Thompson’s Potential

Filed under: 2008 elections, Conservatism, Fred Thompson — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on March 29, 2007 @ 5:35 pm CEST

Michael D. Shear wrote an interesting article about Fred Thompson who confirmed earlier this week that he is “considering a bid for the White House.”

His interest, confirmed in a brief interview this week, is generating buzz in Washington. He was third among Republican-leaning voters in a recent Gallup-USA Today survey, behind Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and ahead of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Michael explains that Thompson’s “real-life record as a no-nonsense lawmaker who also served as the minority counsel to the Senate Watergate committee is appealing to party activists dissatisfied with the current crop of Republican hopefuls.

‘He has a conservative bearing and a conservative presence, but he’s independent in his thinking and his voting record,’ said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who added that Thompson is ’seriously considering’ a presidential campaign at the urging of many friends. ‘He has a commanding television presence that makes every other politician in America jealous.’”

He hasn’t announced his candidacy, and already he’s a front-runner, imagine what happens if he announces that’s he’ll run.

There’s a conservative gap in the Republican party right now, Thompson might fill it.

His supporters take this possibility extremely serious: Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) has launched a Draft Thompson Web site. From it:

Fred Thompson, like Ronald Reagan, has the ability to bring conservative principles to the Oval Office, communicate to Americans, and bring our Nation together.

Michael D. Shear points out that Thompson might have a problem raising enough money for his campaign. While that might, indeed, be a problem, I think that he’ll do just fine.

Also be sure to read this post by Joe Gandelman.

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1 Interested

March 29, 2007 @ 6:16 pm CEST

If there was ever anyone that *looked* like a serious, down to earth - you’r going to believe he’s not bluffing. Type of politician. It certainly is Thompson.