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Fund on Fred
John Fund has a good piece on Opinion Journal about the unique nature of Fred Thompson’s candidacy. An excerpt
Mr. Thompson will run an unorthodox campaign, one that will challenge the conventional wisdom about how to run for president. Even if it proves unsuccessful, it’s useful for a candidate to occasionally come along and ask if the rules everybody is following were made for a different time and new approaches are appropriate.
That attitude is part and parcel of the innovation and injection of new blood that animates so much of American life, and from Barack Obama on the left to Fred Thompson on the right, it’s a healthy development that this year’s presidential election is seeing different kinds of candidates.
I think he will challenge the conventional wisdom well. Unlike other candidates who enjoyed momentum before officially declaring their candidacy (Wesley Clark comes to mind), Fred isn’t an empty suit. .
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June 4th, 2007 at 10:30 am
I think he will challenge the conventional wisdom well. Unlike other candidates who enjoyed momentum before officially declaring their candidacy (Wesley Clark comes to mind), Fred isn’t an empty suit.
Indeed. I think Fred Thompson will definetly have a strong shot at the GOP nomination. However, the question that remains is will his appeal to the “nutroots” and talk radio crowd hurt him in the general? Rush Limbaugh may be the most popular man in radio, but its still a small minority of people who listen to and like him. If Thompson continues his campaign of ultra-Conservatism; I think he’ll find the average American isn’t quite as eager to have a more violent foreign policy, while maintaining the status quo on domestic policy.
June 9th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Speaking of Fred. If any of you head down to his birthplace of Sheffield anytime soon. Do yourself a favor and stop in at Swamp Johns seafood restaurant in Sheffield and order some of their fried catfish. You won’t be sorry if you do!