Fred Thompson Out of Money in Iowa

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Martin at the Politico reports:

When I got a generic fundraising e-mail "from" Fred Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy last night offering "a quick update" on the effort to get "on the air statewide in Iowa," I didn't take it literally.

I should have.

Fred has gone dark in Iowa.

With not enough cash to buy ads, he's doing all the free media he can on his bus tour. But it's a remarkable indicator of just how topsy-turvy the GOP race has been that the man once viewed as the party's savior cannot even afford to buy TV time in the final days before Iowa.

Yeah, that's not good. And it's especially not good when Ron Paul can raise millions doing the same sort of thing and Fred Thompson gets a few hundred g's. There's somewhat of a lack of excitement there.

Back in September, when Fred first announced his candidacy, much was made out of his lackadaisical campaign style, scheduling events few and far between. At the time I wrote that if Fred does win, the rules of presidential campaigns will be changed forever.

Well, it seems the jury is in, and while this is still anyone's race, Fred's campaign style has seemed to really hurt him in the stretch. The rules of presidential campaigning are stronger than ever and that means a whole lot of work for a long, long time.

Filed Under: Republicans, Fred Thompson, 2008 President, Fundraising

Tagged: caucuses, election, Fred Thompson, FredThompson, fundraising, Iowa, money, president 2008, President2008, Republicans

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