Huckabee’s right...not that Huckabee can do any better.
Exactly what I was thinking — Huck’s correct that McCain sucks, but Mr. Import-Illegal-Aliens-for-Jesus Huck is no better.
I agree. I guess one question is “What is the base?”. I don’t really know. The viability of the Republican party is, in my view, contingent upon answering that question and finding the common thread that unites. Clearly not all Republicans and not all conservatives have the same religious views, so specific details about one group’s religious convictions can’t be that point of unity. More general convictions like belief in self-determination, personal responsibility, the sanctity of life, commitment to providing the most nurturing environment for children, keeping America strong in the world, effort and merit-based achievement vs. socialism, etc. are more likely to be shared views and thus points of unity. What do we all agree on? Does anyone know?
I disagree..check out Huck's speech from CPAC:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967971/posts
Yes, that’s the great irony.
McCain can’t energize the base (so far), but neither has Huckabee.
If Huckabee could, obviously we wouldn’t be in this situation. While it’s true that the early primaries were not in the more conservative states, the showing made by the more conservatives candidates was insufficient to demonstrate viability by any standard.