Thompson Is In: Update

There is an interesting piece on Fred Thompson written by Tom Bevan in Real Clear Politics. It is a nice assessment of Thompson's appeal and chances.

Read the whole thing but Bevan concludes with a few words on why it isn't too late for Fred:

"The other good news for Thompson is that right now his show is the only new one around, while the other candidates have long since gone into reruns.
Just after Thompson finished speaking in Mason City, I asked a group of people attending the event whether they felt Thompson waited too long to run and "missed his moment." Not a single one felt he had, and one man opined that the problem wasn't that Thompson had gotten in too late but that the other candidates had gotten in too early. "We're bored to death of those guys," the man said, while the others nodded in agreement.Thompson may be playing catch up from a fundraising and organization standpoint, but as far as voters are concerned there is plenty of room for - and interest in - adding another show to the Republican line up. We'll know soon enough whether Thompson can keep them tuned in."