Posted on 12/21/2007 5:44:36 PM PST by devere
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Fred Thompson’s plan is simple: Get on a bus and haul around to some 50 Iowa towns and cities between now and Jan. 3.
It’s the only option he has.
Thompson has little money left in bank and has had to slash his television presence here to a level well below that of Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. His cash crunch is so severe that he’s even had to freeze his direct mail plan.
So now, for the next two weeks before the caucuses, he'll be largely living off the land.
Thompson fell in the polls as Mike Huckabee rose — in seeming direct correlation to one another. One network pulled their embedded reporter from the Thompson beat and another network divided their embed between the two candidates.
But a different Fred Thompson showed up at the GOP debate last week outside Des Moines. The funny, commanding performance turned some heads, perhaps not the least of which that of conservative Iowa congressman Steve King, who threw his support to Thompson in a press conference Monday.
King’s support, and Thompson’s debate showing, also caught the eye of veteran Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen, who made the case this week that Thompson should not be counted out.
The confluence of events has combined to give Thompson aides at least the appearance of optimism.
“The important thing for Thompson was to get into the mix in this final fortnight,” said senior adviser Rich Galen. “He needed to be part of the conversation. And that has happened.”
So now they’re trying to capitalize.
Thompson’s bus tour is aimed less at retail, one-on-one politicking than at earning media attention to compensate for his lack of ads and direct mail.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Forget the MSM, that garbage is posted here at FR on almost every Fred thread. Anti-Fred Freepers are only too happy too regurgitate leftist idiocy to slam Fred. It makes sense for the Rudy McRomneybee supporters cuz these candidates lean left, what surprises me are the so-called conservatives who are slamming Fred.
This election season has been VERY revealing.....epitomized by Tanc's endorsement of Romney.
I prefer the term religious conservatives....although Evangelicals which are not necessarily conservatives may like Huckster, religious conservatives don’t even though Huckie does give red meat on abortion and homo-marriage
I agree that Fred screwed up on the marriage amendment and parsing his view on an abortion amendment
BUT WHAT REALLY HURT..........was his lackluster “uh” filled performances first two debates....I know plenty of Fred supporters who were dismayed
He also should have entered the race a bit earlier and more decisively.
He could still pull it off but I am fearful ..no.
and I sent him money today...just a second ago on his paypal site
It *would* be over, Devere, except for the fact that the other top tier guys are phonies and lefties. Only a quitter would surrender before the first vote is cast. With RINOs Rudy, Mike, Mitt and John as the other viable options, there is NO OTHER CHOICE. Let’s saddle Fred up! I’m confident that most of our voters will soon be on board. Don’t let the MSM win!!!!! Cordially, Bob
So that characterization seems to be of your own making, and directed to more than just me....
Nice try though...
Time to drop out of the race now Fred. Thanks for playing.
He does not even support our platform.
“Only a quitter would surrender before the first vote is cast. With RINOs Rudy, Mike, Mitt and John as the other viable options, there is NO OTHER CHOICE. Let’s saddle Fred up! I’m confident that most of our voters will soon be on board. Don’t let the MSM win!!!!!”
I agree with you completely Bob.
Go Fred!
Then I have to ask what happens when Duncan drops...
You hopping on Mitt or Huck?
No, he’s the next most conservative guy in the race. Not my ‘backup’. He’s sucking oxygen that could be better used.
Source?
It says so in the article.
No kidding.
What is the article's source??
Yup. I think I’ll try it.
“grabbed the Conservative vote away from Fred”
Huckabee’s not a conservative, and the voters are adults, so if they’re really “the conervative vote” they should be smart enough to figure out the choice is either Fred or Duncan, and Duncan’s not competing in Iowa.
Go Fred!
Done.
Fred is running Fred’s way...
Hasn’t lost an election from what I hear...
He may lose a few in this campaign, but he’ll be there in the end.
I’m loving the almost desperate tone in the Fred-bashers comments that he’s done....pretty amusing.
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