Did you see LisaFab’s post???
Thompson: “I Need to Come in Second”
AMES, IOWA — Saying he plans to make no changes to his campaign, Fred Thompson asserted today that he needs a strong finish in Iowa caucuses. “I need to come in second,” he said. “We’re going to continue to see a lot of people between now and then.”
To finish second in Iowa, Thompson has a lot of ground to make up. While Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are both polling in the 27 to 28 percent range, Thompson is neck and neck with John McCain at around 11 percent. When asked if he would stay in the race if he finished third, he said “I’m not going to talk about things like that.”
He did talk about the consistency of his presidential run. “Let the political world swirl around me and let everyone run their attack ads and spend their money and spin their wheels and all that,” he said. “But I’m going to be the same. It’s worked for me pretty well in my career, being Fred, and I’m going to continue to be Fred.”
What does ‘I need to come in Second’ mean? How about if Fred does not come in second, what does he need to do??
It is OBVIOUS.
What did you do? Just SKIP over this line?
“When asked if he would stay in the race if he finished third, he said “I’m not going to talk about things like that.””
Can we put that statement next to your history on FR? That comment was a goal, not a do or die statement. Now run along and go back to where you came.
Pray for W and Our Troops
I reckon you're coming in last place on this thread. What should we do with you?
Push harder in South Carolina.
You cannot put words in anyone's mouth. Your #10 stated that "Fred said...".
Fred just said he needed to come in third. He did NOT say if he didn't he would quit. You do know that saying about assumptions don't you?
Oh, and unlike at DU, we do not swear in our posts here.
Did you used to write your own phony excuse notes while in grade school and then sign them, “My Mom”?
Actually it's only obvious to a mind reader, and since your statement proclaims yourself to be give me the results with percentage of votes.
Can't pull that off?
If you can't, shut up.
I would suggest that for each candidate there are likely at least two threshholds of significance: -1- The threshhold above which the candidate will be sufficiently happy with the way things are going that he won't feel a need to put in any backbreaking effort to improve things. -2- The threshhold below which the candidate will be sufficiently unhappy with the way things are going as to give up. If Fred Thompson had a crystal ball which told him that his expected level of effort would land him at a close third in Iowa, he might decide it was worth putting in extra effort to come in second. If, however, he knew that his present level of effort would net him a second-place finish, he probably would save his energy for later rather than max out his efforts. Why do you assume that the target is the same as the surrender threshhold?