Posted on 08/17/2007 9:47:53 AM PDT by SmithL
IN JUST two weeks, Fred Thompson will finally announce his formal entry into the 2008 presidential race and instantly become the biggest Republican threat to Rudy Giuliani.
The long-anticipated move by the former "Law and Order" star begins today with his arrival at the Iowa State Fair, where he will face his first real test before actual voters. Giuliani still holds a 10-point advantage over him in national polls, according to RealClearPolitics, but Thompson has seen his own support steadily grow while Giuliani's slowly erodes, from a high of nearly 40 percent earlier this year to below 30 percent now.
The biggest question for Republicans frustrated with the field is whether Thompson has waited so long to enter the race that he's blown any chance of capturing the nomination.
In the months since he began openly flirting with the idea, Thompson's fund-raising has disappointed supporters, he's burned through staff, and a negative story line about his wife, Jeri, meddling with the staff has begun to dog the campaign.
Yet he remains in the strongest position to pick off Giuliani, and hopes to become the real straight talker with big, gutsy ideas whose conservative credentials are beyond reproach.
Thompson's biggest gift over the last few months has been the collapse of Arizona Sen. John McCain's campaign. Once the presumed favorite, McCain is skidding barely above single digits in national polls.
Traditional political observers, of course, go berserk if you consider national polls.
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Keep digging yourself a hole. Your personal attacks aren't fazing me one bit.
Once upon a time, Al Gore was a pretty strong social conservative Blue Dog.
Sad to see what’s happened to the man.
Poor thing.
I’d rather just have the $50
“Abuse report has been filed for taunting. Wanna keep it up?
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LOL!
Yeah, you can dish it out with your nonsensical talk about Fred, but you can't take it when your nonsense is thrown right back in your face.
But at least you are smart enough to not come back out of the dugout for another at-bat, given that you struck out on three pitches on your first at-bat.
“Keep digging yourself a hole. Your personal attacks aren’t fazing me one bit.”
Awwww...
You’re trailing me in abuse reports by a couple. Get with the program!
Wow. A whole post without using a cat call. I’m impressed.
So tell me. What makes Fred Thompson so great?
Oops, I take that back, you're up for another at bat!
A Dlue Dog Democrat is still a Democrat - you tried to claim Tennessee was a safe GOP state when Fred ran. And while Bill Clinton carried Tennessee in 1996 (wanna call him a conservative Democrat?), Fred countered Slick's coattails with a landslide victory of his own.
So that's STEEERIKE ONE! on your latest at bat.
“Fred is losing his luster. 50 bucks says he will not “
I’ll be happy to take that bet.announce.
I have one. He doesn't lie about Ronald Reagan's conservative beliefs.
You’re on.
I take Paypal.
Yep, you started the goading:
Want to try again?
But you whine and wail when you get the worst of what you started.
“The fear of Fred is strong here...”
LMAO....oh yeah, that MUST be it.
Just a side comment.
You’re up to bat, big boy. What makes Fred so great?
Committed limited-government federalist. Solid conservative positions. Demostrated ability to win statewide races, even when a Dem wins the state in the presidential election. Ability to convey conservative values to non-political types. Charisma.
Other than that, I can't imagine why anyone would want to support Fred.
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