All Blog Posts from From The Road

From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

(ASPEN, COLO.) - For the young journalists who have the opportunity to follow a candidate for president, there are very few books that are considered must-reads.

But arguably one of the most famous is “Fear and Loathing On The Campaign Trail ’72” written by Hunter S. Thompson. The book, which chronicled Thompson’s involvement in covering the 1972 presidential election year for Rolling Stone Magazine, gave a detailed account of the unseen side of American politics that had rarely been covered.

Thompson’s writing in that book focused on exposing the rift between the campaign-crafted image of politicians and the uglier, backroom side of the process.

Anita Thompson, Hunter’s widow, says it’s unlikely journalists will ever have the access to the more candid side of politicians or campaign inner-workings as her late husband was able to do.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CBS News' John Bentley, who was embedded with the Fred Thompson campaign until yesterday, filed this Web-exclusive report on Thompson's exit from the White House race:

From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Back from a quick trip to New York where John McCain raised over a million dollars for his campaign last night, today he resumed his travels through Florida.

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

NAPLES, FLA. -- Before greeting a large overflow crowd of hundreds of people outside the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, Mitt Romney praised Fred Thompson as a “great senator” who brought life to the GOP debates.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- With shouts of “Go Fred!” echoing off the walls of the auditorium, Fred Thompson wound his way through tables filled with thousands of guns and – more importantly for his campaign – hundreds of gun owners.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- As Fred Thompson makes his final push in South Carolina, his opponents have stepped up their anti-Thompson rhetoric. After a rally in Greenville last night, many cars in the parking lot outside had fliers stuck on their windshields accusing Thompson of supporting Planned Parenthood, a pro-choice organization.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

PROSPERITY, S.C. -- Fred Thompson called on Mike Huckabee to put a stop to push polling calls that misrepresent Thompson’s record.

“I find it ironic that this man would talk about cleaner politics and rising above the fray,” Thompson said, “while this is going on right under his nose.”

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

LAURENS, S.C. -- Fred Thompson accused Mitt Romney today of misleading the people of Michigan to win that state's primary.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- While the rest of his Republican counterparts made their case in Michigan for tonight’s primary, Fred Thompson continued his bus tour of South Carolina.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

AIKEN, S.C. -- While the economy and fears of a recession continue to dominate the discussion with most of the Republican candidates in Michigan, Fred Thompson stuck to his stump speech today in South Carolina, talking about national security, immigration reform, and the appointment of conservative judges.

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