Several articles reviewing last night's debate definitely show Romney and Guilliani jabbing each other about who cut taxes more, etc. But these articles also tend to show Thompson as the bar-setter of the night.
The Washington Times noted that the timing was 'about right' for Thompson entering the race. While there have been mixed reviews as to how his campaign is doing as a whole, almost everyone can agree that Thompson met expectations last night debating with the big-whigs of the republican party.
While Thompson is starting to lose steam, it's important to note that Thompson is bringing a completely different attitude to the race. Have you noticed that Thompson has been pretty even-toned throughout his official (and official) campaign? In fact, I haven't actually seen him attack any of his other candidates.
I'm curious to see how Thompson will do in the primaries. He has been in the top three or four candidates for quite a while. Granted he's usually the last guy within that list, but I expect him to gain tremendous ground as the primaries get closer.
With the evangelical Christians vowing not to back Guilliani, it will be interesting to see who they will vote for should Guilliani be nominated.
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Ron Paul has been very careful to not close the door on a third party run. With his funds and his committed base of support at this time I think he's likely to run third party if Giuliani is nominated.
Paul said if Giuliani were nominated it would be a "takeover of the Republican Party".
If Giuliani is nominated some social conservatives will stay home but the real story might be about Ron Paul stealing anti-war Republicans from Giuliani.
Posted by Doug Forrester | October 11, 2007 11:35 AM
Posted on October 11, 2007 11:35