Romney loses a key backer to Thompson
While it may raise eyebrows that Rep Marsha Blackburn is leaving the Romney campaign as a senior advisor, it may not be a problem at all. As a state legislator, Blackburn earned points for a ‘tax revolt’ in 2000. Recently she has denied plans to run for governor and is getting involved in the global warming fray. It may simply be a matter of Blackburn viewing the Thompson campaign as more valuable to her politically than the Romney campaign. If that is true, then losing her to the Thompson campaign may be a plus for Romney.
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Romney loses a key backer to Thompson
By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | May 26, 2007
Fred Thompson — ” Law & Order ” star, former Tennessee senator, and likely late entry into the Republican presidential contest — just poached one of Mitt Romney’s key conservative supporters in Congress.
US Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who’s been with Romney since January, announced today that she is jumping ship and will now back Thompson if he runs.