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Stalking horse candidate (view source)
Revision as of 20:06, February 9, 2020
, 20:06, February 9, 2020→2008 Republican Primary
The candidacy of [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 was probably as a ''stalking horse'' for [[John McCain]]. Thompson received special promotion by insiders at Fox News as he entered the campaign late and reluctantly. During one of his promotional appearances provided by Fox News, Thompson made a humorous, offhand comment indicating that he did not think he would win the presidential election. Thompson then exited the primary early, but in the meantime siphoned off key conservative votes from McCain's rivals, which enabled McCain to win the key [[South Carolina]] primary. Thompson subsequently issued a strong endorsement of John McCain.<ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/02/08/fred_thompson_backs_mccain.html</ref>
The candidacy of [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 was probably as a ''stalking horse'' for [[John McCain]]. Thompson received special promotion by insiders at Fox News as he entered the campaign late and reluctantly. During one of his promotional appearances provided by Fox News, Thompson made a humorous, offhand comment indicating that he did not think he would win the presidential election. Thompson then exited the primary early, but in the meantime siphoned off key conservative votes from McCain's rivals, which enabled McCain to win the key [[South Carolina]] primary. Thompson subsequently issued a strong endorsement of John McCain.<ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/02/08/fred_thompson_backs_mccain.html</ref>
==Origins of the term==
The term is borrowed from horseracing where a stalking horse maintains the pace while waiting for a horse leading the pack to tire.
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