[Always Right]

Manchester (NH): Fred Thompson spent most of caucus night in Iowa hovering between third and fourth place

Didn't stay up all night, but Fred was never in fourth place. Fred was always #3 and McCain closed the gap towards the end.

[PAR35]

but Fred was never in fourth place. Fred was always #3

That is factually incorrect.

[Bob]

Didn't stay up all night, but Fred was never in fourth place. Fred was always #3 and McCain closed the gap towards the end.

Fairly late in the evening, McCain was in third by, IIRC, a hundred or two hundred votes. It lasted for about twenty minutes then reverted back.

[MillardFillmore]

I watched all night. I’m certain Fred was briefly in 4th for about 30 minutes (I think it was with about 76% counted at say 11PM Central but I’m not sure of the exact time or %), but Fred was in 3rd the rest of the night both before and after this 30 minute period

[longtermmemmory]

there was a time he was reported at fourth. briefly.

The fact is mccain’s no show close fourth makes the third place finish irrelevant.