Fred Thompson’s campaign is once again at a critical juncture and again I am showing my support for the candidate of my choice by organizing a Blogburst in hopes that we can raise the funds necessary for Fred’s campaign to be competitive.
This time, it’s South Carolina where Fred is staking all in hopes of a breakthrough victory. A clinical analysis of the GOP race for President shows that it is still anyone’s ballgame. Rasmussen’s most recent 4 day rolling average has Fred in 4th at 12%, ahead of Giuliani and just 9 points out of the lead held by Mike Huckabee at 22%.
But Thompson desperately needs to win in South Carolina in order to continue to be a viable candidate. And there are several factors at play in the Palmetto State that makes a Thompson win a realistic goal:
1. Romney has dropped out of the running in SC, having pulled his ads and is transferring staff in order to ambush John McCain in Michigan.
2. That leaves only three candidates with a realistic shot at winning in SC; Huckabee, McCain, and Thompson. Amazingly, none of the three candidates will have an overwhelming advantage when it comes to financing. This levels the playing field considerably.
3. SC voters have made it clear that opposition to illegal immigration is one of the top issues in the state. Looking at the three candidates above, who do you think has the most consistent, conservative record on immigration?
4. Outside factors may play a role in the dynamics of the race. McCain may very well be grievously wounded by a Romney win in Michigan – a state he won in 2000. There would be little time for McCain to right himself following a loss there what with the SC primary 4 days later.
In short, a Thompson win in SC is not only possible but within reach – if Fred has the money for media buys to get his message to the people.
I realize that many bloggers who support Fred have been hitting their readers hard for donations recently – especially since Fred’s campaign has set as a goal raising $540,000 by tomorrow in order to finance his ad campaign. As of Thursday morning, the effort has realized $420,000 towards that goal.
My hope is that once again, speaking with one voice and calling on our readers to dig deep, we can duplicate our success from December’s blogburst, putting Fred way over the top and give the campaign a rocket powered boost into South Carolina and beyond.
We’ve done it before and we can do it again. If you’re a blogger, please participate in this Blogburst for Fred by asking your readers to donate. If you haven’t already, join Jim Lynch’s The Marblehead Regiment and add your blog to his blogroll.
Man the oars and start pulling for Fred. The hour is late and the need is great. Time to pony up if we want to see a true conservative in the White House next November.
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6:45 am
[...] Rick Moran is suggesting another Blogburst for Fred to help with the media buy in South Carolina. He lays out the case for Thompson’s viability in this important state and makes this appeal: I realize that many bloggers who support Fred have been hitting their readers hard for donations recently – especially since Fred’s campaign has set as a goal raising $540,000 by tomorrow in order to finance his ad campaign. As of Thursday morning, the effort has realized $420,000 towards that goal. [...]
6:59 am
[...] Rick Moran is suggesting another Blogburst for Fred to help with the media buy in South Carolina. He lays out the case for Thompson’s viability in this important state and makes this appeal: I realize that many bloggers who support Fred have been hitting their readers hard for donations recently – especially since Fred’s campaign has set as a goal raising $540,000 by tomorrow in order to finance his ad campaign. As of Thursday morning, the effort has realized $420,000 towards that goal. [...]
8:23 am
Romney Decides to Pull Ads in S.C., Fla.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolin…
10:33 am
[...] Rick Moran: In short, a Thompson win in SC is not only possible but within reach – if Fred has the money for media buys to get his message to the people. [...]
10:58 am
[...] Rick Moran: In short, a Thompson win in SC is not only possible but within reach – if Fred has the money for media buys to get his message to the people. [...]
11:21 am
[...] With Mitt Romney pulling up shop in South Carolina it leaves only three candidates with a shot at taking at that state. Huckabee, McCain and Fred. So now Rick Moran and the rest of us FredHead bloggers are asking for a bit of help: Fred Thompson’s campaign is once again at a critical juncture and again I am showing my support for the candidate of my choice by organizing a Blogburst in hopes that we can raise the funds necessary for Fred’s campaign to be competitive. [...]
12:10 pm
Why bother for someone beat 9 to 1 by Ron paul in NH? He’s a lost cause.
Paul 18,276
Thompson 2,884
12:40 pm
Yup. Last week it was at the mortuary; this week it’s in the grave with dirt being shoveled on it. Both critical junctures.
12:41 pm
Of course, strictly speaking that’s more like 6:1, not 9:1. So maybe Fred has a chance of catching up to Paul after all…
12:46 pm
I thought all you Paulbots were busy trying to figure out the latest conspiracy theory of who is keeping your hero down in NH?
BTW - in national polls, Paul is doing better; he is at 4% instead of 3% while Fred is at 12%.
With support like that, maybe your guy should start measuring curtains for the Lincoln Bedroom.
12:57 pm
BlogBurst for Fred Thompson…
Well folks, it is down to the wire and we have to decide what kind of candidate we want running in the 2008 Presidential election.I have made no secret of the fact that I am behind Fred Thompson, win lose or draw, so, once …...
1:04 pm
Not sure if I’m one of the folks you’re addressing there, but I’m definitely not a Paulbot.
Of course, I arrive at my loathing for Paul from a different angle than yourself…
1:10 pm
[...] We got a new paint scheme for the truck, a new lease on life after making it through Iowa, and a new goal – $540,000 by the end of tomorrow, January 11. As I type this (just before noon Central), we’re $105,004 short of that goal. Why is it important to get those ads on in South Carolina? I’ll let Rick Moran explain: But Thompson desperately needs to win in South Carolina in order to continue to be a viable candidate. And there are several factors at play in the Palmetto State that makes a Thompson win a realistic goal: [...]
1:31 pm
In Fred’s defense, a southern conservative never does well in NH, and a libertarian often does. Fred says SC is his firewall, but McCain will do well there because of his military background and Huckleberry will take most of the rest. Romney has already pulled out of SC, though maybe that helps Fred a little.
While I admire Fred’s attitude about not being desperate to be president, he can’t win that way. He’s sort of like W in that he has a life outside politics, but W knew he either had to run like hell or forget it. I think Fred knows he can’t win this way but doesn’t care. Saying all the right things and having good, well-defined ideas does no good whatsoever if you don’t win. Fred’s toast.
1:49 pm
Given South Carolina is home to a fundie Utopian enclave, I’m 99.999% sure Huck will walk away with it.
http://christianexodus.org/
1:53 pm
So how much have you dropped on Fred, Rick?
Your readers truly would be inspired if you offered to match their contributions.
2:01 pm
So how much have you dropped on Fred, Rick?
I am but a simple Diogenes prowling the internet with my lantern of truth…
2:08 pm
[...] We got a new paint scheme for the truck, a new lease on life after making it through Iowa, and a new goal – $540,000 by the end of tomorrow, January 11. As I type this (just after 1 pm Central; this place was down when I put the burst at the main blog an hour ago), we’re $102,334 short of that goal. Why is it important to get those ads on in South Carolina? I’ll let Rick Moran explain: But Thompson desperately needs to win in South Carolina in order to continue to be a viable candidate. And there are several factors at play in the Palmetto State that makes a Thompson win a realistic goal: [...]
2:17 pm
Roger:
It just occurred to me that you, being the weasel that you are, would probably be checking the FEC data base for a donation from me.
Don’t bother.
First of all, I didn’t come out for Fred until late last month:
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/12/20/nows-the-time-to-come-out-for-fred/
Secondly, the two donations I have made have been off my fiance’s card. And no, I will not reveal her name.
Since it is really none of your business – and I mean that in a personal liberty/right of privacy sort of way – I will nevertheless tell you that I have donated twice in the last month and that the donations are less than $500 total.
2:23 pm
Definitely not a PaulBot either. I was just commenting that Fred did so bad in NH that EVEN Ron Paul beat him 9 to 1. When the fringe candidates are beating you that badly, I don’t think there’s much hope.
2:38 pm
Fred is as washed up as the candidate of the tinfoil hat wearing followers of Ron Paul, recently revealed as the author of a newsletter that would do David Duke justice. Fred’s problem is the Senate made him lazy and he never did shake it off.
3:13 pm
hey Banjo
You want an active President? Not me.
Calvin Coolidge is my exemplar of a good President.
Thompson still has a very good chance of winning the nomination. He’s the one with the best, most detailed policy positions. He’s by far the smartest (Romney is a bowl of cereal to him).
Winning in NH gets you 75 cents away from a cup of coffee.
3:19 pm
I just plugged into Jim’s Marblehead Regiment and I think I have a blog. We Florida Folk get a lot of geezer transference & I hope to get my tiny platoon to get on & fill the red truck!
Just In: McCain has just surpassed Huckabee in the latest Rasmussen & I’m afraid the thundering herd will recall John’s 2000 fiasco and call for sweet revenge, drowning out Fred’s authentic conservatism.
3:39 pm
Blogburst for Fred Thompson…
My hope is that once again, speaking with one voice and calling on our readers to dig deep, we can duplicate our success from DecemberÂ’s blogburst, putting Fred way over the top and give the campaign a rocket powered boost into South Carolina and bey….
3:41 pm
NH was as meaningless for Fred as Iowa was for Giuliani. Neither of them even campaigned in those places. They were deliberately written off. To attempt to gauge their overall performance from something like that is absurd. Now if Fred doesn’t do well in SC, you’ll have a point – but to claim NH matters when there was
noexpectantion he’d register there is plain silly, and speaks of an agenda.Qwinn
3:47 pm
Just tracked you back with my ping as well.
4:59 pm
Rick,
I never thought of checking the FEC database.
That would be beyond the pale.
And congratulations on your coming out.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/fiance.html
5:23 pm
[...] From Rick Moran over at RightWingNutHouse.com [...]
5:24 pm
Blogburst for Fred…
Rick makes excellent points. I’ll be donating using the button below.
Memo to Fred – The next time you’re in a debate, even if being laid back is your style, try to be a bit more engaged. You’ve got a great message and you’re the one to deliver…
5:33 pm
I’ve contributed twice to Fred over the last 2 weeks. He is the only Republican I can support 100%. All of the others (except Paul) are pro-imigration or have other problems (anti-gun, pro-abortion, tax & spend) that turn me against them. If Fred loses, I’ll begin to feel like Zell Miller, I didn’t leave my party, it left me.
5:44 pm
I’ve been shamelessly plugging for Fred again too, so I’m with you on this. He’s at 500K as of 5:45 Eastern.
6:14 pm
Join the Blogburst for Fred…
Join the Blogburst! Rick Moran says:
“Man the oars and start pulling for Fred. The hour is late and the need is great. Time to pony up if we want to see a true conservative in the White House next November.”...
6:15 pm
A Day Late and a Dollar Short…
Since even before Fred Thompson officially declared his candidacy for president, I have been receiving email updates. At first they were targeted at firing up the people, getting them behind Fred and his pending campaign. Once he declared, the focus ch…
7:43 pm
McCain has been campaigning since 1998, Thompson came in third in Iowa after campaigning two months.
Perhaps hitting 50 towns throughout Iowa is considered lazy, it did get him a ticket to the dance.
7:45 pm
Ron Paul isn’t a Republican so why is he running on the ticket?
8:28 pm
They’re almost there at approximately $520k. The number has been growing by leaps and bounds all day long. He was on Hannity’s show this afternoon which is about the same time the totals on the red pick up started rising.
If you don’t want to continue to support him, fine, stop trying to discourage the rest of us. A lot of us here are in this for the long haul, instead of being fairweather friends.
8:44 pm
I never thought of checking the FEC database.
That would be beyond the pale.
Puhleeze. You don’t know where the “pale” is judging by the savagery of your writing directed toward conservatives.
9:05 pm
Blogburst for Fred Thompson: Donate today!...
Now is the time to put our money where our mouths are. A blogburst for Fred is going on right now. Fred Thompson can win the Republican nomination for President. He can beat Hillary or Obama in November. It’s gotta be worth a few bucks to help this c….
11:15 pm
Thank you, everybody, for heaving on the oars. At 10:10 pm Central, we had $548,922 in the red pickup.
11:17 pm
Make that $548K and rolling right along after he won the debate. GO FRED!
Instead of going out for lunch tomorrow, take your lunch and donate the money you would have spent to Fred. He needs the money and, let’s face it, we can probably stand to do with a few less calories every once in a while.
11:21 pm
I can see Fred winning the nomination.
According to GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, about half of Republican voters are evangelicals or born again. For that reason, Giuliani and Romney (both of whom I like) are unlikely to triumph.
Except on certain issues (abortion, same-sex marriage) where religion dictates his position, Huckabee’s a leftist. I wouldn’t vote for him, and nor would many other social conservatives. So he’s a very long shot.
That leaves McCain and Thompson. Of the two, Thompson’s a more principled and consistent conservative. I think the race could come down to them, and Thompson’s the stronger candidate.
Very exciting times.
11:52 pm
(In light of the SC debate, posting this from RedState earlier in the week.)
Huckabee, Iran and His Foreign Policy Dilemma
Everytime the MSM and Gov. Huckabee try to “ignore” the national security issues facing our country, another item comes slapping them in the face. It is the elephant in the room they do not want to discuss. Last was the ramifications of the assassination of B. Bhutto in Pakistan and now the events this weekend.
On Sunday, Iran speedboats ‘threatened suicide attack on US’ ships in Strait of Hormuz
http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3147217.ece
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_navy_iran_20
In a little covered September 29th speech, Gov. Huckabee came out in favor of normalizing relations with Iran. He also criticized President Bush for naming Iran as part of the “axis of evil.” “We haven’t had diplomatic relations with Iran in almost 30 years, my whole adult life,” Huckabee said. “A lot of good it’s done us. Putting this in human terms, all of us know that when we stop talking to a parent or a sibling or a friend, it’s impossible to accomplish anything, impossible to resolve differences and move the relationship forward. The same is true for countries.”
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/01/huckabee_criticize…
Gov. Huckabee continues to try to run from his Foreign Affairs article and as he did in Saturday’s ABC debate. Challenging Romney on whether he had read the whole article. This from the author whose first line of defense in December was to claim “eight or ten” had a hand in writing the article (with him) and feigning ignorance over it’s contents. Alas, it was Huckabee’s name on the piece:
http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2007/12/21/condoleezza-rice-slams-mike-hu…
Huckabee tries in vain to claim that executive experience as governor trumps the need for foreign policy experience. Rudy even called him on it by contrasting Ronald Reagan’s extensive foreign policy credentials before he became president as an example showing how Huckabee paled in comparison.
Gov. Huckabee’s final arguement is his belief in his own judgement on critical matters. Between his multiple and continual gaffes on international affairs and national security and his proven rather poor “judgement” in relying on a “foreign policy team” to help him author such a contested article as his Foreign Affairs sophamoric piece, he only demonstrates that he is not ready for primetime.
This is a post-9/11 world. With respect to the demanding domestic issues facing our country, to discount our nation’s defense and national security when choosing a president, only leads to failures adn attacks on our homeland. That is a large part of Clinton’s legacy.
New Hampshire may not recognize it. Iowans did not. One can be sure that South Carolina (with the highest military and veterans residence per capita) will get it, despite the MSM and Hucksters trying to “ignore” the elephant in the room.
1:04 am
Fred came out loaded for bear and bagged himself a Huckster. Fred got a 9 out of 10, Mitt took a distant second. The focus group at the debate seemed ready to go stafff fred’s local office.
5:46 am
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9:08 am
[...] Right Wing Nut House » BLOGBURST FOR FRED: MAN THE OARS AND START PULLING I realize that many bloggers who support Fred have been hitting their readers hard for donations recently – especially since Fred’s campaign has set as a goal raising $540,000 by tomorrow in order to finance his ad campaign. As of Thursday morning, the effort has realized $420,000 towards that goal. [...]
10:20 am
He was up to $590 and change about an hour ago. I donated anyway, in light of the debates and that it’s go time.
If he knocks Huck down, I’ll donate again in lieu of the vote I won’t be casting on Super Tuesday (I’ll be out of the country).
Go, Fred, Go.
10:27 am
I have climbed aboard the Fred Thompson express also after months of being conflicted.
11:40 am
[...] As Rick said, Man the oars and start pulling for Fred. The hour is late and the need is great. Time to pony up if we want to see a true conservative in the White House next November. [...]
12:00 pm
[...] Many seem to agree that Thompson is finally coming into his own. [...]
12:14 pm
Hey Rick: Delete comments, much?
12:17 pm
Whose comment was deleted? I only delete comments that are insulting or that contain obscenities.
Seriously, if you made a comment that is not published, chances are it got caught in my spam filter. Try it again and I will check the filter this time.
12:31 pm
Rick,
My comment was published at #45, so the spam filter didn’t prevent it. It’s gone now, though. Magic, I guess, unless the filter operates post-facto and considers the word “Duuuude” an insult.
The comment noted your admission to Roger at 2:17 of having made campaign contributions to Fred Thompson under a false name, which I gather is a crime punishable by up to a year in jail and $100k.
So if you’re going to delete any comment, you might start with #19.
12:47 pm
My Askimet Spam Filter is extremely thorough. I’ve had trackbacks caught in it.
Perhaps before jumping to conclusions the next time you will take into account the publishing platform being used by the blogger.
1:18 pm
Umokay. Rather than jumping to conclusions, I’ll ask: Why would your majestically thorough filter remove, after the fact, a post that had no obscenities or insults in it?
So, does it reject snark? ‘Cause I admit my original comment did have a modicum of snark.
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2:59 pm
Good to see Fred start to come alive. Loved it when he went after Huckabee. Guess I’ll send some more money his way this weekend, just to see what happens in S.C.
My question is when will he go after McCain? He had a great opportunity last night. Unfortunately, I’m thinking we’ll be waiting a long time. Supposedly, McCain is a best DC buddy, hence he politely “disagrees” with him.
Somebody other than Romney better be willing to go after McCain’s record soon, even if the RINO and his MSM promoters call it an “attack.”
Can Fred do it? Or are they working together? Will Fred endorse McCain in the end?
Don’t have much confidence in candidates or the average uninformed voters, for that matter.
3:48 pm
I don’t have a clue why my filter removes anything – including the occassional legitimate comment and trackback.
Should I say that a third time or do you have it now?
11:35 am
No need for a third time, I hear you loud and clear: You “don’t have a clue”. Got it!
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10:25 am
So, how’s that working for you?
Raised $1.3 million. What’ve you done, flunkie?
Ed.