Thompson Tanks In Iowa: 'Subdued And Sonorous...A Laconic Presence...Soft Monotone...Little Drive'

Thompson Tanks In Iowa: 'Subdued And Sonorous...A Laconic Presence...Soft Monotone...Little Drive'

Mr. Thompson is a former United States senator, television actor and Watergate investigator. His entry into the presidential race was highly anticipated by many Republicans, who saw or hoped to see in him outsized political talent and a commitment to conservatism that would enliven a Republican field that many found lacking.

But as Mr. Thompson campaigned across Iowa this week, he was something other than the dynamic presence that some in his party have been yearning for. Iowans saw a candidate who is subdued and sonorous, a laconic presence who spoke in a soft monotone, threw few elbows and displayed little drive to distinguish himself from his opponents.

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