SIXTY-THREE REPUBLICAN members of the House of Representatives showed up at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC, on Wednesday afternoon to hear from Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee Senator and potential presidential candidate. Thompson spoke and took questions for a little more than an hour.
“I’ve not been pleased with the field of presidential candidates on our side,” says Representative Lynn Westmoreland, a second term congressman from Georgia who attended the meeting. Westmoreland had been impressed with Thompson after his March 11 appearance on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. Westmoreland says his view of the field reflects the consensus of his constituents. “I just don’t see any excitement from people at home, at county meetings and other events.”
