Thompson Announcement Coming September 6th

Former U. S. Senator Fred Thompson will announce as an official candidate for president on September 6th.
The veteran actor has been "exploring" the race in recent months.

Despite his unofficial status, Thompson has placed high, or first, in several national, regional and state polls, including one of GOP activists in Oklahoma.

Thompson's Oklahoma leaders include Tulsa attorney Steve Edwards and Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud.
Thompson has named strategist Todd Harris to head his communications department. Harris, a former aide to Senator John McCain and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will replace Linda Rozett who left Thompson's operation earlier this week. Harris served as deputy communications director to McCain during the Arizona senator's 2000 presidential race. He was communications director to then-Governor Jeb Bush for the 2002 gubernatorial campaign in Florida. Harris worked for Schwarzenegger from 2003 to 2005.

Late this afternoon, Thompson's campaign sent the following message: On September 6, 2007, Fred Thompson will be announcing his intention to run for President of the United States with a webcast available to millions at www.imwithfred.com. The launch of the video will be followed by a five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. On the evening of the 6th, there will also be a National House Party, during which there will be a conference call with Fred.

We enter this campaign in a strong position. Fred is consistently near the top in the polls, and conservatives across the country have put together the closest thing to a draft in recent presidential campaign history in an effort to bring about this day. The next few weeks will only serve to build upon those efforts, with house parties, visits to the early primary states, and a homecoming in Lawrenceburg, TN on the 15th. To view the dates and locations of Fred's bus tour, please click here, and check back soon for more information on attending one of these events.

By announcing via webcast, Fred is able to take his consistently mainstream conservative message directly to the voters, who are already responding to that message with a strong upwelling of grassroots support. The webcast and the following campaign tour will play to Fred’s strengths, a consistent record of conservatism, his ability to clearly spread his message, and his ability to work with and connect with Americans from all walks of life. Sincerely, Bill LacyManager, Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc.