Posted on 07/28/2007 6:20:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Thompson’s Race Hasn’t Quite Begun, but Turmoil Has By SUSAN SAULNY
Former Senator Fred D. Thompson has yet to make a formal declaration that he is running for president, but already his noncampaign campaign has gone through its first shake-up.
A week of personnel turnover that extended from his campaign-manager-in-waiting down to volunteers raised questions about whether the Thompson camp is prepared to jump fully into the race for the Republican presidential nomination, a race in which his rivals have had months to establish their campaign organizations, raise money and hone strategy.
It also ignited speculation in Republican circles about who is really in charge, and in particular about the extent of the role being played by Mr. Thompson’s wife, Jeri Kehn Thompson, a former political operative.
On Tuesday, Tom Collamore, a top adviser to Mr. Thompson, stepped aside. At the same time, Mr. Thompson’s political operation announced that it was bringing in Randy Enwright, a veteran Republican strategist with ties to the Bush family, and former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, to take over the prospective campaign. The next day, the organization’s research director quit, and other staff members walked out.
Mr. Thompson, an actor and former senator from Tennessee, has been publicly considering a run for the presidency since March.
“They are dancing on the edge, and it’s a pretty sharp edge,” said Robert Haus, a Republican political consultant in Des Moines. “In all fairness, you have to assume that the Thompson campaign is trying to quickly put bricks and mortar under some very high expectations.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I support Thompson but I sure wish he would have kept the Bush people at arms length.
“The NYT in typical fashion.........”
Ha,...I’m on it, too, and without the benefit of a cup of coffee.
Headline.
New York Times.
Next.
the nyslimes....not even pretending to report facts.....just what the lib/dem rulers instruct the slimes to report!!!
In September 2003, despite facing a front loaded primary season, John Kerry publicly declared his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. He went on to win the Democratic nomination despite the formidable campaign army and war chest amassed by Howard Dean.
In September 2007, Fred D. Thompson will announce his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Right now he's putting his campaign in place, finding the right people, settling on advisors, and raising enough money to float the ship, but not enough to set it sailing in violation of FEC rules.
All of a sudden, September just isn't good enough for the media. The Thompson ship is allegedly sinking in dry dock because he's moving staffers around, some people are leaving, and woe unto us, Thompson is not raising President candidate level money according to unnamed sources who are not connected to the campaign.
It was only a matter of time before the media went after Thompson. Arguably, even without entering the race, he has become the conservative standard bearer. Romney has been unable to gain traction with the Christian right. McCain committed hari kari on the floor of the Senate. And the more people watch YouTube clips of Rudy's NARAL speech, the less people really want to support him.
Go to Redstate to read the rest of Erick's great piece.
Jeri Kehn Thompson. First time I’ve seen her maiden name put in a story. It’s not how she addresses herself, or he, I believe.
NY Times, ok with removing the Rodham from the Clinton at her whim, but decides to interject the maiden hyphen to the conservative woman without her consent.
The Slimes at it’s typical sneaky best.
LOL. I’d forgotten that fact.
But John Kerry was in Vietnam so that might make it different.
Think I'll mosey over to Pravda to get some real news.
;-)
RS/Erik is right on the money.
Why doesn’t Murdoch buy this company.
Yeah, very fashionable of the NYT.
They don't have to be proved right in their speculative approach, just fashionable in their conveyance.
a race in which his rivals have had months to establish their campaign organizations, raise money and hone strategy.
Sounds like the NY papers are backing their senator/mayor as major players.....
Looks like the Left is getting very scared. We will probably see many more “facts” coming out of the communist media about Fred, his wife, and family. I expect soon to hear that Fred’s ancestors owned slaves and ran a factory that made sausages out of little puppies.
The Slimes will correct her errors via compassion.
And that he didn't serve in Vietnam...
I think the general public is so conditioned now to hearing negatives about everything that attacks on Fred will not leave any lasting impressions. jmo
As they are going broke via lack of sales while promoting the "fairness doctrine". ; )
white horse shortage?
He has yet begun to fight.
The rest of them should have waited too.
It's too early.
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