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September 05, 2007

Did You Know There's A GOP Debate Tonight?
By webteam
The endless chain of debates continues with the GOP contenders gathering tonight in New Hampshire for Fox News. The big news in the debate is Fred Thompson's refusal to participate. Instead, he cheekily has inserted an ad during the debate and will appear on Leno tonight as he "officially" announces tomorrow.
No one says Thompson has to appear at these forums but the way he's handled this -- as he's handled everything -- is a bit too clever by half.

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August 30, 2007

Thompson To Announce Today When He's Announcing
By webteam
The Politico breathlessly delivers word that Fred Thompson will announce today that he's officially announcing on September 6.
As one online wag puts it, "It's the announcement of the announcement about the announcement for the announcement."
The man has overstayed his welcome and he hasn't even been welcomed yet.

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July 13, 2007

Fred Thompson to Delay Official Entry Until August
By webteam
There's word that Fred Thompson will delay his official presidential announcement until at least mid-August. It's a good strategic move. While he's essentially done nothing, John McCain has imploded and the other contenders continue to take flak on the campaign trail and diminish themselves in debates. He gets to skip the Iowa August straw poll cattle show, which would have done him no favors.

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June 20, 2007

Well That Was Fast: Fred Thompson Leads GOP Field in Latest Rasmussen Poll
By webteam
Fred Thompson hasn't even formally announced and already Rasmussen has him leading Rudy Giuliani by a point in the newest Rasmussen poll.
It's obviously good news for Thompson, who's likely to find that the most popular thing to be in presidential politics is a candidate getting ready to run, as opposed to actually running.

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June 13, 2007

Tote Board Column -- 6/14 -- Wishing For More Than A Wash
By webteam
This week's Tote Board column looks at how the early states could trip up the campaign of GOP front runner Rudy Giuliani and perhaps boost the campaign of Mitt Romney.

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May 30, 2007

Fred Thompson to Formally Enter Race in July
By webteam
The Politico is reporting this morning that Fred Thompson will officially become a presidential candidate over the July 4th holiday. His entry will obviously have a profound effect on the GOP race -- an effect that, ironically, is the subject of this week's Tote Board column, written before today but out tomorrow.

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April 25, 2007

“Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win.”
By webteam
Today’s headline in the Politico forecasts the future of the Republican race and even the fall 2008 campaign: “Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win.”
One can completely disagree and even accuse the Republicans of creating an artificial climate of fear. But Giuliani is a superb politician and knows the strength of his own appeal (which, ironically, is often not the case in presidential politics).

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March 29, 2007

The Latest Gallup Poll: Should Giuliani Start to Worry and the Impact of a Fred Thompson Entry
By webteam
No sooner had this week’s column been filed saying that Rudy Giuliani’s lead in the polls was holding that USA Today/Gallup came in with a new poll showing that his lead over John McCain had slipped compared to its previous poll a month ago from 24% to 9%. Should Giuliani be worried?
Not yet. The 24-point lead of a month ago was clearly a polling aberration that had to correct itself – 9 points seems about right and is still a healthy lead.

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