As an introduction, we wanted to post the text we wrote for the About section of this site as our first entry.

Who We Are

Our names are Robert Batson and Mike Wussow. Both of us grew up in Tennessee and began our professional careers working for Senator Fred Thompson in his Washington, D.C., Senate office. We started this site for one simple reason: We believe Senator Thompson should run for President and want to encourage him to do so.

Our goals are straightforward:

• Share our support for a Fred Thompson presidential run
• Provide a venue for other former Thompson staffers to participate in the discussion about a potential candidacy
• Help organize and focus the groundswell of support for a Thompson candidacy that’s taking place on the Web

Please note that this site is our own deal. No one asked us to do this, and we don’t speak for anyone but ourselves.

We will accept any and all help and advice. If you have suggestions or ideas, please feel free to let us know.

Why “Thompson Truckers?”

Longtime Thompson supporters will remember that during his first campaign for Senate, Fred barnstormed Tennessee in a red pickup. People loved the truck. The header of this site shows Senator Thompson driving the truck to the Capitol after being elected to his first term in the Senate. We took the name Thompson Truckers to harken back to that first successful campaign.

As an aside, Thompson Truckers was also the name of Senator Thompson’s office softball team.

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