Fred's Timing Makes Sense

The disclosure benefits aside, there are benefits to announcing on September 6.

Consider: Congress is back in session. On September 10, House members will receive a detailed briefing from Gen. David Petraeus about Iraq; the Senate's briefing is scheduled, tenatively, for two days later.

It's likely that the administration will begin to roll out the thrust of Petraeus report that weekend. The national poltical press corps -- most of them, anyway -- will be in one place: with Thompson.

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Thomson's campaign is a joke.

Marc's argument is very funny.

"Congress is back in session. On September 10, House members will receive a detailed briefing from Gen. David Petraeus about Iraq; the Senate's briefing is scheduled, tenatively, for two days later.

It's likely that the administration will begin to roll out the thrust of Petraeus report that weekend. The national poltical press corps -- most of them, anyway -- will be in one place: with Thompson."

With all of this other important stuff going on in DC why will Thomson get more attention? Infact he won't get much attention because of these other things. May be only Thomson crazies will pay him attention.

Posted by kyle | August 31, 2007 8:59 AM

Because there will be a bunch of reporters spinning their wheels, waiting to pounce on the stories that will be available on the 10th, with nothing much to write about until that happens?
But kyle's right in that Thompson hasn't campaigned yet. But that's his right. Historically, candidates tend to announce later than he is, anyway, and if he does well, maybe we won't see the 2012 presidential circus until late summer or fall of 2011.

Posted by Nony Mouse | August 31, 2007 3:10 PM

I don't see Thompson doing well. He's already $40 million behind Giuliani and Romney in fundraising. Giuliani's campaign is overwhelming a national organization and Romney's organization is the strongest in Iowa and New Hampshire. Thompson is going to suffer from a lack of exposure (people who do know about him now are already discounting his campaign because of multiple factors), lack of funds, and a lack of states in which he can enter an even playing field. If Thompson expects to challenge Romney in Iowa, or Giuliani in California, Florida, New York, or New Jersey; he is seriously mistaken.

Posted by Ben | August 31, 2007 3:55 PM