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TOT Out

Posted on : 13-08-2007 | By : Jim Lynch | In : 2008

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Tommy “The Other Thompson” Thompson has stayed true to his word and dropped out of the 2008 presidential race.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson said Sunday he is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after finishing sixth in an Iowa straw poll.

“I have no regrets about running,” he said in a statement released Sunday evening by his campaign.

I guess it’s time to update my poll again. More on that later.

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Another fly has dropped…

You needed a microscope to find Thompson in the polls. The results of the Ames caucus were almost certainly the kiss of death for the former Wisconsin Governor. Still, I don’t see the winnowing down of candidates for next year’s primaries as good new…