Timeline of a doomed campaign

August 13, 2007

A brief retrospective on the late presidential campaign of Tommy!:

April 2, 2007 — Former Wis. Governor Enters Race for Nomination: GOP Candidate Says He Is Confident After Months of Campaigning in Iowa

April 4, 2007 — Gingrich gives Thompson a fighting chance in Iowa

April 15, 2007 — Republican presidential hopeful: Money-making a Jewish tradition

April 16, 2007 — Thompson apologizes to Jews for comments

May 4, 2007 — Thomspon apologizes for comment on gay discrimination

May 13, 2007 — Thompson blames illness for comment on firing gays

May 13, 2007 — Tommy Thompson expands on why he made controversial comment: “a dead hearing aid and his need to use the bathroom”

June 13, 2007 — Thompson won’t drop out of straw poll: Event’s impact lessened by 2 withdrawals

August 12, 2007 Thompson dropping out of presidential race: Campaign releases statement; ex-governor finishes 6th in Iowa straw poll

2 Responses to “Timeline of a doomed campaign”

  1. 1. Asher Heimermann Says:

    Good timeline! I just love:

    ” I have a dead hearing aid and I need to use the use the bathroom before I pee my pants…!”

    LoL, Keep up the good work.

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