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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Sep 15, 2007 01:59pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Saturday, September 15, 2007 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Fred Thompson spent years acting on NBC's evening drama "Law & Order," but is he ready for presidential prime time?
The former Tennessee senator, who had several months to prepare for a White House bid, entered the race 10 days ago and the early reviews have been less than glowing. Some Republicans have panned his performance as he's stumbled over a few questions right out of the gate.
"It's one thing to give a stump speech and project your theme, and he accomplished that with a conservative populist message," said Greg Mueller, a former aide to conservative Republican presidential hopeful Pat Buchanan in 1992. "Now, his next challenge is to really hone his answers to questions — and that's a challenge all candidates have faced."
In the unscripted moments, Thompson has faltered in the last week with several unforced errors |
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