Yes. But he has to be more careful with his words, IMO.
CBS knows that the popular culture votes by sound bites. So the message they send is: "The extent of Freds ambition is to be an also-ran or runner-up... loser".
If every Iowa Republican saw his video today and watched the entire thing, Fred Thompson would win Iowa. Check it out. It's a MUST SEE, all the way to the end. There's your next President, right there.