The first two weeks of 2008 have been very good for Fred Thompson. Funds have come in at a rate of nearly $100,000 per day. As of this writing the Red Truck shows $1,038,231 surpassing the million they had set as a goal to raise before midnight last night.

The latest Rasmussen poll in South Carolina shows a four point gain for Thompson (and a five point decline for Mike Huckabee) putting him in a statistical three way tie for second.

He is also running this new ad:

A good start to a new year.