Political Junkie: Fred Thompson's Debut

Published October 10, 2007 at 10:00 AM EDT

In this edition of the Political Junkie Ken Rudin, NPR's political editor, discusses Fred Thompson's debut in Tuesday's Republican presidential debate. He also takes a look at the latest Iowa polls, and Michigan's upcoming primary.

Ken Rudin, NPR's political editor; writes the "Political Junkie" column and has a weekly podcast called "It's All Politics"

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