I am sure there are still quite a few Republicans out there who are still undecided about the upcoming primaries. With Giuliani’s recent drop in the polls, and Mike Huckabee being attacked recently by the very influential Rush Limbaugh, it appears the nomination is still up for grabs. I have spent less time writing about the 2008 elections than I probably should have thus far, but with the Iowa caucus less than a week away its time I give it more attention.

What little I have written thus far with regards to the Republican primaries has been in favor of Fred Thompson who I feel is the most conservative of all of the candidates. I am not alone in my thinking, with Fred having received endorsements from conservative bloggers such as John Hawkins of Rightwing News, Erick Erickson of RedState.Com, Pejman of RedState, Eugene Volokh of Volokh’s Conspiracy, Polipundit of Polipundit, along with many others.

The Thompson campaign has set a fund raising goal to have raised $248,000 by sundown tomorrow in order to run a new ad in Iowa. I have already donated what little I could to help Fred’s campaign and am now asking anyone who believes Fred is the best candidate to do the same.

Update: Rick Moran at RightWingNutHouse has organized a blogburst for today:

Dear Friends,

I am writing to ask for your help.

All of us know the long odds faced by Fred Thompson in his efforts to win the GOP nomination for president. I’m sure you are all aware that Fred has undertaken pretty much of a do or die bus tour of Iowa in order to finish strongly in the Caucuses on January 3.

Many of you have already taken steps to support the Thompson campaign in a tangible way by placing fundraising widgets on your sidebar and writing about the campaign. In this way, each of us alone has done whatever we can to support Fred in his efforts.

But at this, the 11th hour of the campaign in Iowa, I think it would be a very effective fundraising tool if as many of us as possible were to participate in an old-fashioned Blogburst, writing a post asking readers to donate to the campaign while embedding a fundraising widget in the post for convenience.

I propose Thursday, December 27 for the Blogburst. If you have an email list, I would urge you to ask your subscribers to donate. If you know of other bloggers who support Fred, please forward this email and ask them to participate as well.

Not expecting a “money bomb” but even a few tens of thousands of dollars would help, I’m sure. Given the number of readers represented in the blogs listed here (where I got all of your email addresses) and your cooperation, I feel confident we can give a real shot in the arm to the campaign.

I don’t think any of us believe that our endorsement of Thompson alone means that much in the long run. But working together, uniting for one day and speaking with one voice, I think we could make a significant impact on Fred’s chances in Iowa. After all, when the candidate you support rolls the dice as Fred has, the least we can do is back his play to the best of our ability.

No need to respond to this email. Just do it.

Merry Christmas,

Rick Moran
Right Wing Nuthouse

If you are a blogger who supports Fred, please participate in this Blogburst. If you know of a blogger who supports Fred, I urge you to contact them and ask them to participate.

For me, it comes down to this. If Fred isn’t nominated, I doubt very much that I will show up at the polls next November. Not to punish the party but simply because there is no one in the race who would be representing my views or who I could in good conscience, support for president.

This is why despite his long shot status, every effort must be made to help Fred Thompson continue the campaign by contributing to his efforts in Iowa. I’m going to give on Thursday and I hope you do too.

Update: Via Stop The ACLU here is the ad Thompson wishes to run in Iowa

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Election 2008, Features, Fred Thompson, Video