Maryland for Fred Thompson

Peter Robinson from the National Review:
The latest news from Iowa? According to Zogby’s latest—and I quote: “Sen. Fred Thompson…has seen a late-breaking surge.”
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Iowa Republicans, in other words, have wanted Thompson to do them the courtesy of actually campaigning—and now they’re beginning to realize that he has. First Thompson conducted a two-week bus tour of Iowa […]

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Glenn Reynolds:
Thompson is running the kind of campaign — substantive, policy-laden, not based on gimmicks or sound-bites — that pundits and journalists say they want, but he’s getting no credit for it from the people who claim that’s what they want.

The Sundries Shack:
Fred Thompson is doing what a whole lot of […]

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Here’s what Todd Chelf told National Review Online’s Jim Geraghty about a question he asked Fred:
After watching the blogs and media coverage of the question, I think the question and answer were taken out of context. From the start I want to make one thing clear, I do not nor have I […]

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David Limbaugh:
I must confess that Fred is the only one I don’t have major reservations about — apart from his electability. Yes, I worry that he supported […]

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The Weekly Standard highlight’s a report from Judicial Watch on the most corrupt political figures:
“[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state […]

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Jed Babbin, Human Events:
Now, the same AP crew is contriving stories about Republican presidential candidates. Case in point, this AP story about Fred Thompson.
AP’s Libby Quaid wrote on […]

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Des Moines Register:
Thompson aides say that they have seen increases in donations and in traffic on the candidate’s Web site, but would not give specific numbers. And they […]

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Des Moines Register:
[Rep. Steve King] said Thompson would enforce the rule of law. “I don’t have that confidence in any of the other candidates,” King said.
In an interview […]

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Radio Iowa:
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson says dependence on cheap labor and “misplaced compassion” for illegal aliens are to blame for America’s immigration problems. During an appearance tonight […]

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Des Moines Register:
Most of the top Republican candidates for president don’t have the foreign policy experience to handle the dangers the United States faces, Fred Thompson told Gannett News Service Tuesday.
“The fact of the matter is that among the so-called top candidates, John McCain is the only one with any experience […]

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CBN News:
I write this Tuesday night from Waterloo, Iowa and I just finished attending a Fred Thompson campaign event. Folks, this is a very different Fred Thompson I saw compared to his rollout in September.
The expectations are gone. The slow start is a distant memory. It has been replaced by a much more crisp, energetic, […]

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NY Times:
Fred D. Thompson kicked off his bus tour of Iowa on Monday night in this town on the bank of the Mississippi River, and he seemed to have taken to heart the wide criticism of his low-key efforts at campaigning.
His voice booming and words wry and fiery, Mr. Thompson’s appearance on this night – […]

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David Yespen of the Des Moines Register had this to say about Thompson’s rise in Iowa:
On the GOP side, Romney has slipped, and Huckabee has surged in Iowa and nationally. Other candidates such as Rudy Giuliani and John McCain, who never seemed to figure out just how they want to play Iowa, have effectively bypassed […]

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h/t to Tennesseans for Thompson

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J.B. Williams, The National Ledger:
The experts are just now beginning to figure out what conservatives who drafted Thompson have known all along. He’s not only a serious leader, […]

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