[Entrepreneur]

The way Thompson is campaigning and seeming to be low-key, is the same way Reagan campaigned.

I wouldn’t count Fred out....

I hope you're right, but Fred doesn't seem to have any traction and this is closing fast. Fred and Duncan Hunter appear to be the true conservatives, but they aren't working hard enough and spending enough to contest with Mitt for the conservative GOP vote. I think conservatives are falling in line for Romney because they think he's the only one with a realistic chance of beating McCain, the Arkansas quack, and Guiliani for the nomination.

I fear for the GOP, which means I fear for the country.

[Lucky9teen]

I do to...although I’m still praying and holding out hope, that Thompson will pull ahead.

[ken5050]

Fred is now at around 9-10% in S Carolina. I’m a supporter, but this should be his element, and he has got to do better, and show it fast. Rich Galen, who is a paid advisor to the Thomspon campaign, wrote on his blog last week that anything less than a strong second place in SC probably means the end of the campaign..What has hurt Fred more than anything, IMHO, is the compressed nature of the primaries..all bunched up. Were they spaced out..when Mitt drops out, most of his supporters would, I believe, go to Fred..but the time is so short..

[jwparkerjr]

In my mind I think it’s great for Fred to sit on the sidelines and watch the others spend millions and millions of dollars destroying each other! Let ‘em use all their ammunition shooting at each other. Right now the only damage being done to Fred is by the MSM and I think they understand that they don’t have to worry about the others right now, one of them will take care of the rest of them in several months of knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred campaigning.

Keep your powder dry Fred! You won’t need much if the rest of them have used all their powder on each other!