Even a conservative candidate can be too low-key. Thompson announced his departure today after finishing basically nowheresville in S.C., a state he said he had to win.
“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States,” Thompson said in an e-mailed statement. “I hope that my country and my party have […]

Join the forum discussion on this postIf you take a look at this graph (click to enlarge) it becomes apparent that after Thompson’s initial strength in the polls, he’s become stagnant. What has his campaign done about this? Read on, friends.

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Senator Thompson takes to the airwaves today with two advertisements to run
statewide […]

Liz Sidoti of the AP reports that so far none of the Republican candidates for President have begun to run negative ads yet, but the criticism rhetoric has definitely gotten sharper.
Giuliani, McCain, Thompson and Romney are all bunched up towards the top of the field. How to take on rival candidates and while not […]

Jack Trout, expert marketing strategist and originator of the “positioning” concept among many others, gives his thoughts in forbes.com on how the candidates should position themselves.
Hillary Clinton. Strategy - “Experience.” Nice, but tough is the way to go. Her line, “I know how to get things done.
Barack Obama. Strategy - “Change.” […]

Candidates are going all-out to raise money, because its almost time to start spending those bundles hoping $$$ translate to votes.
Obama vs. Clinton shows Clinton as the underdog. Her campaign blames a vacationing donor base and suggest previous donors have maxed out.
Sure, Obama had Oprah throwing a fund-raising wind-ding for him, but […]

Join the forum discussion on this postFred Thompson is taking Mitt Romney to the mat re: “a half-baked cover-up” of an anti-Thompson website, phoneyfred.org.
Says spokesman, Todd Harris:
“This latest episode only serves to prove what many voters are already figuring out: Mitt Romney will do anything, say anything, smear any opponent and flip flop on […]

Today Yahoo! News had an article about the decreasing trade deficit. While you might think that this is a good thing, many people are still critical about Bush’s policies. Naturally we decided to do some research about the 2008 candidates positions and ideas on free trade. As usual we’ll take a look at the poll […]

The dark secret of Freddie Thompson.
Also, it’s official, and he is now in the race for president.
Here is what he will have to do to win.
He is already considered one of the winners of the recent Republican debate.
The special sandwich today is an in depth look at his entry by the Washington Post. Click the […]

Candidate Mashup (debate) to be sponsored by Slate.com along with Yahoo and the Huffington Post. All 8 candidates will sit for a 15 min. interview with Charlie Rose. Three questions will be asked. You can send yours in text, audio or video to: questionthecandidates@slate.com. Be there or be square. Save […]

Wish we had thought of this idea ourselves, but that honor goes to Infoloop, one our forum members. The idea being that…oh never mind, here’s his quote.
Now this is in no way a suggestion of impropriety just self-interest. But if you consider which companies are making contributions to a candidate or candidates you can get […]