RE: Thompson to Drop Presidential Bid
Let the weeping and moaning begin.
Thompson was never a serious candidate. He was a shill, intended to siphon votes from the far right so that the establishment candidates would be safe. Mission accomplished.
It will be hilarious to watch the idiot pundits analyze and second guess when Occam's Razor will suffice.
Thompson was never a serious candidate. He was a shill, intended to siphon votes from the far right so that the establishment candidates would be safe. Mission accomplished.
It will be hilarious to watch the idiot pundits analyze and second guess when Occam's Razor will suffice.
posted by Anonymous | 4:05 PM
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From National Review Online:
He's a good and talented man, but I'm still mystified at why he got into the race in the first place. For the most part, he was a very unhappy warrior out on the campaign trail and seemed to have little appetite for the normal give and take and indignities of campaigning. He never developed a rationale for his candidacy besides that he had always been a conservative. To the extent that he had a unique theme, it was that he wasn't going to play the game the way everyone thought it should be played—he was going to get in later, campaign less, and not bother so much with fundraising and organization. That was a formula for failure. He showed flashes of what could have been, especially later in his race, but it would have required an intensive effort starting long ago to build organizations and followings in the early states, raise money, and campaign his heart out. Conservatives had an understandable fondness and respect for him, and should hope he finds a role in our public life more personally congenial to him than stumping 24/7 for president.
Hello? Is there anyone in there?
Most people don't like lukewarm candidates, do they? And that's what Thompson was. He wasn't Conservative enough for the Conservatives and was too conservative for the mainstream "Any RINO Is Fine" Republicans. This killed him in the primaries.
Of course, there are two different races, here; in the big race, I think he would've done well. People seem to generally like him (or at least his character on Law & Order).
Surely it's no surprise why he lost. In superstar marketing, fundraising and organization is nice, but the good idea has to be there first. A middle-of-the-road product amongst political party fanatics generates little to no excitement.
In another era, he could've possibly made it all the way to the White House, but that's not going to happen in 2008.
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