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