Giuliani and Huckabee are doomed. Look for both to drop out after being tied for fourth place after Ru Paul in Florida. Keyes finishes dead last after the Mickey Mouse write-ins.
The race will be between McCain and Romney and the winner will depend on how the conservatives and Evangelicals break. Doubt many conservatives will go with McCain. Guess it’s up to the Evangelicals.
Romney, a registered independent until 1993
Likes it both ways. Not Commander in Chief material
“The race will be between McCain and Romney and the winner will depend on how the conservatives and Evangelicals break. Doubt many conservatives will go with McCain. Guess it’s up to the Evangelicals.”
I’ve been conducting an informal poll of some of my evangelical friends. Most believe Governor Huckabee will stay in at least through Super Tuesday and say they’ll vote for him regardless of whether they believe he can win. If he withdrew, most say Governor Romney would be their second choice based on McCain-Feingold alone, even though they don’t necessarily believe he’d govern as a Reagan conservative, socially or economically.
My gut feeling is that if Senator McCain lost decisively in Florida, most of his moderate and liberal supporters nationwide might migrate to Governor Romney, which would make many supporters of Governor Huckabee (like me) feel more comfortable expressing our doubts about Governor Romney.