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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson's political playbook - a high-profile visit to "The Tonight Show," a splashy bus tour, the efforts to take a familiar actor and reintroduce him in a new political role - contains pages that look eerily familiar to California voters. Maybe that's because the former Tennessee senator has at his side some of the same key aides who, in nine short weeks, helped transform Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger from "The Terminator" into the chief executive of the Democratic-leaning state that is the most populous in the nation.... Thompson's campaign includes two veterans of another whirlwind effort -...

Powerline Post by John Hinderaker (excerpts) "A couple of years ago, the conventional wisdom was that Rudy Giuliani would be a formidable Presidential candidate, but could never get the Republican nomination because of his liberal views on some social issues. I believe that we were among the first to question this assumption...At the Candidates' Forum, the Giuliani campaign has started a thread titled Social Conservatives Back Giuliani, which cites some of the recent poll data...UPDATE: Interesting--so far, the commenters on Giuliani's Forum site are pretty much unanimously OK with his position as laid out above. That could change as more...

Calling all Freepers with webcams... This week is Duncan Hunter's week as the profiled candidate on Youtube. He has posted a video contest asking people to send in 1 minute videos where they describe someone who who they consider to be an American Hero. Unfortunately, most of the replies so far have been from cynical youth who have poked fun at Duncan Hunter and the whole idea. We need some freepers who use webcams to go and post some serious content. The link to the video is http://www.youtube.com/video_response_view_all?v=_nAYD8WSDME Thanks so much!

Why Rudy is Striking Out... By Kevin McCullough Sunday, May 13, 2007 Mayor Rudy Giuliani intended to use the chance to address students and faculty at Houston Baptist University on Friday to boost his image and clarify his position - particularly on abortion. He also hoped to energize what is beginning to look like a campaign that is in complete meltdown. Republican presidential hopeful and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to over 800 people gathered for a breakfast sponsored by The Tuscaloosa County Republican Party Wednesday, May 9 2007 at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala....