Thompson Ends White House Run

by **Tumbleweed** on Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:32 pm

It looks like the field is thinning for the Republicans.

MILWAUKEE — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, the longshot who had pinned his 2008 presidential hopes on a top-two showing in the Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll, has decided to end his candidacy, FOX News has learned.

"I'm outta the race," Thompson told MyFoxMilwaukee.com.

Thompson, 65, said he felt like he'd been hit by a Mack truck after hearing the news of his 6th place finish at Saturday's Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll, adding that his campaign was shocked after hearing the results. They were hoping for a top two finish.

While Thompson isn't endorsing any Republican candidate for president yet, he said he's been approached by some of them.

Thompson was facing an uphill battle from the outset, lagging well behind the leading Republican presidential candidates in fundraising.

He raised $473,000 from April to June, while GOP rivals Romney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani each raised more than $10 million during the same period.

Thompson spokesman Brian Dumas said the governor would make a formal announcement about his campaign within the next two days.

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by **CHUQ** on Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:14 am

Of course, he is out; he never really had a chance just a message that he hoped would catch on. It did not, he be gone! And after NH and SC there will be even fewer to choose from.

by **Tumbleweed** on Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:23 am

The ironic thing about the Straw Poll was Romney bought the damn results. :lol:

Granted Thompson didn't have a lot of support but a bad showing in Iowa only means you didn't have the funds to buy the votes.

by **CHUQ** on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:33 pm

Huckabee did not spend a tenth of what Romney did and he came in second, but IMO, it was just a one time thing. The results will be different in NH and SC, and then more will bail.

by **Wolf** on Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:56 pm

Tumbleweed wrote:It looks like the field is thinning for the Republicans.

MILWAUKEE — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, the longshot who had pinned his 2008 presidential hopes on a top-two showing in the Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll, has decided to end his candidacy, FOX News has learned.

"I'm outta the race," Thompson told MyFoxMilwaukee.com.

Thompson, 65, said he felt like he'd been hit by a Mack truck after hearing the news of his 6th place finish at Saturday's Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll, adding that his campaign was shocked after hearing the results. They were hoping for a top two finish.

While Thompson isn't endorsing any Republican candidate for president yet, he said he's been approached by some of them.

Thompson was facing an uphill battle from the outset, lagging well behind the leading Republican presidential candidates in fundraising.

He raised $473,000 from April to June, while GOP rivals Romney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani each raised more than $10 million during the same period.

Thompson spokesman Brian Dumas said the governor would make a formal announcement about his campaign within the next two days.

Source

Gee, I wonder why. It can't possibly be that the GOP is so unpopular that they could run the desecrated bones of Theodore Roosevelt (desecrated, by the way, by the shrub's video introduction to his biography on the History Channel) and it still wouldn't help them.

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