Thompson picks up Iowa endorsement


By Charlotte Eby | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
DES MOINES —
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson earned the endorsement of Iowa conservative Bill Salier today.

Salier, a farmer from Nora Springs who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2002, had been serving as the state chairman for Tom Tancredo’s campaign. Tancredo dropped out of the presidential race Thursday.

“I am honored to endorse Sen. Fred Thompson for president,â€