[goldstategop]

His aides do matter! Appointing a loser like Abraham as YOUR campaign manger isn't a sign of good political judgment. Debbie Stabenow is a liberal but she voted AGAINST the shamnesty bill in the Senate. Abraham would have voted for it in a heartbeat. Of all the people in the world, Thompson needed to pick a guy who is the epitome of everything conservatives loathe? Stabenow is not much to look at but on immigration she gets it. Abraham didn't and that's why he lost.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[David Isaac]

If Fred had picked a true conservative, it would have been trumpeted as a positive for Fred. We all have been guilty of sometimes over-looking our own imperfections and those of our friends.

Abraham’s defeat was a precursor to the ‘06 elections. He was defeated because he disdained conservatives and was unable to rally their support. I do not know of any conservatives who voted for Stabenow to spite Abraham.

I am from Michigan and had great hopes for our GOP Senator, but they did not last for long.

[MBB1984]

You are most often identified with whom you closely associate. For the life of me, I don’t understand why Thompson would want Abraham in any position. What has Abraham ever accomplished? His flaming support for open borders should make any true conservative candidate recoil in horror. I have grave concerns about Mr. Thompson now.