The MSM/Dems are, by nature rather shallow. Besides Fred being a conservative, they also fear his “star power,” real or imagined.
Since all they have to tout are populist policies and meaningless credentials, they put a lot more emphasis on personality and name recognition. They are shallow and they think the American people are ignorant and shallow.
They DEPEND on those voters to win and don’t want to lose any of them to a movie/TV star.
You know, that's a good point. In a national election, I wonder what percentage of the vote would go to "That guy from Law and Order".
IMHO, 80% (or more) of being president is just acting presidential. That's why Reagan did so well, and why I think Thompson would excel at it, too.