Monday, January 7, 2008
Disappointing Third
Fred Thompson , who entered the presidential race late under explosive anticipation, may just be a dud. Thompson placed a respectable, but disappointing third in last week's Iowa primary, winning only thirteen percent of the vote. Iowa's trepid response appeared to be the swan song for Thompson's campaign, but in a Fox News interview, the presidential hopeful denied accusations that he would drop out of the race before the New Hampshire primary. However, Thompson in't counting on the New Hampshire primary, and rightly so: some polls place him with less than 1 percent of the vote. Consequently, South Carolina will be the decide the fate of Fred Thompson and his campaign; if he fails to make a strong showing there, he will have to drop out of the race. Thompson will need to campaign vigorously in the next month to regain lost ground and win; as a noncandidate, he commanded enough media attention to appear on the tonight show, but now he can hardly get an appearance on television or in the newspapers.
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It is interesting to see how Thompson's entrance into the presidential race influenced his political standing. People want what they can't have, but when they actually get it, it's not as exciting as they anticipated. Also, this may prove that just because you are an actor, does not mean that you can be elected president. Most people want an experienced leader in the presidential position, not just a candidate who is well known that has no political experience. It looks like it is uncertain whether Thompson will be able to gather enough support to even be a threat to the current front runners. Perhaps he should drop out-since his chances are looking quite slim-and let his votes go to more realistic candidates.
Fred Thompson doesn’t look so good as he is headed for the upcoming New Hampshire primary. People have realized that Thompson, although put up a good fight to carry them this far, is not their presidential candidate and need to look at another more serious option. One that has true presidential potential. If Thompson doesn’t make a strong appearance or heavily influence South Carolina in order to gain support, his campaign will be defeated. What people are wondering is if he will be tricky enough to pull this off. It has been and will be very interesting to watch him through the race to persevere through the other candidates.
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