Presidential hopeful John McCain said Thursday during a fundraising stop in Mississippi that Fred Thompson would make a viable Republican candidate, but he didn’t express concern that his former Senate colleague would siphon off votes in the GOP primary.
Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee and “Law & Order” actor, seems poised to announce a run in 2008, and would join a field of Republican candidates led by McCain, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
About the Author(s)
Magnolia Tribune
This article was produced by Magnolia Tribune staff.
More Like This
More From This Author
Previous Story
News
|
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
, Humera Lodhi, Associated Press
, Simran Parwani, Associated Press
•
May 6, 2026
Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump’s flex pays off and Democrats win special election
Trump took aim at seven Republican state senators in Indiana who opposed his plan to redraw congressional district boundaries to help the party gain seats in the U.S. House. His intervention mostly paid off.
