I also believe that if Huck had stayed in the single digits, Fred Thompson would be POTUS right now.
Posted on 05/14/2011 9:21:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Arkansas State Rep. David Sanders, a former Huckabee political adviser, tells NRO that “in and around Little Rock, the sense is that Governor Huckabee will not run for president.”
“He knows that he is popular but that he would not be the favorite to win,” Sanders observes. Huckabee, he notes, not only enjoys working for Fox News, but also relishes being a commentator for ABC Radio Networks, in the slot once held by the late Paul Harvey.
“If Huckabee got into the race, he would be treated like the frontrunner,” Sanders says. “Yet he was never the frontrunner in 2008; he never got the hard media scrutiny that often comes with running for president. He was more of a media darling, in many circumstances, since he engaged a policy matrix that was unusual for a conservative Republican, from his cap-and-trade position to his big fights with the Wall Street Journal editorial page and, from time to time, with National Review.”
“People forget about his nontraditional path last time,” Sanders says. “The expectations now would be somewhat higher. Now that he has moved his residency to Florida, and does the weekend television show and the radio work, it makes things different. Plus, he is building a three-story house on the beach, escaping the Arkansas tax code.”
Would Huck consider being veep? “I don’t know if Sarah Palin was interested last time, but she was asked and accepted,” Sanders guesses. “I don’t think he is looking for that, but like most people, if you get that call, it would be hard to turn down.
Good.
It doesn’t matter one way or the other. He’s not going to be a serious candidate no matter what he does.
Neither will Mitt, or Newt, who are beginning their campaigns on defense, the standard postion for typical Republicans.
Kind of sad really. the Huck Haters on FR will have to start their own Canteen thread so they can feel better about themselves by bashing him. You know they’re going to miss him terribly.
Works for me.....
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Response: Let us hope so.
Nah. Most will just say "good riddance" and move on to the next RINO attempting fool everybody by trying to act like a Conservative. There's plenty of them out there to choose from......take your pick.
I'll be curious to see who survives the circular firing squad.
Hopefully, none of the RINO’s will survive. We need serious contrast to defeat Obama, not Obama lite.....
Exactly. Everyone who ran for GOP POTUS '08 and couldn't even beat McCainiac, should be disqualified for '12.
You realize everyone has been called a RINO by now, right? Do you have a personal list of "acceptable" candidates?
That suits me. No Romney, Huckabee, Paul or Palin. Done and dusted. “Fresh” field.
Sarah Palin did NOT run for GOP POTUS in 2008 and I most certainly did not lump her in with Huck, Romney, Paul, McQueeg, etc like you just did.
I want so much to see Huckabee out of the race so a real conservative not a faux conservative can get the evangelical vote. Of course, the media loved him last time and didn’t give him the anal exam. That’s because they knew they could shred him to bits if he actually won the nomination and they still can.
I also believe that if Huck had stayed in the single digits, Fred Thompson would be POTUS right now.
No, actually, I don’t realize that and I’ll thank you for not putting words in my mouth. If you do realize this as fact it is something you’ve conjured up on your own. I am fully supporting Herman Cain for POTUS. I don’t recall ANYONE calling him a RINO. Do you?
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