Thompson is playing not to lose and he’s in prevent defense as we speak. He assumes he has the Evangelical vote locked up and hopes to pick up some stragglers along the way based on his name id and the “anyone but Giuliani” voters. It’s a good strategy for him...minimizes his chances of making a mistake and people can continue to see in him what they desire...
Unfortunately, the only thing the "prevent" defense really prevents is victory (I forget who said it). Though I will admit I'm curious as to what Fred's goal is.
It may well be (I'm guessing here) that Fred would rather have Romney be President than himself, but that he'd rather be President than have Giuliani or Hillary take the role. If something like that is the case, that would suggest that he may want to avoid doing anything that would hurt Romney's chances more than it would help his own.
If that's the case (and again, I'm only guessing) that would cause me to favor Fred Thompson; unfortunately, it would also make it less likely that he'd win.
Unfortunately, the only thing the "prevent" defense really prevents is victory (I forget who said it). Though I will admit I'm curious as to what Fred's goal is.
It may well be (I'm guessing here) that Fred would rather have Romney be President than himself, but that he'd rather be President than have Giuliani or Hillary take the role. If something like that is the case, that would suggest that he may want to avoid doing anything that would hurt Romney's chances more than it would help his own.
If that's the case (and again, I'm only guessing) that would cause me to favor Fred Thompson; unfortunately, it would also make it less likely that he'd win.
“He assumes he has the Evangelical vote locked up”
What? Where have you been?