Well, looks like I won't have Fred around much longer to kick around. Without much doubt Fred will soon drop out of the race after his disappointing third place finish in South Carolina. South Carolina was to be his "firewall" and he barely finished third, beating Romney by only 0.6% of the vote.

I of course have never thought Fred had a chance, nor have I ever thought Fred has run a serious campaign, so his exit from the race has long been predicted. The big question now is, does Fred drop out before or after Rudy Giuliani ?

Rudy has been nonexistant in this race, normally finishing with 1/2 as many votes as Ron Paul and currently projected to finish 4th in Florida, which of course was Rudy's "firewall".

Predictions:

Fred to drop out by Jan 30th (day after Florida) or sooner
Rudy to drop out by Feb 6th (day after Super Tuesday)

Thompson contemplates dropping out of race (Cleveland Plain Dealer)