Right On The Right

Tommy Thompson is a long-shot polling so far behind that most people forget he's in the race. He's also a candidate with very little name recognition despite a couple high-profile jobs. Thompson is still optimistic however. Will he go the way of Vilsack? We'll see. Here's why Thompson thinks he can win:

"I really feel I have an excellent chance to do the same thing Jimmy Carter did in 1976," Thompson said, when the relatively unknown former Georgia governor's caucus showing catapulted him to national prominence and the presidency. He also said he would be the only candidate in the race with both state and national political experience, and touted his welfare reform and health care initiatives in Wisconsin and as Health and Human Services secretary.

I wouldn't be comparing myself to one of the worst Presidents in U.S. history if I was Thompson, but we get his point. Carter was a nobody, then was propelled to the Presidency. Perhaps he can do the same. I have my doubts. We'll just watch and see what happens.