The Next Presidential Candidate

Well, Fred Thompson finally made his announcement that he is throwing his hat in the ring for the next P.O.T.U.S., a.k.a. President of the United States. I counted the republican and democratic candidates that have national campaigns. The total is up to 18 now, for both parties. This does not include any independent candidates. So who else will decide to run for a few minutes in the national spotlight. I watched the movie Man of the Year, with Robin Williams, whose character, a comedian with political talk show, decides to run for president.

So the next could be anyone. My question is what do the exploratory committees do. Who are they and what kind of coin do they get for conducting their explorations? Maybe I could start my own firm that performs potential candidate explorations. I could have my own firm jingle and catchy slogan. Has anyone ever been contacted by phone or received any mailings on potential presidential hopefuls. I know I haven't. Maybe the candidates get a group rate if they go with the same firm or agency that puts together these so called exploratory committees. I can picture the ads in the House and Senate newsletters, if they have such a thing, saying "If your thinking of taking the next political step call us down here at Consultations A Plenty to conduct the probability of your next campaign, because you will always find it favorable to run the next race."

Hey, does Fred Thompson actually think he will get the nod for the Republican nominee from the voters? Apparently he does, due to the results given to him from his exploratory committee. I wish you the best Fred. Hopefully, it will not take away from your acting, where you receive small but stay with the viewer roles that has made you more of a household face.
Go get'em Fred.