Posted on 10/16/2009 9:33:36 AM PDT by rface
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney while 18% would cast their vote for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 14% of the vote while Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty gets 4%. Six percent (6%) of GOP voters prefer some other candidate while 7% remain undecided.
These numbers reflect an improvement for Huckabee since July when the three candidates were virtually even. Huckabee’s gain appears to be Palin’s loss as Romney’s support has barely changed.
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NO MITT! EVER!
After her media blitz, we'll see what happens. She needs to get out there on TV.
Exactly right and very well put.
The Huckster is no Reagan, not even close.
I have a novel idea...How bout THIS time we dont let the Media pick a candidate and ram it down our throats, ALA McCain!!!!
Huckabee? Have we lost our collective minds?!!!!!! (rhetorical)
Duncan Hunter deserves another shot!!
He got about 6% of the GOP primary vote last time around. That was mostly anti-war Republicans, aka. the libertarian vote.
There’s something I can’t quite put my finger on about Huckabee....
I know I am likely on the same page as him in most respects, but he just seems a little smarmy to me.
I like Palin. She strikes me as a young Margaret Thatcher, without the British formalness.
***Huckabee leads among more frequent churchgoers. Huckabee holds a huge lead among Evangelical Christians***
America’s a Christian leader to move America to the path of Conservativism. Huckabee is the man. He can use the bully pulpit to encourage young people to welcome Jesus into their hearts.
Sicne resigning Palin has been a FaceBook ghost. She is nowhere to be seen. On the other hand, Huckabee has been promoting conservativism thru his Weekend show on Fox. Plus he is travelling the country on weekdays to raise money for conservatives like Marco Rubio and conservative groups like the Illinois Family Institute. It is no wonder why Huckabee won the Values Voter Summitt straw poll. Huckabee is the choice of real conservatives.
I think he (Huckabee) stands an even better chance in 2012! One thing is for sure: he won't announce his candidacy on Letterman and he won't run a weak campaign while side-shooting at fellow conservatives, only to drop out after he's damaged the chances of those who are actually serious about getting elected.
Screw Huck and Romney. I will NEVER vote for either of them. Never. Ever.
Losing 53-18. Phonies vs. Palin. Now.
I totally disagree on the Ron Paul thing. Most Conservatives are not sophisticated enough to understand his message and thus, he is considered a kook in many circles.
He could not fire up the voters in any of the primaries and you could look for more of this in 2012. He may take votes away from a electable conservative and give us more of the same.
NOPE!
Huckabee is as inspiring as Pawlenty, which is not very much. I need a leader that is both conservative and inspires me. These guys aren’t it. Palin inspires me, Liz Cheney inspires me, Bachmann inspires me. The rest of these ‘candidates’ seem limp wristed.
2012 will be a landslide for Obama. I think I’ll away camping/fishing the first week of November 2012.
You’re right. If we don’t do better than this (Sarah excluded) we’re going to lose another one in 2012.
ron paul like to view himself as someone who can get the youth vote, but I wonder about that. Is he saying, other candidates have very little youth supporters? I see lots of young ppl at Palin’s rally
and Palin’s rally is MUCH larger than Paul’s
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