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DEL.ICIO.USIn Gwinnett, Fred Thompson gets a boost in the GOP race for the White House
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Many Georgia counties held their Republican conventions on Saturday. From Gwinnett, state Sen. David Shafer of Duluth posted this on his blog:
”But the most interesting news came from the presidential straw poll, which had been tacked on to the end of the officer ballot, almost as an afterthought. The delegates were given a choice of a dozen or so candidates. None of the Presidential campaigns were represented at the convention.
The national frontrunner, Rudy Giuliani, placed third, right behind Georgia’s own Newt Gingrich, who finished second. But the winner was former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, who received more votes than all the other candidates combined.
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place went to Romney, McCain, Huckabee and Brownback, in that order.
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By JANE
March 25, 2007 2:37 AM | Link to this
McLaughlin suggested that Fred is being lined up for a Cheney replacement in an Spiro, Nixon, Ford type story.
By Ordinary Coloradan
March 25, 2007 3:33 AM | Link to this
I hope that Cheney replacement is not true. Its the kiss of death for his chances. Fred Thompsonis already polling well due to his percived “outsider” status, rather like Reagan did. Lcoking him into the mess in DC now just insures he will never be able to run. The “back room deal” stain would never rub off.
I’d rather see someone disposable like Trent Lott, or maybe a red-state Dem Senator. How about Byrd?