His main criteria is whether a candidate is 1) positive about America and the ability of Americans to achieve greatness when unfettered by the shackles of big-government 2) Is the candidate seeking to bring in moderates by explaining & trumpeting conservative values & issues, or are they watering down conservatism & compromising on issues to bring in moderates?
I’m sorry.. but Fred Thompson has to be the MOST DISAPPOINTING GOP Presidential candidate in a quarter century...
Fred thought he could be lazy..not really campaign very hard in Iowa...New Hampshire..He didn’t even announce his campaign until AFTER the important Iowa Straw Poll...
IF Thompson has campaigned with a modicum of urgency..and instead of saying things like “I’m not really interested in running for President”..a...
IF Thompson had put the effort into building grassroots support bases in these early states...
IF Thompson showed the tenacity and fire that marked his term as a Senator in the Congress.....
IF he had done ANY of this..he’d likely be the front runner right now..
Fellow conservatives...lets face reality here.. Fred Thompson IS NOT the candidate we thought he was...
3rd in Iowa...5th in Michigan...and 6th in New Hampshire...this are NOT the results that a potential NOMINEE needs to have in order to capture the nomination.
The Fred Thompson Campaign will be summed up with these words..”If Only”....
Don’t try to blame anyone but Thompson himself.. Thats why you’re seeing people like Limbaugh and the like trying to “Rush” to his aid...
If Thompson is already having to rely on Rush Limbaugh to come and save his candidacy....well..is this really the BEST candidate to take on Hillary/Obama?
The McCain-Fiengold support was the main reason I supported Hunter throughout this; simple fact is though that Hunter can’t compete any longer after being frozen out of the debates. Conservatives need to get their act together so that our candidates don’t get pushed to the side EVERY 4 years. That said, Fred’s the best choice for conservatives now. The National Review, Ann Coulter, all New Yorkers . . . they just don’t see what I do in terms of the negatives for Romney among evangelicals. Coulter is a Presbyterian, relatively conservative congregation, but it’s still New York City. Romney’s is a losing candidacy even if he gets the nod from the Republican party in my opinion.
again, SC is irrelevant. Fred needed to show up in FL. Rudy is likely to win Florida. He seems to be the only guy that actually figured out that Florida primary is NOT ON January 29th. Last week, over the weekend, and on Monday Rudy has been here to see big crowds. Fred has been a no show.