Person of the Day: Fred Thompson

Steve BrodnerApril 16, 2007 7:00 AM


FRED THOMPSON, GOP politician/B actor who reminds desperate Republicans, they say, of Reagan. Maybe time spent as dutiful supporter of Bush policies gives him a kind of ready Bonzo cred.

Latest LA Times/Bloomberg Poll:
Rudy Giuliani 29%
Fred Thompson 15%
John McCain 12%
Mitt Romney 8%

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