Friday, April 20, 2007
President Fred?
"Fred Thompson, a Republican registering well in national polls as he flirts with a presidential run, is the talk of [Washington, D.C.'s] political elite," reports the Associated Press.
"It's a different story in early primary states where voters will choose the GOP nominee.
"'You really don't hear much about him at all from people around here,' said Irene Blom, chairwoman of the Republican Party in Marion County, Iowa. Added Paul Hogan, her counterpart in Georgetown County, S.C.: 'He's mentioned a little, but there's no crescendo yet.'
"Should the actor and former Tennessee senator enter the race, he will be months behind his top competitors in building a campaign organization, raising money and securing support in key states.
"Nevertheless, a Thompson bid could dramatically shake up the already wide-open field of Republicans. Conservatives who make up a significant part of the GOP base may be willing to rally around Thompson, who was known as reliably right-of-center in the Senate, given that they are underwhelmed with the leading GOP candidates."
"It's a different story in early primary states where voters will choose the GOP nominee.
"'You really don't hear much about him at all from people around here,' said Irene Blom, chairwoman of the Republican Party in Marion County, Iowa. Added Paul Hogan, her counterpart in Georgetown County, S.C.: 'He's mentioned a little, but there's no crescendo yet.'
"Should the actor and former Tennessee senator enter the race, he will be months behind his top competitors in building a campaign organization, raising money and securing support in key states.
"Nevertheless, a Thompson bid could dramatically shake up the already wide-open field of Republicans. Conservatives who make up a significant part of the GOP base may be willing to rally around Thompson, who was known as reliably right-of-center in the Senate, given that they are underwhelmed with the leading GOP candidates."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Friday, April 20, 2007 
