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'''Tommy Thompson''' was a popular four-term [[Republican]] governor of [[Wisconsin]] from 1987 to 2001, and served from 2001 to 2005 as the Secretary of the United States [[Department of Health and Human Services]] in the George W. Bush Administration. He also served as the chairman of the Republican platform committee in 2000 and kept the platform conservative. | '''Tommy Thompson''' was a popular four-term [[Republican]] governor of [[Wisconsin]] from 1987 to 2001, and served from 2001 to 2005 as the Secretary of the United States [[Department of Health and Human Services]] in the George W. Bush Administration. He also served as the chairman of the Republican platform committee in 2000 and kept the platform conservative. | ||
| − | He sought the Republican nomination in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. Wisconsin | + | He sought the Republican nomination in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. Wisconsin was one of just a few states that is "in play" and can be won by the [[Democrat]]ic or Republican nominee. Thompson was attractive to Republicans because he would likely have won his home state of Wisconsin, and that would have enabled the Republicans to capture the White House without winning Ohio, which has become more Democratic since the Republicans carried that state in the [[United States presidential election of 2004]]. |
After finishing in sixth place in the [[Iowa Straw Poll]] he withdrew from the race. <ref>Thompson withdraws from Presidential race [[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293012,00.html]]</ref> | After finishing in sixth place in the [[Iowa Straw Poll]] he withdrew from the race. <ref>Thompson withdraws from Presidential race [[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293012,00.html]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:49, August 22, 2007
Tommy Thompson was a popular four-term Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001, and served from 2001 to 2005 as the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the George W. Bush Administration. He also served as the chairman of the Republican platform committee in 2000 and kept the platform conservative.
He sought the Republican nomination in the 2008 Presidential Election. Wisconsin was one of just a few states that is "in play" and can be won by the Democratic or Republican nominee. Thompson was attractive to Republicans because he would likely have won his home state of Wisconsin, and that would have enabled the Republicans to capture the White House without winning Ohio, which has become more Democratic since the Republicans carried that state in the United States presidential election of 2004.
After finishing in sixth place in the Iowa Straw Poll he withdrew from the race. [1]
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