Dilly dallying?
LOL
Fred Thompson was too smart to jump in too early like all the others did.
It’s normal to announce in the Fall before the election year
So Fred will be a tad earlier than tradition dictates.
Kennedy announced in Jan of the year he ran and won.
Kennedy won in a brokered convention by cutting a deal with LBJ. He didn't have enough votes going in. How the game was played a half century ago hardly matters today.
“Kennedy announced in Jan of the year he ran and won.”
The timing of primaries is dramatically different now as compared to 1960. This will likely be decided by the end of February, or early March.