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Fred Thompson was not the most exciting candidate and certainly not the best campaigner. It was his philosophy and ideas that captured me and earned my loyalty and support. It is very difficult to simply transfer your allegiance to someone who might represent only a pale echo of your candidate?s qualities. So for that reason, I will sit and watch with interest as the drama of the campaign plays out to the end, hoping that the eventual nominee will be someone I can vote for without too much discomfort.

This turn of events is annoying for many reasons. For the first time since I came of voting age, there was a candidate who I was truly enthused about seeing in the White House. While I always enjoy watching the politics, Fred's campaign was the first time I signed on and registered support. On top of that, this was also shaping up to be the first election where the party's nominee wasn't already decided by the time my state's primary came around. The thought of having my vote go to a candidate I liked and actually matter had me invested. Now the air has pretty much gone out of my sails.

I'll continue to watch the election as a hobby, as well as where Fred goes from here, but there is no longer any personal stake in the primary. If I was forced to pick a second choice right now it would probly be McCain, for reasons mentioned before. But right now I'm not sure if my second choice will be enough to get me to the polls.

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