Great Thompson info
From Ace:
In recent Republican presidential preference polls, Thompson tends to run third, behind Giuliani and McCain but ahead of Romney and the rest of the field. In a Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll released last week, Thompson came in second, just ahead of McCain, with support from 15 percent of those surveyed….
If he joins the race for the Republican nomination, and if he campaigns the same way he spoke to me last week, Fred Thompson, a mild-mannered, slow-talking southern gentleman, will run as the politically aggressive conservative that George W. Bush hasnt been for four years. And the actor in the race could well be the most authentic personality in the field.
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In eight years in the Senate, Thompson developed a reputation for an independent streak, yet he compiled a voting record more conservative than one might expect of one who had described himself as a moderate in his first campaign. Over the course of his time in Congress he earned a lifetime rating by the American Conservative Union of 86 percent. He was not quite as conservative using 2002 numbers as Rick Santorum 87, Strom Thurmond 91, Trent Lott 93, or Jesse Helms 99, but more conservative than Arlen Specter 42, Olympia Snowe 52, John Warner 82, and John McCain 84.
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April 19th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
I believe he and Newt are actually putting themselves forward in order to land the VP position on the ticket. He should be used as a tool to attract the more conservative voter possibly put off by the middle leaning Presidential candidates. Now a well balanced ticket could include the option of Gingrich’s connections and intelligence, Thompson’s positioning and character, or McCain’s experience and war commitment (?). Giuliani and Romney will have a good field to select from when it comes time.
(The order of names indicates prediction of position and likelihood of selection).