Reply #8: Hi, Ben. Yes, I know Jeri is A-OK, but again, the fundamentalist mindset

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is not geared toward fair play.

I think they're going to look at Fred and Jeri and see a lecherous old coot who isn't that great of an actor and is some wayward mix of dirty old man and a conservative of fluid voting trends.

I think it's going to be a factor in whether they support Thompson or Huckabee or Brownback in the Iowa primary. If Romney places first in Iowa (he will), and either Huckabee or Brownback place second or a strong third, the incentive and rationale for a Thompson candidacy is dramatically weakened.