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Fred Thompson outta the race...
There was speculation; now there's a statement: Thompson is out of the race for prez.
He had some support in Kern County. Any Thompson folks care to chime in on where their vote is going now? Does this affect the R side of the race or had his campaign already slipped too far behind McCain, Romney, Giuliani? On the D side: Is Edwards far behind or is he still viable? Catch up on political news in our special section: http://www.bakersfield.com/... Picture credit: Wikimedia 12 comments from 9 users
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posted by
robbwillis
on Jan 22, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Hope Romney is not counting on Fred's endorsement. posted by
nooneisabovethelaw
on Jan 22, 2008 at 01:15 PM
Was Thompson ever really in the race? posted by
blognroll
on Jan 22, 2008 at 01:25 PM
He would have made a fine president. He simply didn't want it bad enough. posted by
randomfactor
on Jan 22, 2008 at 01:28 PM
If he'd handed the presidency as he did his campaign, he'd have been a horrible president. We need a Hercules, not a Morpheus. posted by
blognroll
on Jan 22, 2008 at 01:45 PM
He handled his campaign like he didn't want to win bad enough, that's all. If he would have become president, he would have been a president that didn't want the job very badly. Maybe that's a good thing. You have to wonder about the ones that want it too much. posted by
Bakersfieldblogger
on Jan 22, 2008 at 04:54 PM
It was fun while it lasted, but we knew the republican race had to slim down soon. Fred Thompson knew he had very little chance of winning, so he did what he had to do. It is still very possible that Thompson could be on the ticket in the general election as V.P. posted by
randomfactor
on Jan 22, 2008 at 05:00 PM
9iu11iani's next. He's going to be broke after Florida. . McCain/Thompson 2008: 150 years of experience for America. posted by
montfred
on Jan 22, 2008 at 05:18 PM
I remember picking Fred, on these blogs to win the republican nomination, now, it is looking like I will probably predict it will be John McCain.posted by
montfred
on Jan 22, 2008 at 05:20 PM
oh yeah, you asked, "Is Edwards far behind or is he still viable? My guess is yes, and yes (it's the economy, voter http://www.allamericanpatri...
posted by
RoyTullis
on Jan 22, 2008 at 09:33 PM
With Fred gone my vote will switch to Romney. There is NO way I could vote for McCain in the primary. If McCain wins the nomination I will have to hold my nose and vote for him in the General Election.
posted by
NancyII
on Jan 22, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I'm really undecided now. Without Fred, my vote will go to Huckabee. I'm not happy but I can't handle Romney. I'm OK with McCain except for immigration. Criminy..what a sad lineup. But at least it's better than the choices on the other side of the fence. Where's Alfred Newman when you need him? posted by
politicsanyone
on Jan 23, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Thanks for the input, all!
So I'm curious: What's so bad about Romney?
-- Gretchen
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