Posted on 01/21/2008 5:06:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I wonder how the numbers will look when Fred officially gets out - his endorse will go to McCain but I wonder where his voters will go.
Well i’m in Florida, I was supporting Thompson and I can tell you right now that I will be voting for Romney next Tuesday.
Well i’m in Florida, I was supporting Thompson and I can tell you right now that I will be voting for Romney next Tuesday.
I'm pretty tight with the campaign, and the buzz I'm getting is that Fred will drive on, at least until Super Tuesday.
FRED THOMPSON is the best person to lead this country. He is a true conservative and has been his entire life. All one has to do is check his record to see this.
During my time in the Army as an Intelligence Analyst, I personally served under both Presidents Carter and Reagan. Without argument, President Reagan was the best commander-in-chief a military person could ever have served under. Fred Thompson possesses the same qualities and vision as President Reagan in that he is strong on national defense and sees a dire need to secure our borders and control immigration.
I can think of no better person to lead this country and fix the problems we have. He is the only candidate from either party who has specific and detailed plans on border security and immigration reform; revitalization of America’s armed forces; saving and protecting Social Security; and tax relief and economic growth. These are detailed on his Web site at www.fred08.com . I challenge you to find any other candidate who has laid out specific plans to fix anything.
Fred Thompson has published his first principles, some of which are mentioned above. In addition to those, he strongly believes in individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, federalism, traditional American values, the rule of law and is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment — all concepts established during the birth of our country and documented in our Constitution.
Again, try to find any candidate who has laid out their plans to “fix” this country. You will find they all speak in vague and abstract terms on their plans.
For those who have heard Fred Thompson speak, you will usually hear him say that the Fred Thompson you see today is the same Fred Thompson you saw yesterday and is the same Fred Thompson you will see tomorrow. He stands by his principles and values and doesn’t shift his positions based on polls or public opinion; in other words, he doesn’t say what the voters want to hear just to get elected, but remains steadfast on his views and convictions.
During his time in the Senate he focused on three areas: to lower taxes, strengthen national security and expose waste in the federal government. Fred Thompson has foreign policy experience, having served as member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Intelligence committees.
As chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, he opened the investigation in 1997 on the Chinese government’s attempt to influence American policies and elections, and this investigation identified connections with the Clinton administration (documented in the committee’s report).
As a member of the Finance Committee, he worked tirelessly to enact three major tax-cut bills. Fred Thompson remains steadfast and even though a person may not agree with all his views and he understands some may disagree with him, you can count on him to be consistent and unwavering.
Don’t be fooled by his laid back approach and what critics call his “laziness.” As a former assistant U.S. attorney, he earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor and he possesses the toughness this country needs in order to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s issues.
I ask that you take a hard look at what this country needs, then take a hard look at all the other candidates’ views, policies, their records and their track record on consistency. Fred Thompson possesses integrity, loyalty, commitment, energy and decisiveness, all traits of an effective leader, and will emerge as the best person to take this country boldly forward. Fred is still in this race to win!
Please help Fred win in Florida:
https://www.fred08.com/contribute.aspx?RefererID=c637caaa-315c-4b4c-9967-08d864cd0791
If Fred stays I'm with him to the end...if he drops out I'm with Mitt.
I want Rudyjudy gone. He can go join the democratic ticket.
I agree that Fred is the best of the candidates to lead this country. If he drops out for personel reasons that I think that of 50% of his support will go to Mitt. The rest will go to the other candidates with some just staying home.
What impact will Thompson’s withdrawal have?
Chalk up another Fred to Romney conversion here.
I still have hope that Fred would come out tomorrow for his important announcement and give a great speech. Then say he is dropping out of the debate Thursday because he needs to be with his mom, but that he is still in the race and hopes the many conservative voters of Florida will give him their support on the 29th. He would get much more coverage than he would at any debate with 30 seconds to respond to questions.
That will not happen. You can take that to the bank.
I will go to the bar.
(And I will be writing in a candidate -— Fred if he does not endorse any of the losers, Duncan Hunter if he does.)
Did I miss a thread? I hadn't heard that Fred is bowing out.
Just vote for Fred.
As an aside, there was a report some time back that Jeb Bush was steering his advisors to the Romney campaign. I don’t think he’s formally endorsed him.
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