I didn’t particularly like Thompson and I didn’t really think he had a chance, simply because I didn’t think he came across very well to most people. But one of the problems that any candidate is going to have with this new 2-year primary is that it’s just going to be almost financially impossible to make it to the end (or even close). Basically, the richest candidate is going to win.
We can all thank John McCain for the election insanity of McCain Feingold.