Thompson Pulls in to Third Place

In a USAToday/Gallup poll taken over the weekend, Thompson now gets 12% of the GOP vote up from 0% only two weeks ago. At the same time, Rudy Giuliani is down 13 points, and Mitt Romney has sunk from 8% to 3%. Given that John McCain is unchanged 22%. The Repulican frontrunners are hearing the footfalls of a candidate that has not even declared.

Fred Thompson for President Rumor Mill

On Monday, March 19th, Fox and Friends reported that Senator Thompson will meet with thirty to forty Congressional menbers about his candidacy for President on April 14. This date coincides with another rumor that his contract with Law & Order expires in April.

From a recent opinion piece in the Oregon Statesman Journal, "Here's another sign that Thompson is on the move: His wife Jeri, a former GOP PR operative, has been dusting off her old political reporter contacts list." It appears as though the recent poll numbers and an increase in publicity as peeked Thompson's interest. Read More

Poll shows Thompson Beats Clinton

The first Rasmussen Reports National Telephone Survey involving Thompson shows the former Senator from Tennessee leading the Democratic frontrunner, Senator Hillary Clinton: Thompson 44% Clinton 43%.Save as Draft

Republicans Want More Choices!

Polls show that 57% of Republicans want more choices. On Sunday March, 11, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson announced that he is considering running for president in 2008. Thompson seems to satisfy the desire for a Reagan conservative that has not had to change his position on key issues, thus attempting to pander to the will of the electorate.

In the interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News, Mr. Wallace asked "What's going to go into your decision-making process[to run for President]?". The former Senator replied "I guess it was, said, you know, the trick is to do what's necessary to be president and become president and still deserve to be president." The former Senator from Tennessee has the experience and credentials to be president of the United States. [Read his Biographical Sketch] (3/15/07)