Huckabee Picking Up A Lot of Enemies

Real Clear Politics ^ | 12/23/2007 | STEVEN STARK

[mcjordansc]

Now they are telling us the Huckster is going to be a big winner.

This is completely made up. No one has said anything like this.

[donna]

The joke is that those arrayed against him are the same ones that have tried to sell us on the idea that we need to vote for whoever is highest in the polls because he “can win.” Now we have a guy who is gaining popularity, showing that he can win over voters, and now all of a sudden principle matters. In other words, it’s their principles that matter, not ours. We are not supposed to care about social conservative issues. Those should be up for sale. We are supposed to care about war and business. That’s pretty much it.

Nice analysis.

[shield]

A VOTE FOR HUCKSTER IS A VOTE FOR PIAPS...

[nckerr]

"If Duncan Hunter gets to the primaries in Virginia..."

Hunter wont barely make it to Iowa. LOL. He is a good guy with some good ideas, but a horrible speaker.

[MichiganWoodsman]

When and if they do they will most likely realize that Fred Thompson is the real conservative who will get things done that need to be done! GO FRED!

I like Fred (he's the first campaign I donated to), and I like Hunter, but both are not winnable by any means with the general electorate. Hunter's a poor speaker and Fred is dull and boring (I remember when he had to ask for applause at the end of one of his "rallies"). Huckabee, when it comes to the general election, with his sense of humor and personality, will mop up Osama-bama and Hitlery without having the flip-flopping of Flip Romney and the extremely liberal record of Giuliani.

[MichiganWoodsman]

You’re exactly right. Kind of like in the YouTube debates when he tried making a funny about the guy throwing the shotgun to a friend. In the manner of the background music when Coyote falls off of the cliff while trying to get RoadRunner, “Wha, Whaa, Whaaant, Wuhhhhhn.”

[seekthetruth]

I have listened to videos of several of Fred’s campaign stops and he sure does not sound boring to me and sure did not appear that way to the crowds. His interviews on various TV programs have also been great. The reason that Huckabee would not get my vote is due to his record as governor. Also notice that the MSM and some liberal leaders are pushing him. Perhaps that is due to his being a middle of the road conservative which I see as a liberal. Time will tell and January 3rd will be an interesting evening! Merry Christmas! :)

[Travis McGee]

[Ol' Sparky]

I don't like George Will.

Any respect I had for Will disappeared when he started pimping Giuliani.

[MichiganWoodsman]

Despite who wins, and I do hope it’s Huckabee, I will vote for the winner over the Hildabeast or any other demonrat. But, I fear that if Fred or Flip Romney win, our party will lose in the general election. If Giuliani, Hitlery, Osama-bama, or Edwards win the general election, the whole country loses. But, I can’t wait to see who wins either way; it’s out of my hands beyond me voting in my primary. Merry Christmas to you also.

[humblegunner]

George Will doesn't like him. Neither, apparently, does Rush Limbaugh

I don't care for Huckabee but I fail to see why the endorsement
of some guy who sits on his butt and runs his mouth should matter for anything.

Cast aside the media, Will and Limbaugh are media.

Keep the yammerheads in their place.

[2111USMC]

The Huckster did a push-poll here in Iowa. It was NOT well received by the public. In the wake of the backlash, Huck claimed he had nothing to do with it.

[Ol' Sparky]

The real question is, what Republican candidate most resembles Clinton? Giuliani's personal life and corrupt administration resemble Clinton. Romney lies and flip-flops like Clinton. And, Huckabee destroys hard drives like him.

I would have to go with Romney. His habitual lying is frightening similar to Clinton as are his denials when he gets caught.

[Big E]

Right! Nothing to do with it! I don’t know nothing about nothing! This guy is the GOP Clinton. Claims he’s not using negative attacks against his opponents, then does it, and claims it was somebody else. Throws out little smears like the Jesus and Satan are brothers dig, then apologizes... but he got his message across. Maybe James Carville is running his campaign behind the scenes.

[DCPatriot]

The evangelicals consist of 35% of the GOP...not 51%.

I'm not an evangelical, and if it were only Hillary and Huckabee from which to choose, I'm for Huck.

And ...Go Fred!

[Big E]

I, too, initially thought Huckabee would run very strongly in the general election. The more I see of him, the more I am not so sure about that. He has a lot of dirty laundry that has yet to be fully aired. Much of it has already been posted here, but the electorate doesn’t know about yet.

As far as flip-flopping, Huckabee has done his share of that. He says he’s a tax-cutter, his record suggests otherwise. He very recently swore to close the border, his record suggest he won’t do a thing. Hillary may actually be able to run to the right of him on some issues like the war. If Thompson is able to get the nomination, he’ll run just fine against the Democrats. After all, if he wins the nomination, that will kind of disspell the ‘boring, lazy, unelectable’ argument.

[peyton randolph]

I’m part of the “evangelical choir” that he’s preaching to and I see right through it. Don’t lump all Christians into the idiot crowd just because this guy seems to be doing well for now.

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I'll lump you into the "looking for a reason to be offended" demographic. Nowhere did I say that all evangelicals support Huckster nor did I lump all Christians into "the idiot crowd."

It is a fact that Huckabee is targeting evangelicals.
It is a fact that he's counting on his typical supporter to not check into his liberal gubernatorial record.

Of course, if you want to feel persecuted, please misinterpret this post too as throwing you to the lions. Heck...report me to your local D.A. for a cyber hate crime. /sarc

[peyton randolph]

The evangelicals consist of 35% of the GOP...not 51%.

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There will be a disproportionate turnout of evangelicals in Iowa...and Huckster doesn't need close to 51% to finish first there. He gets 75% of the evangelical turnout, he wins Iowa.

[TNoldman]

My ideal GOP candidate would - Be for a strong military, Protect 2nd amendment rights, Secure our borders, Not give amnesty to illegals, Be pro-life, oppose terrorism, lower taxes, reduce the size of government, make Social Security financially viable, eliminate welfare for able bodied citizens, offer only emergency health care to non-citizens, promote the fair tax, allow full expression of christian religions and other peaceful belief systems, promote strong US economy, promote energy independence and efficiency,promote clean air and water,........

I have two criteria for choosing my GOP Candidate -

#1 - Has to be best able to defeat the Dems Candidate.

#2 - Have the highest weighted score against desired characteristics.

[Jaysun]

So forget about "love your brother"? You have a candidate to push and if your Christian brother chooses a different candidate, he's an idiot?

Fred Thompson.