Fred’s Conscience
Fred’s campaign had a different tone. He was not a candidate of change.
By Stephen Spruiell
National Review Online
In an election about change, Fred Thompson valiantly and unsuccessfully tried to run a Back to the Future campaign. From day one, he invoked the most sacred icons of the conservative past — Conscience of a Conservative, Ronald Reagan, the 1994 Republican takeover — and set out to convince Republicans that the way to win in 2008 would be to nominate a conservative who had always been true to his principles.
“Who’s the genuine conservative in the race?” Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy asked a group of reporters at Fred’s first official campaign event in Des Moines back in September. “What matters to the voters is where the candidate has come down on these issues in the past.” While it’s true that consistency matters, Fred’s past adherence to principle wasn’t enough to convince voters that he was the right man to lead them into the future.
By Stephen Spruiell
National Review Online
In an election about change, Fred Thompson valiantly and unsuccessfully tried to run a Back to the Future campaign. From day one, he invoked the most sacred icons of the conservative past — Conscience of a Conservative, Ronald Reagan, the 1994 Republican takeover — and set out to convince Republicans that the way to win in 2008 would be to nominate a conservative who had always been true to his principles.
“Who’s the genuine conservative in the race?” Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy asked a group of reporters at Fred’s first official campaign event in Des Moines back in September. “What matters to the voters is where the candidate has come down on these issues in the past.” While it’s true that consistency matters, Fred’s past adherence to principle wasn’t enough to convince voters that he was the right man to lead them into the future.
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