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Fred Finally Jumps into the Fray on 'Jay'

Posted Sep 4, 07 9:01 PM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – Pundits are accusing Fred Thompson of taking too long to announce his candidacy, a step he will take tomorrow night on Jay Leno. Poor fundraising and personnel problems have caught media limelight because Thompson wasn’t on the campaign trail, critics say. An adviser replies: "It's still not yet a campaign. Until you hit a date when the rubber hits the road, you can make mistakes."

Thompson will announce just as Congress is heating up its debate on Iraq this week. Stephen F. Hayes of the Weekly Standard says Thompson will keep supporting the surge to show off his down-to-earth conservatism – his best way of beating not-so-conservative Giuliani. Talking to Thompson’s strategists, Hayes writes, “one phrase was repeated nearly a dozen times: consistent conservative.”

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Former United States Senator Fred Thompson, prepares for a scene on the set of the television show Law & Order in New York in this Feb. 19, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Moyer, File)   (Associated Press)
Former United States Senator Fred Thompson, right, performs in a scene on the set of the television show Law & Order in New York in this Feb. 19, 2003 file photo. While Thompson's "Law & Order" character...   (Associated Press)
Former Senator and yet to announce Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson puts come condiments on a hotdog during a visit to the Minnesota State Fair Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 in Falcon Heights,...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Sen. Fred Thompson R-Tenn., leaves the stage after speaking at the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/AJ...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., participates in a live radio broadcast at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/M. Spencer...   (Associated Press)
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