Fred Thompson for President

Analysis: Thompson Pulled Out Hours Before He Would Have Won LA Caucus

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A very special event happened for the Fred Thompson campaign on Tuesday -- besides his official withdrawal from the race, of course. It turns out that...

Giuliani Takes Bus For Spin On Daytona International Speedway

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

Is God on Huck's side? Alan Keyes pollyanna campaign strategy. Will Rudy be broke after Florida? Mitt tries desperately to be loved.

Fred Thompson Wakes Up, Drops Out Of Race, Goes Back To Sleep

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After finishing third in the South Carolina primary, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson opted not to continue campaigning. He announced h...

Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NAPLES, Fla. — Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real ...

Fred Thompson's "Belly Flop": House GOP Supporters Having Second Thoughts

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Several House Republicans who endorsed Fred Thompson for president now say that they are frustrated with what they view as an apathetic campaign, and ...

Thompson Suggests To Fox Reporter He Doubts He'll Win Presidency

Telegraph | Toby Harnden | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Even Fred Thompson doesn't think he will become president. Chatting off-air to a television reporter, a stunningly candid off-the-cuff quip from the H...

Giuliani: Our Economy "Is The Last Best Hope Of Humanity"

Associated Press | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


During the Republican presidential debate Tuesday, Rudy Giuliani told the audience that America has the "strongest economy on earth, it is the last be...

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

Associated Press | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Mr. Thompson is a former United States senator, television actor and Watergate investigator. His entry into the presidential race was highly anticipat...

Lagging In Fundraising And Begging For Applause

Huffington Post | Amanda Dobbins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Fred Thompson's campaign got off to a rocky start this week with a mediocre fundraising report and a lackluster reception from an Iowa audience. Dan...

Thompson Career "Remarkably Passive And Serendipitous" From The Start

The New York Times | Jo Becker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Mr. Thompson seems unfazed by the criticism, eager, in fact, to portray himself as an accidental politician untainted by the striving culture of Washi...

Fred Thompson Generating Little Excitement In GOP Race

The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and MICHAEL LUO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The race for the Republican presidential nomination remains remarkably fluid, with important constituencies like evangelical voters having yet to sett...

Clueless: "Gosh, No One Has Ever Told Me That There's [Oil] In The Everglades"

Associated Press | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson seemed taken by surprise when asked Tuesday about oil drilling in the Everglades, apparently unaware it'...

Thompson Campaigns At FL Gun Show: "It's Good To Be Among Friends"

Associated Press | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson walked through rows of assault rifles, pistols and other firearms, signing autographs and greeting peo...