Fred Thompson May Announce Sept 4th - Campaign Structure Continues Reorganzing

Real Clear Politics: Sources tell numerous outlets that Thompson will announce his campaign September 4th, and that he will participate in his first debate on September 27 at Morgan State University in Baltimore. His first major appearance at a GOP event will be at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan around a week earlier.

Politico's Jonathan Martin reports that Linda Rozett, communications director for former Senator Fred Thompson's nascent campaign, has been pushed out by campaign manager Bill Lacy, who is searching for someone with more campaign experience. Rozett follows several other departures, including press secretary Burson Snyder, research director J.T. Mastranadi and would-be campaign manager Tom Collamore. . . . Both Martin and Marc Ambinder see the move as a strong indication of the power Lacy, the new campaign manager, wields over the organization. . . . [Read More]

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