Roll Call: Response to article re:Thompson

Wow.

I like the word wow. "Wow" is exactly how I feel about an article that was in yesterday's Roll Call. For those of you who don't know about Roll Call, you should get a subscription if you are reading this blog, it is one of the better Captiol Hill Newspapers.

The article titled "How Thompson Hurt His Own Prospects- And Helped Romney's" goes on to explain just that. The author believes that Thompson's delay in announcing his bid for the Republican nomination, not only hurt himself but also helped the other candidates that are currently trailing Giuliani.

I am not going to quote dates right now, I don't have them handy, but this is one of the earliest campaign cycles in the history of the run for the White House. Thompson is running under the theory that voters will burn out on the other candidates. He is also being very strategic in announcing after August. The political news outlets go dead with Washington during the summer, so if he would have announced before he would now look like all of the other candidates.

Does this mean that I am supporting Thompson? No. But, I might, and I definitely do not think that announcing after August has hurt him in the slightest, and might have been the smartest move that he has played in the Republican primary.

The old school thought process has to change. We are now in the modern world. Short attention spans.......Oh, wait.......that isn't new.......as I said earlier this campaign season is one of the earliest yet.