Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), today bowed out of the Presidential Primary race. Thompson, a popular Southerner, fared poorly in South Carolina's primary over the weekend and decided he would not push ahead in the Florida primary this coming Tuesday.
Thompson is best known to many American's as a film and TV actor, having starred in "The Hunt for Red October" and "Law & Order" among many others.
He also gained fame 35 years ago, as the Minority Counsel on the Senate Watergate Committee. He was a protégé of then Sen. Howard Baker, (R-TN), who later helped launch Thompson's own political career.
Thompson is 65, and a solid Southern conservative. Look for his name to be mentioned often as a Vice-presidential running mate, no matter who ultimately wins the GOP nomination.
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