Election 08:Tommy Thompson
- Status: Withdrawn
- Tommy Thompson for President: Official campaign site.
- On the Issues: A nonpartisan site tracks Thompson's statements on key issues.
- Project Vote Smart: A nonprofit, nonpartisan site offers Thompson's bio, voting records, and other information.
Tommy Thompson made welfare and health care refore signature issues of his 14-year Wisconsin governorship. His tenure as Bush administration HHS secretary was marked by anthrax attacks, a flu vaccine shortage and passage of a Medicare prescription law. He withdrew from the presidential race on August 12. --AP
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Tommy Thompson drops presidential bid
AP - Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson says he's dropping out of after finishing sixth in an Iowa straw poll.
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- White House: Tommy Thompson HHS Secretary - profile of Tommy Thompson, the 19th Secretary of Health & Human Services, from 2001-2005.
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| Poll Averages - Democrats | |
|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 43.3% |
| Barack Obama | 25.1% |
| John Edwards | 12.3% |
| Bill Richardson | 3.4% |
| Joe Biden | 3.0% |
| Poll Averages - Republicans | |
|---|---|
| Rudy Giuliani | 23.4% |
| Mike Huckabee | 19.4% |
| Mitt Romney | 13.9% |
| John McCain | 11.9% |
| Fred Thompson | 11.4% |
| Ron Paul | 4.3% |
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