Arthur Branch for President?

March 12, 2007

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“Law and Order” star Fred Thompson is pondering whether or not to run for President. A former Tennessee Governor and more recently: supporter of Scooter Libby, the actor says that he is “giving some thought to it,” and “going to leave the door open'' on a 2008 Presidential bid.

''It's not really a reflection on the current field at all,'' he said.

''I'm just going to wait and see what happens,'' Thompson added. ''I wanted to see how my colleagues who are on the campaign trail do now, what they say, what they emphasize, what they're addressing, and how successful they are in doing that, and whether or not they can carry the ball in next November.''

Thompson, 64, said he was pondering a run after former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker and other Tennessee Republicans began drumming up support for his possible GOP candidacy, citing his conservative credentials.

''It will be interesting to me as I listen to people and learn and watch what's going on and what's the reaction, and the poll numbers and so forth, as to whether or not my instinct on that is right.''

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