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This nonsense has gone long enough.

Here I am, trying to settle things down and wrap things up, and there you go again trying to stir up the pot again.

Unlike some people I actually have a job, and can’t sit around all day tossing around baseball insults.

The fact of the matter is, the race is on whether we like it or not. There is already a full slate of candidates before us at this time unlike years past. You make the mistake of comparing this election, where there is no incumbent President or Vice President, with elections past. I don’t care whether or not people are sick of it— the primaries are earlier this year (no thanks to Florida). Just because people are sick of the campaigns doesn’t give a late enterer any sort of advantage— in fact, people are probably turned off at this point and if Thompson does announce, very few except the diehards would notice, which would actually put him at a disadvantage.

This nonsense has gone long enough.

If you stop making nonsensical posts (such as claiming Tennesee was a safe GOP state when Fred was elected twice), I'll quit calling you on your nonsense. But if you insist on posting falsehoods and/or lame analysis, I'll keeping calling strikes on such.

You make the mistake of comparing this election, where there is no incumbent President or Vice President, with elections past

And like I said, polling shows voters are already tired of the campaigning. It was a calculated risk for candidates to enter so early, and it appears to have backfired. Rudy has spent months twisting in knots trying to deal with his liberal past. Mitt has made some headway, but still trails Fred, who hasn't even entered the race. Duncan Hunter has gone nowhere. So much for the effectiveness of early entry.

I don’t care whether or not people are sick of it—

You do show a tendency to not let the facts get in the way of your opinions.

the primaries are earlier this year (no thanks to Florida).

Florida was moved up in May - well after candidates jumped in early, so it played no role in their decision to do such. Another factual detail that you got wrong.

Re: above statement—

Please scratch the “There is already a full slate of candidates before us at this time unlike years past. “ statement. I can’t quite prove it. The rest of the argument stands as is.