In a follow up to my Iowa Straw Poll post from last night, it appears that the Tommy Thompson campaign is headed for the exit ramp. The former Health and Human Services Secretary and longtime Wisconsin governor will probably announce he's ending his longshot quest for the Republican presidential nomination, according to CBS News.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the non-binding straw poll taken at Iowa State University in Ames, with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee placing second. Kansas Senator Sam Brownback ended up in third place, followed by Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
Thompson finished in sixth place. Bad, but it turns out to be really bad that Thompson couldn't get more straw poll votes than the laughing stock of the Republican Party, Ron Paul.
As governor of that state 45 miles north of me, Thompson was well-liked, even among Democrats, winning four elections to Wisconsin's top post. But like such Wisconsin "delicacies" as deep-fried cheese curds, Thompson was unable to catch fire outside America's Dairyland.
UPDATE 9:25PM CDT: It hasn't been officially announced, but Thompson is going to drop out.
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