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Thompson may drop out, back McCain

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1/3/2008 11:32 AM
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Thompson may drop out, back McCain

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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.

This reality—combined with a fundraising drought—left well-connected friends and advisers of Thompson Wednesday evening predicting that he will pull the plug on hype and hope before the Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary.

Thompson’s departure could shake up the race more than his continued presence. Friends and advisers said they have long considered it likely that if the lobbyist-actor is forced from the race he would endorse John McCain his former Senate colleague who lately has been staging a political revival in New Hampshire.

“Without a solid third-place finish, there’s no point in going on,” a Thompson adviser said Wednesday. “It was an honorable race, and he turned out to be a good candidate. The moment had just passed.”

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.

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 284011
1/3/2008 11:34 AM

Re: Thompson may drop out, back McCain	Quote
They're dropping like flies now.

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 346036
1/3/2008 11:34 AM

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So what,he is a CFR joke lke all the rest.

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 347622 (OP)
1/3/2008 11:40 AM

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we'll see tonite!!

markusmaximus
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1/3/2008 11:40 AM

Re: Thompson may drop out, back McCain	Quote
"Russians don't take a dump without a plan, son..." Don't Panic. "I'd like you to tell me that you are a false prophet...Say it like it's your sermon." "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." George W. Bush, June 18, 2002 "War is Peace" - Big Brother in George Orwell's 1984

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 335685
1/3/2008 11:46 AM

Re: Thompson may drop out, back McCain	Quote
Both are dicks and both should go

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 347622 (OP)
1/3/2008 11:51 AM

Re: Thompson may drop out, back McCain	Quote
"Russians don't take a dump without a plan, son..." Quoting: markusmaximus "if you two monkeys trade paint on my campaign trail once more, i'm gonna blackball the both of ya"

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