Fred Thompson drops out of Presidential Race
January 23, 2008 
Republican candidate Fred Thompson abandoned his bid for President today through a brief statement e-mailed from his campaign office:
In fittingly odd fashion, Thompson left the race through a brief statement e-mailed from his campaign office and said nothing publicly to the press or his supporters.
“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States,” Thompson said in the message. “I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.”
Thompson’s exit, in many ways, was as idiosyncratic as his entrance. He kept his supporters and potential supporters waiting for months over the summer as he mulled whether and then when to get into the race.
His late entry and lackluster performance only served to suck the life out of the campaign in the time he was a part of it.
What none of us realized at the time was that Thompson not only negatively affected the presidential race with his long, boring speeches, but he was also sucked the life out of Law & Order, almost causing it’s cancellation last season.
Have you seen how improved the show is this season without him?
And then there were 5…
This article was originally posted at ElectionSquad.com.
