Huckabee Expectations High for Thompson

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says Fred Thompson, who is expected to jump into the 2008 race next month, will have trouble meeting expectations about his candidacy.

Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, finished second in this month's Iowa straw poll but lags nationally among his rivals in fundraising and public support. Thompson, an actor and former Tennessee governor, has polled well in the crowded field despite his unofficial status.

"Let's just hope Fred decides it's just too hot this summer to even do this. Maybe he won't get in," Huckabee said in a broadcast interview Sunday.

"But if he does, I think he's going to suck a lot of the oxygen out of the room when he first comes in. But I'm not sure I'd want to be in his position where the expectations are simply just sky-high for him to be able to perform," Huckabee said.


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[Mz Pip]

1. Never underestimate

the stupidity of the American people. If the Republican base is desperate for another "Reagan" they will go out of their way to project that onto Thompson. All Thompson will have to do is hit their key buttons - Iraq (for it) Abortion (ban it) guns (love 'em) Taxes (hate 'em) and the waters will part.

Thompson may be lazy but all he has to do is look slightly more awake than Bush. That shouldn't be that hard.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[alfredo]

2. His health will be a factor.

[rodeodance]

3. Thompson is marked as the Reagan Savior. He could be an idiot and people

will rally around him.

[Ediacara]

4. Who wrote this article?

Jesus!

Huckabee Expectations High for Thompson

should be:

Huckabee: Expectations High for Thompson

And Thompson wasn't Tennessee's governor, he was a senator for one term and some change....

:eyes: