SPARTANBURG (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson says Americans need to choose a president next year that will get the country back on the right track.
The former Tennessee senator told an overflow crowd of about 100 people at a Spartanburg restaurant that the nation needs a true conservative as president to help lessen the influence of liberals in Congress.
Thompson also emphasized his Southern roots and says he is an example of the true American story.
Thompson also talked about his bedrock conservative values and said he is unique among Republican candidates in that his stance on key issues hasn't changed. That was clearly a jab at Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.
Thompson plans later stops in Greer and Greenville.

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