If Huckabee Wins....

[Theophilus]

.... I would probably sit out the general election.

God will provide. We'll pray for you.

[pallis]

This may be the first election that is determined by whether or not people start throwing up before or after they get to the polls.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

I held my nose (judicial appointments) and voted for GHW Bush. And Dole. And Ford. Look at the people they appointed! I would rather have Hildabeast or Obama and pray (and work) for gridlock. Or a revolution.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Could be.

[Ingtar]

I am no longer voting for the lesser of two evils as the choice between which is the less evil is becoming smaller and smaller as we reward this behavior. I decided this after the 2006 election where the Reagan Democrats saw no difference between the parties and started going home.

[Polybius]

I’ll have to wait and see. I just can’t believe the GOP would be so foolish as to send this guy forward. If so, we aren’t called the stupid party for nothing...

One hundred years ago, in smokey back rooms, "the GOP" or "the Democratic Party" would "send an individual forward" as the Party's presidential candidate.

That process has now been taken over by millions of average voters casting millions of individual votes in primary elections.

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." ..... Winston Churchill

[Old Retired Army Guy]

That quote from Churchill is priceless. Thanks.

[GBA]

Even if it were against Hillary, there are some potential nominees I won’t vote for. McCain is one, the Huckster might be another.

[rhombus]

I’m not sure what your point is with the history lesson unless you are trying to convince me that Huckabee is the will of the people. In that case my statement still stands. However, I hardly call what happens in Iowa to be a microcosm of GOP voters. Isn’t it a caucus of political activists - so whoever can muster the most bodies wins? That’s a whole lot different than a primary vote conducted with a secret ballot.

[Xenalyte]

After what I’ve heard about his son, I can’t vote for Huckabee. People who raise animal-torturers are not to be trusted.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

To all Huck haters, let me make a suggestion, to save time and bandwidth:

In the future on the Huck bashing threads, just post the word "Ditto". We will all get the message that you hate Huck, and that if Huck is the Republican nominee, the Republican party is doomed and life on Earth as we know it will come to a meaningless end.

Thank you all for your attention, you may now resume your Huck bashing.

[swain_forkbeard]

I think handing the candidacy to Huck is handing the presidency to the Dems.

I don’t love Romney, but I like him better than HC and BO.

[org.whodat]

Why probably, I will never vote for the three liberals, Huck, Judy are Willard.

[Wings-n-Wind]

.... I would probably sit out the general election. I know that he is correct on the abortion issue, but that is about it. Plus, I just don't trust him. He would be the Republican Jimmy Carter, and I am sure there are alot of dems who regret voting for Carter

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With the intent of being helpful... not critical...
Your musing begs the foolowing questions:

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(1) Why "decide" this early... There are many campaign miles and eleven months between now and November??
(a) Why don't we all sit back, observe, continue to pray... and see who the other team nominates??
(b) Perhaps the other offering(s) for national "leadership" would be so onerous and undersirable -- we might crawl several miles across broken glass to get to the polls -- in order to keep her.../him OUT of office....

(2) Do you realize that you can still vote... and write in whomever suits your conscience in the exercise of your constitutional authority?

(3) Is defaulting out -- (by "sitting out" the General Election):
(a)Is it not abdicating the stewardship of our God-given freedoms...? and/or...
(b) Granting one more moonbat voter the mathematical advantage for their entire electoral agenda?? (One Green Party voter pulling the lever for Cynthia McKinney just "out-voted" your convictions and conscience!)

Just food for thought..... and a few suggestions...

No flames...

Have a good day!

[#1CTYankee]

"Folks, here’s a new flash, Thomspons’s not even going to become my Homeowner’s Associate president, it’s time to get over it ..."

I haven't heard Oprah or Rosie singing yet.

Oh, and forget the line about them clearing their throats, it's too early for that as well.

[3AngelaD]

I tend to agree with you. I prefer Uncle Fred, but it remains to be seen if he has the fire...

[Polybius]

I’m not sure what your point is with the history lesson unless you are trying to convince me that Huckabee is the will of the people.

We often read on FR, "I will no longer vote for a GOP candidate because the GOP has done this, that and the other thing."

One hundred years ago, there was a relatively fixed entity called "the GOP" or "the Democratic Party" whose collective brain was composed of a relatvely small number of political decison makers who actually selected the presidential candidates.

Today, that decision is made by you, by me and by our far more numerous idiot neighbors.

There is no longer a "GOP". There only is the collective stupidity of tens of millions of average voters that can tranform "the GOP" from one election to the next.

As far as Huckabee being "the will of the people":

"Nobody has ever lost a dime underestimating the intelligence of the American public." ............. H.L. Mencken

[KarenMarie]

I have no idea what I would do about the nomination.

I am new to the candidates right now, but I do know a few things.

My gut tells me that Huckerbee is no good. I just don’t trust him and cannot put my finger on it. I trust my intuition that there is something seriously wrong there. Seriously wrong.

I am not a fan of Romney. His flip flops make him not worthy of my trust. The difference between Romney and Huckerbee, in this case, is that I know why I don’t trust Romney.

I do not want to vote for Guilani. He is not a conservative. He is way too left on way too many issues, imho. I also believe that the Dems are praying that he wins the nomination because if he does, they will have piles of dirt to bury him with.

I like Ron Paul’s view on all the issues EXCEPT foriegn policy. In any case, even if I did agree with him across the board, my head is spinning from all the mud slinging and conspiracy stuff surrounding him.

That leaves Fred. I was excited when I first learned he was running. To be honest, my excitement has waned some... I don’t know why though. Perhaps it is because he is not doing so well in the polls. If he is truly a conservative and a viable candidate, then why is he not on top?

I do not have a lot of money. I have only one shot to donate and only one vote. I need to be careful and right now, I am unsure on where to go.

In any case, I would vote for ANY Republican over ANY Democrat... EVERY time.

[3AngelaD]

My gut tells me that Huckerbee is no good. I just don’t trust him and cannot put my finger on it.

Could it be the whiff of Elmer Gantry?

[Kevmo]

Huckabee has surged because he won a couple of debates and he’s got evangelical support. If a quick rise can happen to the liberal pro-life evangelical Huckster, it can happen to the conservative pro-life evangelical Hunter.

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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
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