The Savior Of The Republican Party Plots His Exit Strategy

3:56 am EST January 3rd, 2008 | News | 4 Comments

Fred Thompson, who Instapundit pimped numerous times as a presidential candidate for his Tennessee credentials, is plotting to slink off in the high likelihood of an Iowa caucus “fail”.

Several Republican officials close to Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign said they expect the candidate will drop out of the race within days if he finishes poorly in Thursday’s Iowa caucus.

Thompson’s campaign, which last spring and summer was generating fevered anticipation in the media and with some Republican activists, has never ignited nationally, and there are no signs of a late spark happening here in Iowa, where even a third-place finish is far from assured.

You remember how they were swooning over his idiotic web videos just months ago? Those were the days.

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4 Responses to “The Savior Of The Republican Party Plots His Exit Strategy”

  1. August J. Pollak says:
    January 3, 2008 at 9:18 am

    To be fair, the Politico isn’t really offering much of a scoop here… honestly, save for Giuliani I’d think it’s a given that anyone who doesn’t place in the top three in Iowa is screwed. If Thompson bombs in Iowa he might have the funds to last until Super Tuesday but there’s no way he’s winning the nomination.

    If Thompson does drop out and endorse McCain, though, I’m taking tomorrow off to just spend the day watching everyone on RedState write suicide notes.

  2. Jay says:
    January 3, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    You probably know by now that Thompson has denied this story.

  3. Quaker in a Basement says:
    January 3, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    You probably know by now that Thompson has denied this story.

    Well of course he has. Doesn’t mean it’s not true.

  4. merl says:
    January 4, 2008 at 5:58 am

    Will his granddau (oops) wife let him drop out?