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Drudge Flash: DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE 'EASY KILL' IN GENERAL ELECTION
Drudge Report ^ | 12/11/07 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 12/11/2007 7:17:36 AM PST by Vision

Edited on 12/11/2007 8:21:46 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE ‘EASY KILL’ IN GENERAL ELECTION
Tue Dec 11 2007 10:27:53 ET

**Exclusive**

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party’s nomination.

The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.

Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the “glass jaw — and they’re just waiting to break it.”

In the last three weeks since Huckabee’s surge kicked in, the DNC hasn’t released a single press release criticizing his rising candidacy.

The last DNC press release critical of Huckabee appeared back on March 2nd.

[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:

Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)]

In fact, as the story broke over the weekend that Huckabee said he wanted to isolate AIDS patients back in 1992, the DNC ignored the opportunity to slam the candidate from the left.

“He’ll easily be their McGovern, an easy kill,” mocked one senior Democrat operative Tuesday morning from Washington.

“His letting out murders because they shout ‘Jesus’, his wanting to put 300,000 AIDS patients and Magic Johnson into isolation, ain’t even scratching the surface of what we’ve got on him.”

The discipline the Democrats have shown in not engaging Huckabee has earned the praise of one former Republican Party official:

“The Democrats are doing a much better job restraining themselves than the GOP did in 2003 when Howard Dean looked like he was on the brink of winning the nomination.”

A close friend to Huckabee explains: “Look, Mike is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. They should be squirming.”

Developing...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; conservatives; drudge; elections; exclusive; glassjaw; hillary; huckabee
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I wonder if this has anything to do with the media pushing up his poll ratings? \sarcasm.
1 posted on 12/11/2007 7:17:37 AM PST by Vision
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To: Vision

Note to Drudge: This ain’t news. And it ain’t just Huck they’re holding back on...


2 posted on 12/11/2007 7:18:49 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Vision

While the line may be accurate, remember they thought Bush had a glass jaw on the economy in 2004.


3 posted on 12/11/2007 7:19:23 AM PST by BoBToMatoE
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To: Vision

It wouldn’t surprise me if it were true.


4 posted on 12/11/2007 7:20:01 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Vision

If Huckabee is the “glass jaw” then what would Giuliani be considered?


5 posted on 12/11/2007 7:20:39 AM PST by TommyDale (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: Vision

Well duh, we all knew that.


6 posted on 12/11/2007 7:22:30 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (If Rudy's an influential conservative, then I'm an award winning concert pianist.)
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To: Vision

Gee soooooo surprising...NOT


7 posted on 12/11/2007 7:22:37 AM PST by donnab (saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: Vision
I would think the Dims would everything they can to get the weakest republican nominated. There is no doubt on my mind that they are actively working to see this happen. In fact, they would love to see nominated someone who they have some deep dirt on, who they can sink in the elections quite easily. Whether it is Huckabee, I don’t know.

In any case, we need to pray to God for His help and guidance.

8 posted on 12/11/2007 7:22:46 AM PST by rawhide
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To: TommyDale

The feather boa.


9 posted on 12/11/2007 7:22:57 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (If Rudy's an influential conservative, then I'm an award winning concert pianist.)
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To: TommyDale
then what would Giuliani be considered?

Well, to the Democratcheks, a mirror.

10 posted on 12/11/2007 7:23:31 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: Vision

Well, the RNC looks at Clinton as the easy target so I guess they’re even. I suspect that both sides may be wrong.


11 posted on 12/11/2007 7:25:07 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: TommyDale

Maybe the Dems have Willie Horton waiting in the wings to endorse the Huckster.


12 posted on 12/11/2007 7:25:59 AM PST by Theodore R. ( Cowardice is still forever!)
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To: TommyDale

“what would Giuliani be considered?”

an ally?


13 posted on 12/11/2007 7:27:13 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Vision

Guess we’re going to have to complete Hack-A-Huck ourselves then, while at the same time keeping Rudi out of the paint.


14 posted on 12/11/2007 7:28:35 AM PST by steveegg (I am John Doe, and a monthly donor)
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To: trisham
Actually, it made me nervous about Huckabee when Bill Clinton said he was a great candidate. Everything the Clinton’s do or say publicly is in some way calculated. That said, there are no perfect human beings that I’m aware of, and so none of the candidates are going to be bullet proof. We just have to choose the best from what’s in front of us, and then work hard to win.
15 posted on 12/11/2007 7:30:13 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Non-Sequitur

“Well, the RNC looks at Clinton as the easy target so I guess they’re even. I suspect that both sides may be wrong.”

The thing is the RNC will not ever play hardball against the DNC. The RNC had theirs over to the Clinton Testical Lockbox.


16 posted on 12/11/2007 7:31:05 AM PST by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: Vision

ABC (George Stuffolofgous show) wasn’t holding fire last Sunday. The main stream media spent the Sunday talk shows promoting liberal Rudy (nbc) while having complete distain (and complete ignorance of other points of view)(abc news last Sunday especially applauding) for the Huckster.


17 posted on 12/11/2007 7:31:44 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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Well golly gee and surprise, surprise...


18 posted on 12/11/2007 7:31:58 AM PST by eureka! (Is power so important to the Democrats that they are willing to betray our country? Sadly, yes.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
We just have to choose the best from what’s in front of us, and then work hard to win.

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Agreed.

19 posted on 12/11/2007 7:32:46 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Vision

Yup. Poll 25% Republicans instead of 30% Republicans and 40% Democrats instead of 35% Democrats and suddenly it looks like a landslide in any stupid poll...........

Pollsters continually amaze me..


20 posted on 12/11/2007 7:34:03 AM PST by HD1200
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