July 30, 2007
Open Thread: Thompson for President
Carroll Andrew Morse
In a few recent RI political events that I have attended where the Presidential campaign has been discussed, I have yet to see an organized Fred Thompson showing. In light of this, my two questions are…
- Is there a Thompson organization forming in Rhode Island?
- Is the slow Thompson start in RI indicative of a larger trend, i.e. has the Thompson campaign already written off the northeast?
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There are some people in Rhode Island who have been communication with people from Fred Thompson's "campaign." I use that word in quotes, as since he is not an announced candidate as of this point, he does not really have a campaign yet (although he does have a presidential exploratory committee).
I think they are deliberately trying to stay under the radar at the moment. Once he makes his announcement, I think you'll see more visibility from people who support him, both here and elsewhere.
Posted by: Will at July 30, 2007 11:48 AMOfficially announced candidacy or not, if he doesn't start putting some effort into the Northeast soon, it'll only play into the criticism that he's lazy.
Posted by: Rhody at July 31, 2007 12:40 AMAnd the stories of people quitting his campaign telling tales of the trophy wife's interference don't help. He'll have to take that issue head-on, too.