I have been interested in the whole "electability" question and general election matchups. I am fascinated by the numbers from the new Cook/RT poll. Clinton Obama All GOP Ind All GOP Ind Giuliani 0 +74 +4 0 +67 +7 Thompson 0 +78 +1 -7 +45 -13 Romney -7 Read more…
The whole thing about whether Fred Thompson is pro-life or not is kind of bizarre, especially when it is pushed by Mitt Romney’s campaign. David Brody has a good rundown of the current critique. In the end, he has the right analysis: I think at the end of the day Read more…
Phil Klein at the American Spectator writes: In my view the best case you can make for Thomson is that he’s the only Republican candidate capable of unifying the party. We know the Democrats will be unified. Whatever happens during the primary, they will rally around their nominee, because they Read more…
Justin Hart of MyManMitt makes an argument for why Fred Thompson is going nowhere if he uses the internet. This is, of course, correct, as far as he takes it… which isn’t very far. His position is a straw man. First, Thompson could do what Mitt Romney is doing, which Read more…
So, I went to sign in to Fred Thompson’s new website so see what was going on. And I was struck by this: They want my cell phone provider. With my phone number and my provider, they can send me free, for them, text messages. And they asked for my Read more…
The Politco’s Mike Allen had the scoop on Fred Thompson yesterday. Race42008’s HeavyM pulled out a couple of important points but did not really elucidate. So let’s work on some details. First, the fundraising. As I said in April: Fourth, look at the timing that is being discussed. Novak says Read more…
Well, well, Fred Thompson gets in and flip-flopping pandering Mitt Romney drops the hammer on Thompson over campaign-finance reform. You will recall that this is the same Mitt Romney who was against public funding of campaigns in 1994, for it in 2002, and now against it. And the same one Read more…
The Washington Prowler has the story and the analysis: Any doubts former Sen. Fred Thompson isn’t getting into the race have probably flown out the window based on the news this morning that Rep. Marsha Blackburn has jumped off the Mitt Romney Bandwagon and endorsed Thompson. Given that Blackburn is Read more…
Is there a new word coming? Ryan Sager discovers that Fred Thompson had taken different positions on immigration than his current one. In April of 2006 and March of 2007, he firmly was to the left of the current bill. For example, he opposed the fence: that’s a technical problem. Read more…
Fred Thompson on the loss of military history in our university education. Is that what Presidents really write about? Is chomping on a cigar and trashing Michael Moore what Presidents really do? Are we that pissed off?