Wednesday, October 31, 2007

FRED THOMPSON, MITT ROMNEY

Is a New Romney Hire Foreshadowing a Dobson Endorsement?

A Thompson Associate passes on word that one of their former campaign staffers - who had said early on he could never see himself working for Mitt Romney - is expected to sign on with the former Massachusetts governor.

This Thompson Associate is also predicting an endorsement of Mitt Romney by James Dobson in the near future. (Note that could be genuine scuttlebutt, or it could be an effort to create expectations, so that if Dobson doesn't do it soon, the impression can be created that something went awry.)

Considering Romney's previous endorsements among evangelical leaders, and Dobson's earlier dismissals of Thompson, an endorsement of Romney wouldn't be shocking...

UPDATE: The figure switching to Romney is revealed as Bill Wichterman.

10/31 01:02 PMShare