Fred Thompson
A latecomer to the campaign, the former Tennessee senator announced his candidacy in September 2007 on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." He dropped out Jan. 22, 2008, three days after the Republican primary in South Carolina, a state in which he had campaigned heavily.
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A latecomer to the campaign, the former Tennessee senator announced his candidacy in September 2007 on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." He dropped out Jan. 22, 2008, three days after the Republican primary in South Carolina, a state in which he had campaigned heavily.
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