Fred Thompson Blogging His Way Into the Presidential Race

Monday, June 25th, 2007 by Andy Beal

Fred Thompson Blogging His Way Into the Presidential Race

I’ve been looking for a presidential candidate that I could find something in common with, and maybe republican Fred Thompson is the man.

Reuters reports that Fred Thompson is one of the few candidates actively blogging and using his blog as a platform for transparency and candid speech.

…Thompson has been the most active campaign blogger by far, and those who know him say he writes nearly everything himself — not always the case in modern politics.

“It’s not that we wouldn’t use all the traditional campaign tools, but what he has seen on the Internet is the ability to directly engage real people and have a conversation,” said Thompson spokesman Mark Corallo.

A promising start, but how good is Fred Thompson at engaging the blogosphere? It’s one thing to write the occasional post, but is Thompson replying to comments and engaging other blogs? His name is all over this post, so we’ll see how well his campaign is tracking blog mentions – maybe we’ll get a comment out of him.

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8 comments on “Fred Thompson Blogging His Way Into the Presidential Race”

Drew Stauffer Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 11:54 am

I think I like him a little bit more now.
Jordan McCollum Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 12:45 pm

So, Andy, does your candidate have to have the same political views or the same blogging views as you do?

(I’m quite partial to Fred after studying his stances on several issues!)
SEO Refugee Blog Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

It’s mostly been one of his staffers writing the posts. It’s Fred’s words but I don’t think he’s the one actually blogging etc. The majority of the posts are authored by Michael not Fred. I also don’t think anyone from the campaign has been commenting on outside blogs. I think it would be a brilliant move but so far I’ve not seen it.

P.S. Vote for Fred!
Andy Beal Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

@SEO Refugee – I believe he’s guest posted at blogs other than his own.
@Jordan – I’ve not yet fully explored Thompson’s stance on political issues, but those would be a higher priority.
Jaan Kanellis Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

I like him just because he was in Days of Thunder, lol.
Dario Says:

June 26th, 2007 at 7:28 am

I wonder what his comment policy is and whether he goes by the blogging code of conduct or not.
RyanP Says:

June 27th, 2007 at 12:42 pm

That’s nice and all that Fred is latching on to a new technology. The problem with him though is that he is politically weak, has a poor work ethic, and is a big government conservative.

Ron Paul is the only moral choice for president.

Plus Fred’s blog comments are blocked unless you register for his site. Weeeeak.
Margret Shellhammer Says:

February 19th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

“I like him just because he was in Days of Thunder, lol.”

LOL

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