Fred Thompson is out
Fred Thompson is out. Who is really surprised? Tucker Carlson is surprised. He is wondering why didn’t his candidacy take off. The answer is quite simple. Fred Thompson had nothing unique to say. If you are reaching back to 1985 to answer today’s questions with Reagan’s thoughts and words, you are going to lose. The country has moved on. The worse president in modern history has tried to out do Reagan by being Reagan on steroids. So, to try to be Reagan or like the rest of the candidates, Reagan-lite, isn’t going to work.
Look at opinion polls, the country wants something that isn’t republican. The country wants to rebuild infra-structure and to re-build the middle class. The country is looking for someone to repair some of the environmental damage that has been done. The country wants a new direction on the economy. The country doesn’t want a withdrawal of our troops from Iraq over 10 years, they want it over 10 months. The job is done so bring them home.
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From WaPo:
Former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, whose candidacy fizzled after a summer of expectations, pulled out of the Republican presidential race yesterday after disappointing finishes in all of the primary contests held so far.
In a terse, three-sentence statement, the actor-politician abandoned a candidacy that once seemed to offer everything a Republican voter could want: solid conservative credentials, Washington experience, Hollywood panache, Southern charm and a commanding personality. (more…)
