(Other than putting out stories that Fred Thompson was withdrawing on the eve several early primaries and caucuses, which wasn't so at the time)
Who was fired from the Mitt campaign over that, and how did the liberal Massachusetts ex governor make it right? Come up with a good answer that people in southern churches will swallow, because claiming the people who disapprove of Mitt's sliminess almost as much as they despise his liberal record on the second amendment and social issues wont gain many votes.
Fred did blame McCain for the pre-Iowa drop out rumors.