So Thompson supporters...

[Wakie]

Consider it this way, if they support Thompson then they probably also support Bush.

Certainly, but they could also be cognizant of the fact that Bush's unpopularity could be a sign that Thompson will not go over all that well.

I don't stopped looking for Bush supporters to be rational and cognizant of reality a while ago.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Considering that Thompson is very ideologically similar to Bush, completely supports Bush's policies and has closely aligned himself with and defended Bush, do you really think he can distance himself from Bush in the general? And if he can't, then do you really believe a candidate seen as closely tied to Bush can win?

Bush will be hung around the neck of who ever gets the nod from the GOP. Rudy = Bush with some social liberal views, Mitt = Bush+Mormon+flip flopper, Thompson = Bush+lobbyist+Hollywood+very little experience. Any of them will face an up hill battle against the legacy Bush leaves them (except, of course, with the limited number of folks that still love Bush - I think 25% of them post on this board).

Rudy = Bush will be a tough sell, I think.  People have already seen quite a bit of his capabilities through his 9/11 leadership, and will certainly know by November 2008 that he's not a reactionary social conservative.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

But they will know he supports indefinitely continuing the Iraq fiasco.

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But they will know he supports indefinitely continuing the Iraq fiasco.

Which is exactly how the Dems will go about attacking him and hanging Bush around his neck.