“What exactly is this Fred worship based on??!!”
Since you asked, most republicans obviously believe he is electable. That, alone, is a very good reason to support a candidate.
I see from your tag line a hint that you disagree.
Yes, campaigns change everything. The competence of a candidate changes everything. Fred Thompson has shown incompetence thus far and has never shown leadership while in the Senate. He doesn’t deserve the worship he is getting. And he will never get my support. I want the party to change and I want a strong leader and will continue to support my candidate STRONGLY contrary to the attempts to feed me the BS of the Thompson or other campaigns and how they supposedly can ‘win’.