IIRC, he still has one showbiz contract that *has* to run out (September) before he can declare without screwing the people he used to work with.
Never heard that one. I’ll have to check it out.
>....he still has the one showbiz contract that *has* to run out (September) before he can declare without screwing the people he used to work with.<
Then he has no business being included in polls, and going out there talking himself up to the people until he does declare. Face it, he’s been running all year, exempt from the rules other candidates must follow. It doesn’t set well.
Not to mention the fact that if Fred were to foolishly gift his competitors - Republican and Democrat alike - with free "equal time" TV spots, they sure wouldn't waste time sniping at each other. Oh no, they'd all gang up and pound Fred into the ground like a tent stake. I see no reason for a smart man to cheerfully stick his head in a noose of his own making.
Isn't it odd, though, that someone who claims to have been a Thompson supporter from the beginning would need you to bring this fact to their attention? These "I used to support Fred" posts smell to the high heaven.