(83) Sen. Fred Thompson

Sen Fred Thompson WINS Louisiana Caucus - Just in time for…er, never mind.

Although the Louisiana Caucus is sort of a dry run for their primary Thompson’s surprising victory there Tuesday night may well have guaranteed him the state’s 47 delegates. If only he hadn’t Withdrawn just hours earlier!
For the full facts on this ironic turn of events the National Review is the place I went […]

Posted by michael on January 24th, 2008

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It’s official. Sen. Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the 2008 race.

Sen Thompson went to Florida, not to conquer, but to concede.
Read his full statement at the The Palm Beach Post.
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Posted by admin on January 22nd, 2008

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Will Thompson Roll the Closing Credits? Jan 22 WP Michael Shear

Long suspected (at least by the staff of Americans for Honorable Government) of having been a stalking horse set-up to help derail the candidacy of Mayor Giuliani, Senator Thompson now seems completely confused as to what comes next; as to whether or not he’s even in the race.
Michael Shear has a good run down of […]

Posted by admin on January 22nd, 2008

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Is this what it looks like so far? Jan 20 Real Clear Politics

For all the talk about first and second place, the real count here is in terms of Delegates going forward to the Convention.
The delegate count – from Real Clear Politics – shows the degree to which delegates are determined by numerous factors – the so-called “super-delegates”
Of course, all this might be tossed in the air […]

GOP presidential candidates spar over economy, Iran Jan 10 McClatchy DC

January 10, 2008
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By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The presidential campaign turned South on Thursday, as Republicans vied over who could offer the toughest language on Iran and traded barbs over who’s the true conservative heir to Ronald Reagan.
The […]

Monitor post-Iowa poll: McCain +6, Obama +1 Jan 5 Concord Monitor

January 5, 2008
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Submitted by Primary Monitor on Sat, 2008-01-05 16:13.
John McCain has doubled his support since mid-December and leads Mitt Romney, 35 percent to 29 percent, according to a Concord Monitor/Research 2000 post-Iowa survey of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire. Mike Huckabee was the choice of 13 percent of those […]