Posted on 12/11/2007 12:27:57 AM PST by Tlaloc
Marco Rubio, the speaker of the Florida House, and state Rep. David Rivera yesterday threw their weight behind Mike Huckabee for president. Months ago, Mr. Rubio was rumored to be mulling an endorsement of Fred Thompson, but the former Tennessee senator's campaign hasn't garnered the kind of momentum many conservatives in the Sunshine State anticipated when he entered the race in September.
Yesterday's move drew some immediate push-back from Mitt Romney supporters, who held a conference call yesterday in part to play down the importance of the Rubio endorsement, according to the St. Petersburg Times blog. "We have some concerns as conservatives about Mike Huckabee," said U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney (R., Fla.), citing Mr. Huckabee's record on taxes while he was governor of Arkansas. Mr. Feeney, a former Florida House speaker, noted that three former speakers (himself, Allan Bense and John Thrasher) are all backing Mr. Romney. "Three speakers beat one speaker," Mr. Feeney joked.
The endorsements come as Mr. Huckabee is surging in the polls, including a Newsweek survey that gives him a 2-to-1 lead over Mr. Romney in Iowa.
As candidates head into the early January contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mr. Huckabee's wife, Janet, also hit the campaign trail. The Huckabee campaign said she will be in New Hampshire today to formally accept the endorsement of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association -- the first time the chapter has recommended a Republican candidate to its 16,000 state members. The New Hampshire NEA also endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side.
Mr. Huckabee isn't taking time off before tomorrow's Republican debate in Iowa. He is signed up for six appearances today, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Council Bluffs and ending with a 7 p.m. event at Drake University in Des Moines.
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Huckabee might be surging in Iowa, but I have big doubts regarding the NewsWEAK poll that puts him in a double digit lead over Romney.
I need to watch the debate tomorrow, since I haven’t made up my mind yet.
I need to watch the debate tomorrow, since I haven’t made up my mind yet.
Another debate tomorrow? Do you have specifics on this. I have not heard about this yet...thanks!
The huckster is just more of the same.Amnesty and open borders.Just look what he did to the republican party of arkansas.The power brokers behind the scenes are making another run for amnesty and they see the huckster as the candidate to pull this off.I will add romney and rooooty in on this as well.Get ready gang because it is coming.
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Huckabee is just there to protect Giuliani.
Would not surprise me if thise “endorsement” of the nanny state hucksters is just part of that.
All the old Jeb Bush and then GWBush leased campaign HQ’s and signs now say “Giuliani.”
AARP & Iowa Public TV Debate, Broadcast on IPTV Wednesday at 1PM & 7PM. A similar Democrat debate is on Thursday. See AARP News Release:
AARP and Iowa Public Television (IPTV) will host two Divided We Fail Presidential Candidate Forums focused on the issues of health care and financial security, with the Democratic forum set to be carried on 265 public television stations nationwide, including 19 of the 20 largest markets. Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, will moderate the 90-minute discussions.Both are carried live at 1:00-2:30 PM on the Houston PBS station. "Check your local listings." Or look for a debate thread on FR for the play by play.
This doesn’t seem like it will get as much press as some of the earlier debates do you think? I am greatful to FR for keeping me informed. Thank you FRiend for this infomation.
There you go, link and all! ;-)
I must say, National Review's endorsement of Mitt Romney will make me take a second look at him...my interest was also piqued by Orrin Hatch's words about how Mitt is a financial genius. Admittedly, OH may be a bit biased, but I still think he has a point.
Also, Mitt's dad was governor of Michigan, and I don't think that place turned into "Mormon-Land", so the religion argument is a canard.
Anyway, good luck watching and deciding! One thing is sure: we must defeat Hitlery and/or B. Hussein Obama and/or the Breck Girl in 2008!!
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