Fred Thompson May Announce Presidential Campaign Next Tuesday

Fred Thompson May Announce Presidential Campaign Next Tuesday
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
June 25, 2007

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Fred Thompson may announce his campaign for the Republican nomination for president as early as next Tuesday and reports indicate the former Tennessee senator may select Nashville as the site of his campaign headquarters. Thompson may announce tomorrow from the steps of the Fall School Building.

WSMV in Nashville reports that a knowledgeable source says the Thompson campaign has leased the historic building to house a national campaign headquarters.

It houses the state's oldest school and also has office space.

"Everything's in place for Tuesday," the source told WSMV. "There are three major events built around his announcement."

However, Bob Davis, the Tennessee Republican Party chair and Thompson's former chief of staff indicated there is no plan for an official announcement.

Earlier this month, sent a video message to the 1,200 attendees at the National Right to Life convention and said he opposed both abortion and embryonic stem cell research.

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