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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:37 AM
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Politico: Fred Thompson may drop out
DES MOINES, Iowa – Several Republican officials close to Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign said they expect the candidate will drop out of the race within days if he finishes poorly in Thursday’s Iowa caucus.

Thompson’s campaign, which last spring and summer was generating fevered anticipation in the media and with some Republican activists, has never ignited nationally, and there are no signs of a late spark happening here in Iowa, where even a third-place finish is far from assured.

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A Thompson campaign source said there is “a strong likelihood” that if Thompson comes in a distant third in Iowa, with less than 15 percent of the vote, he would drop out soon—most likely before this weekend’s New Hampshire presidential debates.

The Thompson sources said they were describing a consensus expectation that is now widespread among his political circle, not announcing a decision that the candidate himself has definitively reached.

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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:37 AM
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1. Did he even drop in?
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:38 AM
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2. I wonder if he'll stay awake long enough to formally withdraw...
Edited on Thu Jan-03-08 12:39 AM by Kutjara
...or just fall off his chair and blow away like tumbleweed.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:48 AM
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3. Fred Who....................n/t
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Hoof Hearted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:49 AM
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4. DUH. Now who will the freeptards gravitate towards?
I've not in my life seen so much apathy and disintegration on that side of the fence.


I

Love

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rasputin1952 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:50 AM
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5. And to think...this was their "hope"...
another clean-up in the produce aisle.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 01:10 AM
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10. Old cabbage....lol....
Go Buckeyes.....
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:51 AM
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6. Well, he lost the potted plant PAC.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:56 AM
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7. ..."fevered anticipation in the media and with some Republican activists"...
Notice who they blame Thompson on primarily. If I'm not mistaken, the politico was one of the most giddy of Thompson's cheerleaders.

It's no wonder so many people see little difference between the media and Republican activists.

:eyes:
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 12:57 AM
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8. What a hotbed of apathy. Wow!!
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 01:08 AM
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9. Its so obvious...whad is taking im so long????
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 03:18 AM
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11. "I'm tired...think I'll go home now."
On Stephanie Miller they play that "Forrest Gump" soundbite every time Thompson's name comes up, and it fits so well.

At least Forrest ran a long way before he said it. Old Man Thompson barely trotted to the starting line.

:rofl:
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