Comments on: Surprise: Thompson Not Willing To Endorse Anyone

By: Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race - Page 3 - Political Hotwire

Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race - Page 3 - Political Hotwire — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:41:37 +0000

[...] by Bourne Answer my question. How does Thompson leaving the campaign impact McCain’s campaign? Surprise: Thompson Not Willing To Endorse Anyone My, my: Jim Geraghty brings the news that Fred Thompson is indeed likely to drop out soon and [...]

By: Maassive

Maassive — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:01:39 +0000

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By: Fred Thompson » Surprise: Thompson Not Willing To Endorse Anyone

Fred Thompson » Surprise: Thompson Not Willing To Endorse Anyone — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:25:45 +0000

[...] Michael van der Galien wrote an interesting post today on Surprise: Thompson Not Willing To Endorse AnyoneHere’s a quick excerptMy, my: Jim Geraghty brings the news that Fred Thompson is indeed likely to drop out soon and adds that a source close to the former Senator has said that he’s not willing to be anyone’s running mate and that he’s also not willing to … [...]

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:23:10 +0000

There’s a reality check in order here before anyone starts talking about dropping out. At time of writing, the leader of the GOP field, Romney, has won 72 delegates to the convention. The next closest contender, McCain, has won 38. It’s true that Thompson has so far won only 8 delegates. But the elephant in the room is that in Florida next Tuesday, there are 114 delegates that will be awarded, which is more than the combined total currently controlled by Romney and McCain. The Tuesday after that, twenty states will choose one thousandd and thirty-eight delegates to the GOP Convention – nearly four times the total number of delegates every candidate going into that election combined. In a race this unsettled, I think that anyone talking about top tier contenders dropping out at this point has to be off their rocker.