Fred Thompson’s South Carolina concession speech has left both online observers and the traditional media confused as to exactly what his intentions are. Most expected Thompson to dropout, but his speech was more a rehash of conservative platform points with no indication of whether a possible withdrawal was imminent.
Nonetheless, Powerline Blog’s Paul Mirengoff writes the Thompson obit:
Word is that Thompson will return to Tennessee to visit his mother in the hospital. While he's there, presumably, he'll consider his options. Frankly, and I say this with regret, it's difficult to see the case for him remaining in the race.
Classic conservatives, and bloggers in particular, have largely supported Thompson’s campaign, but lamented his lack of enthusiasm and late-game effort. Or, as Hot Air puts it:
When push came to shove, he just … didn’t have enough cowbell.
Red State says Thompson goes out, “Not With a Bang, but a Whimper.”
Meanwhile, NRO’s Jim Geraghty continues to make a case for why Thompson should stay in the race:
[If] he really finds some of his other rivals as not-conservatives who are unacceptable to carry the Republican mantle, why not stay in this thing until the end, collect as many delegates as he can, and at the very least, throw them to the one he finds most acceptable at the GOP convention?
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