Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Mitt vs. Fred
The New York Sun says Mitt Romney will have a tough slog if Fred Thompson decides to enter the '08 presidential sweepstakes:
"On virtually every issue, Mr. Thompson is as far right, or further, than Mr. Romney, and he has been for some time. Mr. Romney's claim to fame so far in the campaign has been that he's the 'true conservative' in the race — in contrast to Mayor Giuliani and Senator McCain. If Mr. Thompson jumps in, however, the rationale behind Mr. Romney's candidacy drops out.
"'Romney would want [Mr. Thompson] in the race the least,' the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Peter Brown, told me yesterday. According to Mr. Brown, Mr. Thompson 'potentially has the profile that no other candidate in the race has yet demonstrated, to appeal to the mainstream conservative.'"
"On virtually every issue, Mr. Thompson is as far right, or further, than Mr. Romney, and he has been for some time. Mr. Romney's claim to fame so far in the campaign has been that he's the 'true conservative' in the race — in contrast to Mayor Giuliani and Senator McCain. If Mr. Thompson jumps in, however, the rationale behind Mr. Romney's candidacy drops out.
"'Romney would want [Mr. Thompson] in the race the least,' the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Peter Brown, told me yesterday. According to Mr. Brown, Mr. Thompson 'potentially has the profile that no other candidate in the race has yet demonstrated, to appeal to the mainstream conservative.'"
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Wednesday, March 21, 2007 
