Yup, Thompson fizzles with only $3 million

Published: July 30, 2007, 3:02 pm

Tags: fred thompson, president, 2008

Ouch. Fred Thompson plans to announce Tuesday that his committee to test the waters for a Republican presidential campaign raised slightly more than $3 million in June, substantially less than some backers had hoped, according to Republican sources. I remember when Republicans were drooling over a Thompson candidacy, claiming it would spark a grassroots phenomenon. The wingnutosphere boldly predicted that it would take online politics to a new level. But many Republicans have turned queasy as Thompson has ousted part of his original brain trust and repeatedly delayed his official announcement, which is now planned for shortly after Labor Day, in the first two weeks of September. Some are already saying a prospective Thompson run is a flop. “I just don’t see it anymore,” said a key Republican who had been extremely enthusiastic about a Thompson candidacy. "That number is really underwhelming. There were indications it could be double that. They've been saying

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