Mr Deaver sees the same raw material in Mr Thompson as was perceived in Ronald Reagan, describing him as someone "that could really make a difference". He added: "He is very popular in his party. He could change this whole thing and turn this primary system upside down.
Maybe that's more to do with Republicans dissatisfaction with the current field than with a true sense of Thompson and Reagan.
The key attribute of Ronald Reagan that put him head and shoulders above others was a sense of cheerful optimism about America. I haven't sensed that in Sen. Thompson. Authoritarian yes. Optimistic, no. It may come. But the one who has potential to restore a sense of pride and greatness about America -- the one who could credibly speak of a "shining city on a hill" is a Senator -- not from Tennessee, or New York, but from Illinois.
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Of course it's all about the conservatives' dissatisfaction of the current field.
Those in the GOP who like Dobson, DeLay, Robertson, Ashcroft, etc. -- ie the ones who turn out for elections and vote for people like Bush -- want a diehard conservative in the White House, not some flip-flopping pseudo-Republican liberal.
You're an Obama man, eh? Coooool.
Obama man -- not yet, but am interested.
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