee,
as freee as the wind blowwwwws,
as free as the wiiiind blowsss.....”
(ok bad singing and humor off)
The_Eaglet is a good FRiend of mine. Here's my own opinion:
All in all, JMHO.
At the end of the day, Fred is at least doing a nice job of shaking up the "Front-Runners".
And since Ron Paul is currently in 4th place behind the 3 announced "Front-Runners" -- and, unlike Fred at this point, is actually running -- I'm okay with this!
.0002%? Are you daft?
According to the latest Zogby National Polls of Likely GOP Primary Voters, Ron Paul is already in 4th Place amongst Declared GOP Candidates.
Granted, his support amongst GOP Women is significantly stronger than his support amongst GOP Men at this point -- but do you really think that Women are only .0002% of the Republican Party?
hello, this is why pelosi thinks she is the Prime Minister of the USA and is trashing the USA abroad.
The left think they have carte blanche but the fact is the executive and legislative are NOT fungible power structures. They have very different roles.
wow 6%
up to 6% after all these months.
That is of course with republican women.
Is that registered voter republican women?
How about the resto of the population that still have no idea who Ron Paul is.
Regardless, 6% is still waaaay behind other candidates (declared and undeclared) It also does not answer the money issue. How much money has he raised?
I wonder if these fashion critics like the company they're keeping?
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