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Some thoughts on South Carolina
2008-01-20 05:45:00 (image: nytimes) Arizona Senator John McCain just won a state he had no business winning weeks ago. Despite a narrow three-point edging of rival southerner Mike Huckabee, this win is tremendous for the McCain camp. I predict that history holds true, and that South Carolina delivers our next Republican nominee yet again. Some predictions: McCain goes on ... More About: General , Thoughts , South Carolina
Farewell My Friend?
2008-01-20 05:02:00 (image: time.com) Unlike the Hugh Hewitt’s of the world who would spin a 2nd place finish like it’s going out of style, you’ll get no such treatment from me. In almost prophetic fashion today, as the sleet and rain poured down on the religiously conservative region of northern South Carolina (the so-called evangelical stronghold), Mike Huckabee’s ... More About: General , Friend , Farewell
The State of Marriage
2008-01-11 22:32:00 Think you’re hesitant of a nominee Huckabee in a general election over the dirt they’ll pull? Watch this clip and think again. If we get answers like these to the attacks of the Democrats over religion, I’ll invite them all day long. This is just a beautifully crafted answer to a horribly impossible question. Yet again, ... More About: Marriage , State , The State
Was Reagan a Socialist?
2008-01-11 19:10:00 During the campaign it looked almost as if we could put our fiscal house in order without resorting to new taxes. We did not know just how bad the situation was then. Now we have had access to, and a chance to read, the fine print. As a result, we have, as you ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Spending , Reagan
New Michigan: Huck Up, Romney-McCain Follow
2008-01-10 02:38:00 (image: sourcomm) Real Clear Politics has the first poll out of Michigan in weeks. Mike Huckabee leads with 23%, followed closely by Mitt Romney (22%) and John McCain (18%). The sample was taken between 1/6-1/7 and does not reflect the inevitable bounce out of New Hampshire for McCain. This latest poll reflects a 3-week trend however, a ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
McCain: The Anti-Communicator
2008-01-09 20:54:00 (image: arianiekeeney) As Ronald Reagan gave his address to the Republican convention in 1976, many in the party knew they had nominated the wrong candidate in Gerald Ford. Reagan would go on to win the nomination the following election cycle. As I stood on the floor of the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia years ago, watching the ... More About: Communicator , General , Anti , Cato
Rudy Tanks
2008-01-09 20:13:00 (image: observer) New Rasmussen numbers out today have Rudy Giuliani dead last in the Republican field nationally. Also, John McCain and Mitt Romney are neck and neck in the polls behind Mike Huckabee. Huckabee: 22% McCain: 19% Romney: 19% Thompson: 12% Giuliani: 9% More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
Three Man Race
2008-01-09 18:28:00 (image: clackamasreview) After careful consideration of the facts on the ground, and with Iowa and New Hampshire now in the history of political races past, I believe that one of these three men will win the Republican nomination. Without actual predictions, I’d like to delve into the state of the Republican race of sorts, and examine ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Race , Three Amigos
Clinton vs Obama: Which is an easier opponent?
2008-01-09 15:39:00 (image: abcnews) So it’s all tied up, 1 to 1. As I dozed off yesterday evening, only to be awakened at 11pm by the confusing site of a Hillary Clinton victory speech, I realized immediately that the game had completely changed. Obama has the immediate edge as he enters a South Carolina race which features a ... More About: Democrats , General , Linton
It?s McCain!
2008-01-09 14:36:00 (image: washingtonpost) Further along in my “anybody but Romney” quest for the Republican nomination, McCain thankfully wins the New Hampshire primary: McCain: 37% Romney: 32% Huckabee: 11% Giuliani: 9% Paul: 8% Thompson: 1% A few thoughts… Not quite the 9-point lashing Huckabee put on Romney in Iowa, but McCain’s victory was decisive enough hopefully for the pundits to begin ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
Carolina?s a waitin?
2008-01-08 03:38:00 (image: destination360) George W. won Iowa in 2000. He went on to loose New Hampshire and Michigan shortly after to John McCain. But the old moderate soldier just couldn’t outlast his southern rival once South Carolina had a say in the matter. Sound familiar? New Rasmussen numbers out of South Carolina: Huckabee: 28% McCain: 21% Romney: 15% Thompson: 11% Giuliani: 10% Two significants ... More About: General , Three Amigos
SC SurveyUSA Poll: Huck+17
2008-01-08 03:12:00 SurveyUSA poll just out of South Carolina: Huckabee: 36% Romney: 19% McCain: 17% Thompson: 11% Giuliani: 9% More About: General , Poll
Back On Track
2008-01-08 03:11:00 (image: flickr) Despite establishment attempts to damage his Iowa chances, new Gallup numbers have Huck up nationally again. Huckabee: 25% Giuliani: 20% McCain: 19% Thompson: 12% Romney: 9% Rasmussen also has him up nationally: Huckabee: 20% McCain: 19% Giuliani: 17% Romney: 15% Thompson: 11% More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Back , Track
The Question: Who Beats Obama?
2008-01-05 18:35:00 (image: peakaction) It wasn’t merely a victory, but a 9-point lashing of his opponents in Iowa. He’s stayed neck-and-neck in New Hampshire polls, long before any ramifications of a bounce out of the hawkeye state, and is currently leading in South Carolina. Yes, I believe it likely that Barack Obama will win the Democratic nomination. Every so ... More About: Question , Beats
Nasty Mitt Romney
2008-01-05 15:07:00 (image: laist) Mitt Romney will always be a part of our coveted “Three Amigos ” group, a euphemism we use to refer to the questionable conservatism of Rudy, Mitt, and John, but we need to come up with a new name for Romney’s alter ego (any suggestions can go in the comment box). What did this clown not ... More About: General , Nasty
2 Republican debates this weekend
2008-01-05 13:55:00 (image: nationalgeographic) Saturday-January, 5 7pm Saint Anselm College-Manchester, NH ABC and Facebook jointly host Invites: John McCain, Mike Huckabee , Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson , Ron Paul (Duncan Hunter excluded) Sunday-January, 6 TBA New Hampshire Republican Party-Milford, NH Fox News Channel Invites: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson (Ron Paul/Duncan Hunter excluded). More About: Debates , General
Underestimated: What the skeptics don?t get about Mike Huckabee
2008-01-04 22:37:00 (image: boston.com) Through all the talk radio shows, blogs read, and even conversations with Republican friends, I’ve heard more names thrown the way of Mike Huckabee than I can think of. He’s a Socialist, a right-wing nutball, a bible-thumper, and outright stupid (curiously Ann Coulter of all people had the audacity to say this). Last night’s huge ... More About: General , Skeptics
California: 8 Point Game
2008-01-04 22:20:00 (image: elcivics) So much for Rudy’s big state strategy. Already threatened in this month’s Florida election, here’s a recent Field Poll out of California : Giuliani: 25% Huckabee: 17% More About: General , Game , Three Amigos , Point
David Brooks: The Two Earthquakes
2008-01-04 22:08:00 (image: thinkprogress) David Brooks has an excellent piece at NYTimes.com today. It’s a message to those who would fear a Mike Huckabee candidacy, and speaks of a new coalition boiling about in the Republican Party, apart from the stale old guard. On the Republican side, my message is: Be not afraid. Some people are going to tell ... More About: Earthquakes , General
It?s Not Just Evangelicals
2008-01-04 21:29:00 (image: nytimes) Despite a whopping nine point advantage in last night’s Iowa caucus vote, we’ll continue to hear about the Huckabee phenomenon as merely a propellant of Evangelical Christians. I shouldn’t have to remind conservatives that unlike the Pat Robertson run of 1988, a race many a confused skeptic like to compare to 2008, Huckabee ... More About: General , Evangelicals
Further on ?Farewell and Down with Huckabee?
2008-01-04 20:58:00 In further noting to our readers that Lee and I may have “political differences” over Governor Huckabee , as apparent in his “Farewell and Down with Huckabee” post, know that a subject this trivial hasn’t caused, in any way, some tiff between us, or promoted his absence from the site. I merely wanted to publically ... More About: General
Farewell and Down with Huckabee
2008-01-04 20:31:00 Hello friends, Lee here. I must apologize for my absence from PP lately, as I’ve been a little preoccupied with the paying life. Things are likely to get more consuming in that respect in coming months, so I’m going to formally disengage from Postpolitical and turn it over to Jason full-time from here on. But spurring ... More About: General , Farewell , Huckabee
Come on ol? buddy? it?s time.
2008-01-04 14:00:00 (image: observer) Fred Thompson’s a great guy, but it’s time for him to go. I’ve watched all the media coverage this morning, and it seems his campaign actually thinks last night’s distant 3rd place showing in the Iowa caucus was one to celebrate. It wasn’t. Let’s break this down. Thompson, the supposed “conservative alternative”, received just 13% ... More About: General , Time , Buddy
Top Ten Reasons I Dislike Mitt Romney
2008-01-02 03:06:00 (image: mcclatchydc) #10: He’s too polished. With every carefully scripted word uttered from his Ken Doll-like lips, you get the feel of an insincere chairman type, presenting his company employees with cuts to their benefits (all designed to be positive improvements in your life of course). Yeah, he sounds good, but you know it’s all bull. #9: ... More About: General , Mitt Romney , Three Amigos , Reasons , Romney
Two New Huck Ads
2007-12-31 22:16:00 I’m still working on finding the mysterious attack ad created in response to Mitt Romney’s campaign. It was created for this week, almost unveiled at an “enough is enough” press conference this morning in Iowa, but then taken off the air at the last minute by Huckabee’s choice to not run a negative campaign. For ... More About: General
The Duo: Huckabee/McCain Would Make a Great Ticket
2007-12-31 06:19:00 Just a little late night statement before bed… I think Mike Huckabee and John McCain would make an excellent ticket together. It strikes me as interesting just how much these two men need each other, beyond their bi-state mutual tag team against Mitt Romney right now. Place the ticket in any order, one compliments the ... More About: General , Great , Three Amigos , Make , Ticket
Huck on Meet The Press
2007-12-31 05:36:00 Going into this Sunday’s interview on Meet The Press , I’m sure other Mike Huckabee fans, like myself, were curious to see how the governor would fair against Tim Russert’s tough journalism, namely on the subject of foreign policy which has been a soft spot for his campaign lately. Any recent candidate on MTP has suffered nothing ... More About: General , The Press , Meet The Press
Huh?
2007-12-31 04:02:00 (image: abcnews) OK… Can anyone out there who once supported Fred Thompson please do the rest of the conservatives a favor and throw their support to a guy that might actually win the nomination, like Mike Huckabee or John McCain, in the hope that the two fakes, Rudy and Romney, won’t get it? Here are some new ... More About: General
What do these men have in common?
2007-12-30 18:37:00 1. Governors of geographically electable states. 2. No foreign policy experience as candidates for president. 3. All three either attempted to, or did raise taxes, during their tenures as governor. 4. Controversial support surrounded their candidacies. 5. They were underestimated. Just four days away from the first official state contest, the Iowa caucuses, Republicans have a choice to make on ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Three Amigos , Common
Truce Candidate?
More articles from this author:2007-12-29 05:09:00 (image: johnmccain.com) Sure, he kinda sucks on some issues, but is John McCain shaping up to be the truce candidate for the Republican Party? It sure seems that way if you listen to chat circles of late. Let’s explore the pros and cons of McCain. Cons: Voted against the Bush tax cuts, McCain-Feingold, pro-amnesty for illegals, tends ... More About: General , Three Amigos , Candidate 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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