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Tommy Thompson Preparing to Run
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ABCNews' Teddy Davis Reports: ABC News has confirmed that former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI), who served as Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term, intends to file a presidential campaign committee after the first of the year.
Thompson commented about his intentions while in Iowa today. It's his fourth trip to the state in the last six weeks.
Thompson's spokesman expects expanding health-care coverage for the working poor to play a prominent role in Thompson's White House bid. He also plans to focus on education.
Thompson currently co-chairs a bipartisan commission with former Gov. Roy Barnes (D-GA) looking at how to improve the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. The panel, which is supported by the Aspen Institute, is expected to give Congress recommendations in advance of NCLB's expected renewal in 2007.
As for what should be done with the U.S. troops currently in Iraq, his spokesman says that Thompson hasn't had to answer that question yet.
Thompson is currently granting interviews and plans a more formal announcement in early January timed with the filing of his presidential committee.
Thompson joins a growing list of politicians taking--or preparing to take--formal steps to run for president, including Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), and Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA).
November 15, 2006 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (4)
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I hope that President Thompson wins the election cause we dont need any more Bush wanna be cause all that is gonna do is make america really unsafe so i hope that bush have a nice life NOT!
Posted by: De'Shana Williams | Nov 15, 2006 11:26:58 PM
I'm interested in hearing more from Tommy - and I'm a Democrat.
He did some good work as HHS Sec.
Posted by: BenMurphyNYC | Nov 16, 2006 1:38:40 PM
I'm from Wisconsin. My mother's significant other went to school with Tommy. He was born into politics and knows how to play the game. When he went to DC, he left a mess for his successor who got dumped in the polls. If he runs, he'll barely carry his home state.
Posted by: bubba | Nov 16, 2006 11:27:23 PM
I hope he runs too, because after he gets stomped maybe his ego will shrink to a managable size. Wisconsin is still trying to dig out from his out of control spending and lack of foresight to create a contingency fund while in the govenor's office during one of the strongest economies in this country's history. He won't last long in the primary race anyway as he likes to spout off (i.e. "stick it to 'em", wondering outloud to the press why terrorists haven't attacked our water supply etc.).
Posted by: TheTruth | Nov 18, 2006 9:18:51 PM
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