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How Thompson Hurt His Own Prospects — and Helped Romney’s

By Stuart Rothenberg
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Sept. 4, 2007, Midnight

After former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson acknowledged in mid-March that he was considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination, supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney were quietly acknowledging the obvious: Their candidate was political roadkill if Thompson entered the contest anytime soon.

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