Thompson's chance to make a difference: Bow out, endorse McCain (read the comments from S.C.)

The State ^ | 05 January 2008 | Brad Warthen

[SuziQ]

I thought I’d read that, according to polls taken of NH Republicans, immigration is not a big issue with them, so it’s likely that it didn’t hurt Fred with them, at all.

[SoConPubbie]

He has said that from the beginning! And every time I've heard him talk about the issue at rallies, he pushes that notion. He knows that having many self-deport will make it easier to deal with the ones who are left.

I am not criticizing his position, just his delivery.

He needs to focus on and "pound on" the self-importation and making it impossible to work in the US as a illegal alien parts of his plan and THEN come on strong with the fence portion of his plan.

This should be the primary thing coming out of his mouth everytime this issue comes up.

This will sell with the voters and will completely differentiate himself from the other candidates in the voters mind.

[SuziQ]

That will not happen in 2008 with the close Obama/Clinton/Edwards race occurring over on the other side. There will be very little crossover voting and the independent vote will be more evenly split between the parties.

Ah, good point! Those voters who might have wanted to gum up the GOP works will be instead fighting for their favorite Dem candidate.

[aj7360]

If Fred can get more than 5 percent in NH it will be a miracle.

[Candor7]

I doubt vey seriesly that would ever happen.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Think about it Suzie. Obamma has taken the lead in the Dem primaries, without once playing the race or victim cards, which is the standard pottage from the Dem Black Caucus, which has been badgering the feds for hand outs and special privileges for years.

Obama is a self made mad, and has been ignored by the Dem Black caucus. Obama as president will break their former style of victim politics, releasing their lock on Black urbanm communities. Then maybe some progress can be made.

Obama will likel recieve votes from a large proportion of Conservative Republicans, if there is no conservative nominee in the Republican party, because Obama, and the RINO candidates are essentially all liberal in their policies. If a conservative has to vote for a liberal, then they will vote for a liberal from whom they will get the most mileage: Obama. Obama is head and shoulders above any RINO Republican candidate.

[SuziQ]

It would be, and way more than he is even expecting. He’s been trashed from the beginning in NH, because he pi$$ed off the NH GOP leaders. They haven’t had time for him since. He’s made several campaign stops there, though, so who knows. Maybe folks will vote for him just to spite the petty leaders.

[SuziQ]

Obama is head and shoulders above any RINO Republican candidate.

I disagree. He is a unbridled Socialist, and I don't want any of them anywhere NEAR the White House.

This isn't an academic exercise. Who sits in the White House come Jan. 2009 will go a long way toward determining just how safe we'll be in our own cities and towns, not to mention our military overseas. And those for whom abortion is a large issue, ANY RINO would be preferable, because there might be some chance a strict constructionist might get through the vetting process. With any of the Dems, there's no chance at all, and when the three older liberals retire off the Supremes, they will be replaced by even more rabid liberals than they. This would hurt our nation, judicially AND socially, for another generation.

[TLI]

Nope, and he is the only candidate with enough savy to step up and say so.

Fred on FOX (finally)