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Fred Thompson to Skip Debate, Announce on Tonight Show

I don't have much interest in the Republican debate (I'll be watching former President Clinton on Larry King Live)but I think it's telling that Fred Thompson is skipping the debate and will appear on the Tonight Show instead to announce his candidacy.

He's been losing staffers in droves. New Hampshire voters don't sound pleased they're being snubbed:

"There is a genuine interest in Senator Thompson here, a real curiosity about him," New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen said Tuesday. "But that curiosity is giving way to skepticism and maybe even cynicism about him in part because of how he's handling his grand entrance. For him to then go on Jay Leno the same night and be trading jokes while other candidates are having a substantive discussion on issues is not going to be missed by New Hampshire voters."

The other candidates have an 8 month lead on him and more money.

I don't think any Republican candidate has warmed the hearts and minds of voters. Not that I'm complaining.

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    Check out the "respect" (none / 0) (#1)
    by oculus on Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 06:51:49 PM EST
    poll at Mydd though. Scary.

    Someone should tell New Hampshire (none / 0) (#2)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 07:00:41 PM EST
    that they have been getting a free ride for too long. No one actually cares what they think.

    Now, Il, Fl, etc.... that's a different story.

    The last thing the US needs (none / 0) (#3)
    by Nowonmai on Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 09:44:16 PM EST
    Is another ignorant man, who feels he doesn't need to know what to do and can learn on the job, who thinks keeping a permanent US presence in the Middle East is a good idea. Especially one who doesn't think Bush was conservative enough!!!

    I don't think the US can survive another dose of 'compassionate conservatives'.

    Thompson's announcement... (none / 0) (#4)
    by desertswine on Thu Sep 06, 2007 at 12:59:01 PM EST
    had all the splash of a feather landing on water.