Republican candidate Fred Thompson dropped out today after finishing third in South Carolina last Saturday where he was hoping to invigorate his campaign. Thompson finished third in Iowa, fifth in Michigan and Nevada, sixth in New Hampshire and a distant second to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Wyoming. After much hype, Thompson's campaign couldn't gain traction when he entered the race. He has been described as lackluster with no energy despite, albeit late, a good showing in recent debates. Five candidates remain in the Republican race: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rudy Giuliani.
My Take
Odds are his votes will spread between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney who have been running campaigns on traditional conservative views, perhaps leaning towards Huckabee given Romney's shift on the issues. This can potentially hurt Rudy Giuliani further in Florida.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/22/thompson.out/index.html
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