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cyberdude611 -> RE: Fred Thompson announces candidacy on Leno (9/6/2007 10:24:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: SilverWulf
Take a look back at previous Presidential campaign seasons. This year they all started several months earlier than before. In the past, labor day weekend was when the campaigns started in earnest. Thompson isn't late to the game, he just decided to start when it usually begins, not earlier like the others.
IMO, this was a carefully calculated move. People are already getting sick of the rhetoric and of hearing the same names over and over again for so many months. By coming into the fray right now he will get a helluva boost just by being the new guy on the block, he will offer a bit of relief from the other candidates who already have high negatives just from starting the campaign season so early.
The last poll I saw had Thompson right up near the front of the pack, even before he announced officially.
If it were to come down to Thompson vs. Hillary, he would kick her ass in a national election simply because of her extremely high negatives.
Thompson looks more presidential as well. Believe it or not, that does matter a lot. That's simple psychology. People look at the president not just policy-wise but as the head of state. People tend to want someone who is strong and acts like a leader. Hillary is going to have a serious disadvantage in those presidential debates if Thompson is the nominee.
Thompson also doesnt come off with that elitist attitude that most politicians seem to have these days. And I seriously think that attidue is what is turning people off to politics. We need to get the corrupt elitists out of the government and start electing politicians that have some element of common sense. That's the problem with not only the White House but with Congress as well. No one has any common sense anymore.
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