Thompson Goes to the Web

ABC News’ Christine Byun Reports: As candidates rush to push last minute political commercials, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson is pitching to the web.

"It’s kind of a unique thing, but you know we do things a little differently in this campaign and that’s one of them," Thompson told reporters about his new webposting.

In his video, he delivers a 17 minute appeal to Iowans – calling it a chance to "talk quietly with you about the stakes in this election" – against a backdrop of flags.  It’s essentially his stump speech – and the same message Thompson has been touting all along: his "consistent conservative" record.

"The fact of the matter is that the Republican Party is a conservative party.   That’s the philosophy that’s shaped us," Thompson says in the video, adding,"That’s the philosophy we must champion if we are to win again in 2008."

Thompson’s campaign – whose ads have been scarce on local airwaves – is hoping it will go viral to compete with his GOP rivals, who have been pushing new ads and unveiling new closing arguments as caucus day approaches. 

"They have been consistently inconsistent for some time now," Thompson said of the other GOP nominees, "So I don’t know what they’re doing these final days and don’t much care."