Why Fred flopped

Fred Thompson withdrew from the Republican presidential race, days after coming in third place in South Carolina, a state he had earlier hoped to win. Thompson's departure isn't much of a surprise, said Rich Lowry in National Review Online. He never showe

What happened

Fred Thompson withdrew from the Republican presidential race, days after coming in third place in South Carolina, a state he had earlier hoped to win. Thompson's late-starting campaign never gained traction despite initial excitement and favorable press. The actor and former senator instead earned a reputation as a lazy campaigner whose heart wasn’t in the race. “Fred was still playing Hamlet when he launched, and he took three months to limber up,“ said an unidentified friend and collaborator. ”He actually enjoyed it at the end, but it was too late.” (Politico.com)

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