Yes, Thompson Won the Debate
No use denying it. It was evident the moment it was over, and every voice in the conservative blogosphere has echoed the fact. Fred Thompson finally performed the way people had expected him to perform all along.
He did it primarily by going after Huckabee, which makes a great deal of sense, given that by all accounts Fred's making his last stand in South Carolina, where Huckabee is quite strong.
Bob Krumm has a great analysis of the situation up this morning, too. His theory is that Thompson's best hope is to thin the field, and that he avoided confrontation with McCain last night because he needs McCain to win big in Michigan and force Romney out:
Bob Krumm - January 11th, 2008 A Mitt loss in Michigan tells South Carolina that he will not be the nominee, so it’s time to look to someone else to support. If, however, Mitt wins Michigan it doesn’t matter what Fred did in last night’s debate. He wasn’t going to win in South Carolina against John McCain and a reinvigorated multi-millionaire. Fred is depending upon McCain to eliminate Romney for him. So Fred couldn’t risk knocking McCain down.
Allow me to propose another theory on top of that: if and when Fred does drop out, he'll likely endorse McCain, and could be a serious contender to become McCain's VP.
McCain/Thompson '08? Formidable, to say the least.
UPDATE: John Ellis is thinking along the same lines.
» January 11th, 2008
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