All Agog Over Thompson

By Kenneth T. Walsh, US News & World Reoprt
Posted 6/24/07

He has a resonant baritone voice and an imposing physical presence. He has strong conservative credentials and a background in both government and the private sector. He has proven communication skills honed by his work on television and in the movies.

If Fred Thompson sounds like the conservative candidate from central casting—a latter-day Ronald Reagan—that's exactly the image he wants to project as he prepares to enter the race for the White House, probably in the next few weeks. Thompson's plan is to make as big a splash as he can, to generate both a tidal wave of positive publicity and an outpouring of campaign contributions that would propel him to the top of the GOP heap. Adds a Republican strategist who is ready to join Thompson's bandwagon: "If he gets into the race, as we all expect, he will be a strong contender from Day 1."

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