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http://www.fred08.com/NewsRoom/PressRelease.aspx?ID=315be2be-5290-4fdc-b64c-26bc20154324

Statement from Sen. Fred Thompson
McLean, VA - Senator Fred Thompson today issued the following statement about his campaign for President:

“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.”

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My post-mortem on Fred Thompson's campaign: Fred lost because he hired the world's worst campaign managers, including idiots like Tim Griffin.

They wasted too much time on negative attack ads.

They wasted too much time in Iowa when they should have been in South Carolina.

Now I have to change my tagline.