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This week's Tote Board col umn looks at why a deadlocked GOP convention could still turn to a recently withdrawn candidate -- Fred Thompson.
The Politico is reporting that absent a strong showing by Fred Thompson tonight -- which is unlikely -- he is preparing to withdraw and could endorse his long-time friend, John McCain. The McCain bandwagon is rolling. Later Update: For the record, Thompson...
It’s apparent what the problem with the Fred Thompson campaign is: He hasn’t been able to come up with a slogan that encapsulates his unique approach to running for president. Clearly what he needs to do is take some traditional American slogans and adapt...
Marc Ambinder is reporting that
Fred Thompson, following in the footsteps of several second-tier
Democrats, is moving virtually his entire effort to Iowa next week. This is obviously not a good sign for his campaign. With Mike Huckabee moving into a clear...
As we've noted before, national
polls at this point have little predictive value but they do affect
perceptions on the ground a bit in Iowa and New Hampshire. Thus two new
polls this weekend that show Hillary ahead of Giuliani nationally will
help...
My colleague David Bernstein has the news on the latest GOP poll in South Carolina , which shows Mitt Romney surging . The equally significant news from the poll (if, of course, it's accurate) is that Thompson appears to be sinking in a state he has...
The l atest Rasmussen numbers in Iowa for the GOP have Romney at 25%, Thompson at 19%, Huckabee at 18%, and Giuliani in fourth at 13%. That's tight enough to make the race impossible to
call, much less at this early stage. But two things to watch...
