Could one Southern state define the 2008 presidential election?
There’s been some interesting movement of late in the Republican Party to draft former Tennessee U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson to run for president in 2008. Although he won’t say for sure if he’s running, he has not ruled it out and appears to be testing the waters (and that’s an understatement). In a recent straw poll at a county GOP caucus in Georgia, Thompson got more votes than all other candidates combined. All kinds of speculation and crazy rumors have been flying around Tennessee, including one about some sort of deal in the works between Thompson and McCain. Meanwhile, there has been a “draft Gore” (sometimes called “reelect Gore”) movement since 2001, but it is gaining strength on Al Gore’s newfound celebrity. He, too, says he is not running, but he’s coy about it (recall his “announcement” that was cut off by the “wrap it up” music at the Oscars). Similar to Thompson, Al Gore has been moving up in any polls that mention him. Many pundits believe the nomination is his i
