He continues to look uninterested, unexcited, and frankly bored by the whole process. It’s very bizarre. The man could have had a good shot at the presidency, but is unable to muster any enthusiasm about the possibility of being the most powerful man on Earth. Weird.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. I never believed all the hype Thompson got before he even joined the race and I’m glad I didn’t. I forgot who said it first but Thompson’s best day in the campaign was the day he declared and its all been downhill since then and really Thompson only has himself to blame.
Two prominent supporters of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in South Carolina called state Democratic Party officials and urged them to keep funnyman Stephen Colbert’s name off the primary ballot, according to party officials and Obama supporters.
The Obama campaign denied any connection to the phone calls.
“Democrats in South Carolina, including supporters of ours, had strong feelings on both sides of the ballot issue, and ultimately it was South Carolina Democrats who made this decision,” said Obama’s South Carolina communications director Kevin Griffis.
The South Carolina Democratic Party voted Thursday to keep comedian Stephen Colbert’s name off the Democratic Primary ballot, according to Executive Director Joe Werner.
This essentially means that Colbert’s short lived White House run in the Palmetto State will come to an end, because he has said that he would not try to be placed on the Republican Party primary ballot.
The state party’s executive council met this afternoon in Columbia to decide which Democratic candidates met the criteria to be placed on the ballot. To be placed on the South Carolina ballot a candidate must demonstrate national viability as well as campaign in the state.
Colbert, who officially filed papers to get on the ballot this morning, lost a roll call vote, 13-3.
Meanwhile, presidential long shots, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, made the cut.
State Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler suggested Wednesday that Colbert does not meet the standard of national viability.
“He does not appear to be campaigning to win if he is only running in one state,” she said.
Werner confirmed Thursday that viablity was the issue — because Colbert only sought to run in South Carolina and has essentially acknowledged his bid was a joke, the party could not deem him viable.
Kucinich and Gravel make the cut but Stephen doesn’t? Outrageous.
Funnyman Stephen Colbert’s presidential campaign is apparently no joke.
The host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” will file papers late Wednesday or early Thursday to put his name on South Carolina’s Democratic primary ballot, a source familiar with the comedian’s strategy said.
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Stephen Colbert, a South Carolina native, made two “campaign” stops in the Palmetto State last weekend.
The South Carolina native will not file papers as a Republican because the $35,000 required to get on the GOP ballot is apparently too high a threshold.
“They priced us out of range,” the source told CNN.
The South Carolina Democratic Party demands a candidate pay $2,500 or garner 3,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Surrogates of “The Colbert Report” star will file the hand-signed papers at state party headquarters before the November 1 filing deadline.