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You fault Fred Thompson for lacking “charisma”. Obviously you must feel that there is an alternative who actually does possess this characteristic, at least in your eyes.

Who might that be, I wonder? I’m really curious, because from where I sit, Fred Thompson is the ONLY one who has it. Rudy Giuliani has a wee bit of it, but he’s completely unacceptable to me for other reasons. Other than these two, the candidates range from oatmeal to cream of wheat to cream of rice. Real exciting pablum. Whhop de do.

I may have you at an extreme disadvantage. I have seen, up close and personal, Hunter, Thompson, McCain, Romney, Giuliani, and Huckabee. Of this group, Hunter and Thompson, fine men and good conservatives, lack the energy and enthusiasm to compete in a national campaign. I do not like this any more than you do. I hate losing more. If you want another Bob Dole situation, pick Hunter or Thompson. If they should win the nomination, only a Herculean effort by a united Republican Party will win the election.

Their campaigns depend on a divided party to win the nomination. On the other hand, Mitt Romney has the policies, charisma, a track record of winning in a liberal state and the money to win. His run for the nomination emphasizes strength and unity. After winning the nomination, ne has promised to run a Presidential campaign in every state, ceding nothing to the Democrats, they will have to defend a broad front.
NO other candidate has done this.