Fred Thompson Drops Out of Presidential Race

Republican Presidential candidate Fred Thompson has dropped out of the race for the White House.  Thompson finished a dissappointing third place in the South Carolina primary last weekend.

“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. 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 said in a statement.

Prior to his public statement, the GOP candidate had begun calling friends, family members and supporters to tell them he was ending his campaign, four months after he formally announced his White House bid, a run that was greeted much more enthusiastically before he actually got into the race.

Many had said that Fred wasn’t running but actually ‘walking for President’.  It took Fred longer to decide to enter the race than he was actually in it.

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January 22, 2008 | Filed Under 2008 Presidential Election, fred thompson 

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