Mike Huckabee urges tea party to vote for Mitt Romney

The State, SC ^ | November 22, 2011 | Staff

[iowamark]

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee gave his thoughts on the 2012 Republican presidential candidates Sunday in an interview with WABC’s Aaron Klein. As the candidates continue to trade rankings in the national polls, Huckabee, who won the Iowa caucuses in his own election bid in 2008, spoke of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s chances of winning the primary. The former Republican presidential candidate urged conservative Republicans to support Romney because he believes the former Massachusetts Gov. has the best chance of defeating Barack Obama in 2012.

“Mitt Romney may not be their first choice, but Mitt Romney every day of the week and twice on Sunday is going to be a much more effective president for issues that they care about than Barack Obama,” Huckabee told Klein. “I think sometimes there is this anxiety within the Republican Party of who is the perfect candidate. The answer is there isn’t one,” the former Arkansas governor added.

Romney came in second behind Huckabee in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, largely because of Huckabee’s popularity among social conservatives in the state. A Bloomberg poll of likely Iowa voters last week showed a four way tie between Romney, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Huckabee’s popularity in Iowa could work in Romney’s favor as the countdown to the Iowa caucuses begins.

The former Arkansas governor urged Tea Party Republicans to throw their support behind Romney. “I think Republicans and conservatives and the Tea Party need to get behind him and say, ‘You may not be our first choice, but between you and Obama, I’ll vote 40 times to get you elected,” Huckabee said.

[Eldon Tyrell]

He would be more effective telling conservatives NOT to vote for Romney.

[presently no screen name]

DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH HUCK

With a statement like his, I have no problem with him holding his breathe.

[Texas Fossil]

I am not sure who will wind up with the nomination. I personally do not like any of the top candidates.

But I could vote for most of them, except for Romney. But I am also going to do all I can to see to it he does not get the nomination. A Romney nomination would be the death knell for the Republican Party and a sure catalyst for an effective 3rd party. The Elitist Pubbies know this and I doubt Romney will be the nominee.

The “leadership” of the Party had best not trifle with the T Party groups. It could be a fatal error. The Republicans only came back to power after Reagan gained the support of the Southern and Western vote. Without it the Pubbies are through. There is no way the “bitter clingers” will ever support Romney or Obozo. NEVER EVER.

So we will have to wait and see what happens.

[presently no screen name]

“I think sometimes there is this anxiety within the Republican Party of who is the perfect candidate. The answer is there isn’t one,” the former Arkansas governor added.

Then if there is no perfect candidate, Huck - how come you settled on this dog? You are a snake in the grass like con man Mitt.

[GR_Jr.]

Ha! And to think Huck stuck around long enough to help deny Romney in 2008. Now he wants us to vote for him?

NOT A CHANCE~

[Osage Orange]

Don’t ruin this thread....by bringing some reality to it!!

[eak3]

The tea party would cry foul for a while but 90% would fall in line by November because the alternative is unacceptable.

Even if it gets Obama re-elected this Tea Partier will never vote for Romney, and I'm guessing a lot more Tea people than you think will do the same thing. I'm not going to be hoodwinked again by a another repub shister.

[rabscuttle385]

What a tool.

FUMH

[American Constitutionalist]

Ohh heck NO !!! Huck ? you can not fool all the Christians..

[hal ogen]

STFU, huckster, you loser. Go back to Hope, you Dope.

[American Constitutionalist]

Hey Chuck Norris ? your boy Huck has gone off his rocker, no, wait, he’s always been off his rocker, and Chuck ? if you don’t like that ? come and get me...

[BCR #226]

My response to Mr. Huckabee...

“Oh Hell No!”

Sorry but I am not going to settle for the lesser of two evils anymore. Our Government is out of control. It no longer represents the People and I’m frankly sick and tired of it.

I will only vote for a true Conservative candidate. If the GOP can’t come up with one, then they won’t get my vote.

I want smaller Government. Fewer taxes. Fiscal responsibility. NO MORE GUN CONTROL. NO MORE INVASIONS OF MY PRIVACY. NO MORE ATF. NO MORE Patriot Act. I want the Goverment to leave me the hell alone.

I will not be party to keeping the status quo. Either get someone in who will fix it or let Obama finish destroying it so the revolution can happen and we rebuild from the ashes.

I want a repeal to all gun control laws after the F&F BS by the Government. I want a President that will push for exactly that. Nothing less will do. If the GOP can’t pick a candidate that is willing to work to fix these issues, they don’t deserve to win.

[upchuck]

The former Arkansas governor urged Tea Party Republicans to throw their support behind Romney.

Like Hell!! Tea Partiers, most of all, have no use for flip-flopping RINOS.

“I think Republicans and conservatives and the Tea Party need to get behind him and say, ‘You may not be our first choice, but between you and Obama, I’ll vote 40 times to get you elected,” Huckabee said.

What kind of lame-ass statement is that? Huckabee is not promoting flagrant voter fraud?

[American Constitutionalist]

" Huckabee NEVER had the TEA Party vote and WE ARE WHY he didn’t run! "

AMEN !!!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

[American Constitutionalist]

" STFU, huckster, you loser. Go back to Hope, you Dope. "

AMEN !

[American Constitutionalist]

Jim Robinson you are the leading voice and figure of the Tea Party movement sensing the voice of the Tea Party.
You have the voice of the Tea Party rebellion.
Your voice has a lot of weight behind it.

Jim Robinson for President ?

[American Constitutionalist]

" How much of a bonus did Fox give Huckabee for this support of Romney? "

They gave him his own show and got to play in the band as a bass player ? ?

[American Constitutionalist]

" THANK GOD this poor excuse for a man, a phoney little fat man, never made it to our White House. "

Yes, you can say that again, and thank God that Romney didn't make it to the White House the first time around, however ? that's of little consolation of what we have there now...

[American Constitutionalist]

" If Romney should win the nomination despite my support for all the more conservative candidates in front of him, I will vote for him over Obama...but that’s the best I will give "


It seems, no, wait, it is, that the GOP establishment and the MSM is telling us that we must vote for Romney against our own will.... and basically that's what BIG Government does,,, against our own will.. political/governmental rape.

[American Constitutionalist]

" First Ann Coulter and now Huckabee? How nauseating. Somebody promised somebody a seat at the adult table when all this shakes out methinks. "

Perhaps ? Maybe ? speculatively speaking ? that Mitt Romney has promised Ann Coulter to be his speech writer if he get's to the WhiteBrothel, opps, I meant, White house and promised Huck to be his press secretary and propagandist ?