Are You With Fred?

Patrick Ruffini posts* at Townhall.com that the Fred Thompson campaign took in $220k in 18 hours at ImWithFred.com. It seems premature to call this a "powerful shot across the bow," as Ruffini does, but I'd call it noteworthy. Republican candidates have yet to harness the power of the Internet as effectively as Dems, so it'll be interesting to see if a popular face can change that trend.

*I originally wrote that this was unsourced. This is obviously not unsourced, as Ruffini's first words read "Sources close to the Thompson campaign . . . ." Apologies to Patrick and his sources.