“Fred Thompson is alive and well, and he CAN win the Presidency.”
Explain how this would happen. Where will Thompson finish in Florida? What states will he win on Super Tuesday? How many delegates will he get?
The nomination is going to a brokered convention.
Fred can win it there.
And also, he needs to keep *uckabee far far away from leadership in the GOP.
It’s a long shot, and would depend on Thompson amassing enough delegates - maybe 10% of them to be a credible compromise.
I don’t think he can win it outright through the primaries.
When this campaign started last year, I (and many here) knew that national security was my firewall---a candidate had to get past that before we would even consider his other issues.
Along the way I got pulled here and there on immigration, judges, economic plans, etc. But Fred's withdrawal made me remember my early conviction. Security is the firewall...and no Dem gets anywhere close.
Now I'm coming around to supporting whoever the party nominates. Hillary and Obama will dangerously abandon national security so they can promote their domestic agenda. That's a risk I'm not willing to take. It may not be inspiring, but I'm being true to myself when I realize I have to put country before my personal ideology. At least there's that comfort.