Posted on 09/19/2009 2:11:17 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the preferred 2012 GOP presidential nominee among Christian conservatives, according to the results of a straw poll announced Saturday at an annual gathering of the religion (sic) right in Washington.
Prominent Republican leaders, including House Minority Leader John Boehner, took to the stage at the Value Voters Summit to blast President Obama's spending policies and announce the top 2012 presidential pick among conservative voters.
The summit's poll, which featured 9 presidential prospects, found that 28 percent of Christian conservatives said Huckabee would revive the Republican party and traditional conservative principles while 12.4 percent preferred former Massachustts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Other strong contenders included Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who won over 12.23 percent of conservative voters. Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Indiana Rep. Mike Pence came out in in a virtual tie at 12.06 percent and 11.89 percent, respectively.
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Evidence that some of the people can be fooled all of the time.
Strange valies, then.
Of course. Believing that the earth is 6000 years old is the number one issue.
I guess we didn’t learn anything in 2008. We’re running out of chances.
values, that is
I can’t stand this...why?
WHY?
Not a SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN TED KENNEDY’S NEW BACKYARD...
Not surprising. Huckabee gives a good speech and Sarah wasn’t there.
Shaking head. Rolling eyes.
Again the media is picking our nominee.
If the GOP wants to sandbag another election then this poll is the way to do it. No way Huckabee...never.
The whole event is insipid. And that’s the nicest thing I have to say about it.
Oh,for goodness sakes, here they go again.
I don’t believe, in recent history at least, the winner of that straw poll ever goes on to do well in the primaries. It is almost a kiss of death (I think because so many bring their own people to stack the polls it gives a false impression and screws up strategy).
aaaahhhh guys, he only got 28% of the vote. Jumpin the gun. Huskster won it last year narrowly...what good did that do?
It’s only 2009.
Huckabee is a bass playing boob.
What Fox News refused to emphasize was that Sarah’s son Track is returning home from Iraq. She was planning on attending, but canceled due to her son coming home.
Note to Repubs -
New faces with traditional values... or no deal
spare me from the huckaphony!
Fox is the only outlet I’ve heard even mention that. The others are the ones ignoring that fact.
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