Duncan Hunter drops out

Duncan Hunter has officially dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination after a poor showing in the Nevada caucus, his campaign said Saturday. He thought that he would have done much better there than the previous states which he also came in last. The only state that he did decent in was Wyoming where he came in 3rd and took 1 State Delegate. Since then has not been able gain much support.

Is Fred Thompson soon to follow? Fred skipped New Hampshire, Nevada, and Michigan, all of which he bombed in, in order to compete in South Carolina. He had the money to run ads and spent more time in South Carolina after Iowa than any of the other candidates. After all the time and money he spent in South Carolina he only placed third with less than half the percentage of the vote that McCain pulled in.

If Thompson were to drop out it could bring an increase of new supporters to Ron Paul. Thompson and Paul are the only two that are true conservative candidates. Thompson's supporters are also hard core conservatives which could end up supporting Ron Paul.