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Thompson Announces Run!
August 8th 1999
"There was a lot of speculation about Tom's run, even from the moment Dole lost, even if it was minor speculation, the big focus was on Dubya Bush, the big name Governor of Texas who had complete Establishment backing, and was holding big leads in polling, this put many people in the considering (Liz Dole, Quayle, that Hatch guy) of not running, but then upstart Senator John McCain quickly rose to prominence as the Anti-Establishment candidate and was proving to be a tough stick to shake in polls, but for the moment, Bush was the clear frontrunner. But in February of '99, while touring New Hampshire, the Governor was hit by a car while crossing the road, he survived, but was in a very bad state and therefore was unable to run, this opened up possibilities for everyone, the race was now wide open
And Tom was nudged into making the announcement, he did it in an expected location, the city of Madison, the speech was nothing special, it was just yammering on about "The Ideals of Freedom" and other stuff like that, and from the start, we were facing a tough battle in polling due to many candidates reconsidering, a tough race was ahead of us---Scott McCallum, Division:The 2000 Election
Gallup Poll:Who do you think should be the Republican Nominee? (Circa August 10th 1999)
Note:This is only a preliminary poll, and includes only people who have had mention of running.
John McCain 15%
Elizabeth Dole 11%
Tommy Thompson 9%
Orrin Hatch 7%
Alan Keyes 5%
Dan Quayle 5%
Lamar Alexander 5%
Gary Baeur 4%
Pat Buchannan 3%
Herman Cain 2%
Undecided/Other 34%
August 8th 1999
"There was a lot of speculation about Tom's run, even from the moment Dole lost, even if it was minor speculation, the big focus was on Dubya Bush, the big name Governor of Texas who had complete Establishment backing, and was holding big leads in polling, this put many people in the considering (Liz Dole, Quayle, that Hatch guy) of not running, but then upstart Senator John McCain quickly rose to prominence as the Anti-Establishment candidate and was proving to be a tough stick to shake in polls, but for the moment, Bush was the clear frontrunner. But in February of '99, while touring New Hampshire, the Governor was hit by a car while crossing the road, he survived, but was in a very bad state and therefore was unable to run, this opened up possibilities for everyone, the race was now wide open
And Tom was nudged into making the announcement, he did it in an expected location, the city of Madison, the speech was nothing special, it was just yammering on about "The Ideals of Freedom" and other stuff like that, and from the start, we were facing a tough battle in polling due to many candidates reconsidering, a tough race was ahead of us---Scott McCallum, Division:The 2000 Election
Gallup Poll:Who do you think should be the Republican Nominee? (Circa August 10th 1999)
Note:This is only a preliminary poll, and includes only people who have had mention of running.
John McCain 15%
Elizabeth Dole 11%
Tommy Thompson 9%
Orrin Hatch 7%
Alan Keyes 5%
Dan Quayle 5%
Lamar Alexander 5%
Gary Baeur 4%
Pat Buchannan 3%
Herman Cain 2%
Undecided/Other 34%
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Orville_third
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Is Bush not running? Did something happen to him? If not, I can make some suggestions for scandals or other bad stuff. (Make sure you take note of the SC Primary.)
Delta Force
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According to the post just before yours, Bush was severely injured after being hit by a car.
So do I, and I was actually tossing that POD around, but I decided to go with the injury as Bush will be involved more as the story goes round.
I was expecting Goldwater.
Sorry, should've made it a bit more clear.
Just a heads up-the update is actually just one big sentence (lots of commas with no full stops). It will be much easier to read if you cut down the paragraph into smaller sentences. I'm looking forward to this TL nontheless, always thought that Thompson was undervalued in TLs.
MAC WILL RUN!;
McCain announces Pres. Bid at University of Iowa visit
August 3rd 1999
BIDEN REFUSES TO RUN!
Delaware Senator:"I want what is best for the country, and that's voting for my friend Al Gore"
August 10th 1999
DOLE:I WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR NATION
Wife of 1996 Presidential Nominee will seek Presidency herself
August 14th 1999
BRADLEY CLOSING GAP WITH GORE IN STATEWIDE POLLS
Polls find Bradley within striking distance of VP
August 16th 1999
(Poll Taken among Registered Democrat Voters in New Jersey) Who would you want to be the next Democratic Nominee in 2000?
(Poll taken among Registered Democratic Voters in Vermont) Who would you want to be the next Democratic Nominee in 2000?
Al Gore 45%
Bill Bradley 36%
Other/Undecided 19%
Chris Matthews::So today, I am joined by Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois to discuss this retaking of Bradley in the polls, nice to meet you Dick.
Chris Matthews:So Dick, what's with the sudden upswing in Bradley Voters?
Dick Durbin:Well, Chris, I'd put it down to the fact that people on the left are getting tired of the same old same old, and with Al Gore as the frontrunner that vote is being tapped into like a goldmine.
Chris Matthews:Well, uh, would you put yourself in that category?
Dick Durbin:Well, yeah, I don't really think I will vote for the Vice-President, I feel that the United States needs a change from Clinton, though I don't want to pick sides on the whole thing (Chuckling)
SIMON HUGHES CLINCHES LIBDEM LEADERSHIP ELECTION IN FOURTH ROUND
London MP Wins in a Nailbiter against Charles Kennedy
?????? 1999
1999 Liberal Democrat Leadership Election Results:
Simon Hughes 42.3%
Charles Kennedy 42%
Malcom Bruce 14%
Other 1.7%
McCain announces Pres. Bid at University of Iowa visit
August 3rd 1999
BIDEN REFUSES TO RUN!
Delaware Senator:"I want what is best for the country, and that's voting for my friend Al Gore"
August 10th 1999
DOLE:I WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR NATION
Wife of 1996 Presidential Nominee will seek Presidency herself
August 14th 1999
BRADLEY CLOSING GAP WITH GORE IN STATEWIDE POLLS
Polls find Bradley within striking distance of VP
August 16th 1999
(Poll Taken among Registered Democrat Voters in New Jersey) Who would you want to be the next Democratic Nominee in 2000?
Al Gore 48%
Bill Bradley 38%
Undecided/Other 14%
(Poll taken among Registered Democratic Voters in Vermont) Who would you want to be the next Democratic Nominee in 2000?
Al Gore 45%
Bill Bradley 36%
Other/Undecided 19%
Chris Matthews::So today, I am joined by Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois to discuss this retaking of Bradley in the polls, nice to meet you Dick.
Chris Matthews:So Dick, what's with the sudden upswing in Bradley Voters?
Dick Durbin:Well, Chris, I'd put it down to the fact that people on the left are getting tired of the same old same old, and with Al Gore as the frontrunner that vote is being tapped into like a goldmine.
Chris Matthews:Well, uh, would you put yourself in that category?
Dick Durbin:Well, yeah, I don't really think I will vote for the Vice-President, I feel that the United States needs a change from Clinton, though I don't want to pick sides on the whole thing (Chuckling)
SIMON HUGHES CLINCHES LIBDEM LEADERSHIP ELECTION IN FOURTH ROUND
London MP Wins in a Nailbiter against Charles Kennedy
?????? 1999
1999 Liberal Democrat Leadership Election Results:
Simon Hughes 42.3%
Charles Kennedy 42%
Malcom Bruce 14%
Other 1.7%
Ashcroft for Prez?
Missouri Senator could be Establishment Favorite
August 18 1999
BUSH IN "OK" CONDITION
Texas Governor's condition is "Improving" from Three Months Ago according to Doctors
August 20 1999
POWELL:I WANT NO BUSINESS IN THIS
General's declination upsets many Moderates
August 23 1999
BOEHNER:I MAY RUN, I MAY NOT
Little Known Ohio Rep. Could be in the Cards for Running
August 25 1999
(Poll among Registered Republican Voters)Among the Candidates that are running or have made mention of running, who do you think should be the Nominee?
Elizabeth Dole 14%
John McCain 14%
Tommy Thompson 10%
John Ashcroft 9%
Lamar Alexander 5%
John Boehner 5%
Orrin Hatch 4%
Alan Keyes 3%
Dan Quayle 3%
Herman Cain 2%
Gary Baeuer 2%
Pat Buchannan 1%
Other/Undecided 28%
Missouri Senator could be Establishment Favorite
August 18 1999
BUSH IN "OK" CONDITION
Texas Governor's condition is "Improving" from Three Months Ago according to Doctors
August 20 1999
POWELL:I WANT NO BUSINESS IN THIS
General's declination upsets many Moderates
August 23 1999
BOEHNER:I MAY RUN, I MAY NOT
Little Known Ohio Rep. Could be in the Cards for Running
August 25 1999
(Poll among Registered Republican Voters)Among the Candidates that are running or have made mention of running, who do you think should be the Nominee?
Elizabeth Dole 14%
John McCain 14%
Tommy Thompson 10%
John Ashcroft 9%
Lamar Alexander 5%
John Boehner 5%
Orrin Hatch 4%
Alan Keyes 3%
Dan Quayle 3%
Herman Cain 2%
Gary Baeuer 2%
Pat Buchannan 1%
Other/Undecided 28%
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Don't much about Tommy Thompson. Interesting start. Hope you get a chance to update your other TL's whenever you can.