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King Picks Thompson

December 17, 2007 11:21 AM

ABC News' Christine Byun reports: As the endorsements continue to roll out, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is standing behind Republican candidate Fred Thompson.

For Thompson – who has stalled in recent Iowa polls behind rivals Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney – it is a vital boost to his presidential hopes in the Hawkeye state.

Radio Iowa reports King – who considers illegal immigration his top priority – expressed "profound respect" for candidate Tom Tancredo, who he believes has "won this immigration issue." However, after a sleepless night of tossing and turning, he narrowed down his choices down to Romney and Thompson. He chose Thompson because he's the candidate he's "most comfortable with on the issues" and "believes in their core."

Thompson staff says the two men met in Washington DC in October. What was supposed to be a half-hour meeting turned into nearly two hours of the men discussing issues, according to campaign staffers. The two men have talked since the endorsement and according to a Thompson advisor, they will have King on "lockdown" for their statewide bus tour. The advisor says the campaign considers King "one of the true conservative leaders in the state" and says the nod of support will help bolster their efforts to convince caucus-goers that Thompson is the "clear conservative choice."

When King was asked about Thompson's much-discussed "fire in the belly" for the Republican nomination, King responded, "I'm kind of antidote for that," according to Radio Iowa.

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