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Fred Chicken
2007-12-18 01:00:00 (image: politopics) Around the time of Fred Thompson ’s official candidacy announcement in the early fall, he skipped an important New Hampshire presidential debate in favor of announcing his plans to run on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Siting the reasons, Thompson explained that he “didn’t like the format” and had “wished for debates more similar ... More About: General , Chicken
The Rollins Factor
2007-12-17 06:45:00 Watch this quick interview conducted earlier today on Fox News’ Weekend Live. Governor Huckabee is beginning to talk tough on foreign policy again. You can hear the spirit of Ed Rollins already. Quote of the day? “I’m certainly not standing with Ron Paul and his walk away and loose philosophy”. More About: General , Factor
Rudy thinks he?s running in ?04
2007-12-17 06:15:00 (image: nytimes) A “new speech” by Rudy Giuliani is being pegged as a “bold new approach”, reminding the nation of the mayor’s vision for the country. But it’s getting mixed reviews as suggesting the same old song and dance. But the 30-plus minute speech hit on similar themes: a little Hillary Rodham Clinton bashing, some reflections on ... More About: Running
I?m All For McCain Winning? New Hampshire
2007-12-17 05:46:00 (image: usnews) If you’ve been watching the television media lately you’d think John McCain was making a comeback. They talk about his rise in the polls, some key endorsements, and then the rest is meaningless speculation. Stories like tomorrow where John McCain is due to receive the coveted endorsement of Joe Lieberman. Well first, congrats to Joe ... More About: General , New Hampshire , Three Amigos , Hampshire , Winning
The Context of the Quote
2007-12-16 20:27:00 (image: emich) I have long held the belief that in so many ways, the coming election of 08′ will look more 2000, than 2004. That is, that many issues such as Iraq and 9/11 which dominated Bush vs Kerry, will give way to a renewed discussion about domestic issues and a timeout from war. We are winning ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Context , Quote , The Con
Meet the new National Campaign Chairman for Mike Huckabee
2007-12-14 21:59:00 Ed Rollins was revealed today as the new National Campaign Chairman for the Mike Huckabee campaign at a 2pm press conference. Rollins is best known for his work as the National Campaign Director to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 election in which Reagan won 49 states. More About: General , Meet
Rasmussen: Huck Leads Florida
2007-12-14 19:07:00 (image: visitflorida) A new Rasmussen state poll today finds Mike Huckabee leading Florida at 27%. The Arkansas governor tops a second place Mitt Romney (23%) by 4 points. The shocking news of the poll is that once frontrunner of the sunshine state, Rudy Giuliani, has plummeted to third place at 19%. Giuliani lead the Rasmussen Florida poll ... More About: General , Leads , Three Amigos
Governor Huckabee: Frontrunner in Texas, Delaware
2007-12-14 05:44:00 (image: texasstudio1) March 4th isn’t that far away. A new IVR poll finds Mike Huckabee leading his fellow Republican nominees in the all-important big state of Texas , well above the margin of error at 29%. Huckabee enjoys a 13 point lead over former frontrunner Rudy Giuliani, whose numbers dived from 23% to 16% since the last ... More About: General , Governor , Three Amigos
And? North Carolina
2007-12-14 05:05:00 (image: ncnga) Public Policy Polling out of North Carolina finds Mike Huckabee has surged to first place. Mike Huckabee: 33% Rudy Giuliani: 17% Fred Thompson: 16% Mitt Romney: 9% John McCain: 8% More About: General
Rasmussen: Huck Still National Frontrunner, Leads Rudy by 4
2007-12-13 20:25:00 (image: wikimedia) Just eight days ago, we first reported the national numbers had changed dramatically in the Republican presidential field, featuring a surging Mike Huckabee to have surpassed Rudy Giuliani for the status of frontrunner. Those numbers have held throughout the week, where Huckabee still enjoys a four point lead at 23%, compared with Giuliani at ... More About: National , Fred Thompson , General , Leads
On Visionary Leadership
2007-12-13 06:13:00 (image: harrisonburg) “Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.” Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Institute Address, February 27, 1860. After Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address of 1863, dark days loomed over the fractured union. We tend to forget that conflict had lasted a ... More About: Religion , Christianity , General , Leadership , Mike Huckabee
Huck Takes Georgia From Thompson
2007-12-12 19:45:00 (image: history.com) Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in yet another important early state, Georgia . The latest Strategic Vision poll finds that 23% of Georgians prefer Huckabee, that’s sharply up from 6% in September. Fred Thompson ranks second at 20%, sharply down from the commanding lead he had in September where he reached as high as 32% ... More About: General
Dear God? Why?
2007-12-12 04:35:00 (image: hoinews) Darnit! Just as I was ready to set the TEVO for 2pm tomorrow afternoon, come home from a hard day’s work and enjoy the Iowa showdown that would be the Des Moines Register debate taking place tomorrow afternoon, I just confirmed a dreadful rumor. Alan Keyes will be among the candidates. Let’s get straight to ...
Uhh?
2007-12-12 02:42:00 (image: nationalreview) Well, clearly not the endorsement I would have made. I’ve been a National Review subscriber for some time. From my days as a barely graduated college student, during the good ol’ days of the 90’s Republican congress and Clinton hating, I’ve looked to NR as a source for intelligent points on cutting edge conservative ... More About: General
Rasmussen: Huckabee ?Most Presidential?, Reconfirms 39% In Iowa
2007-12-12 00:33:00 (image: alec.org) Mike Huckabee received more good news today. According to this week’s Rasmussen Iowa numbers, the poll confirms a double digit lead on Mitt Romney in the nation’s first primary state. The poll shows Huckabee ranking first at 39%, compared to a second place Romney at 23%. The news reaffirms a Newsweek poll out ... More About: Presidential , General
South Carolina: Huckabee Leads Four Latest Polls
2007-12-11 01:35:00 (image: nytimes) Mike Huckabee’s success in the early state of Iowa, his new national prominence and the falling out of conservative hopeful Fred Thompson have all but propelled the former Arkansas governor to being a major player in the important state of South Carolina. Huckabee is leading in the four most recent polls taken within the ... More About: General , Leads , Polls , South Carolina
Huckabee Launches ?A Better America? Ad
2007-12-10 20:46:00 See my earlier post from yesterday, but the Huckabee campaign is launching a 2nd ad now, titled “A Better America ”, for the NH, IA, and SC markets. God I love Republicanism that reaches out to blue collar folks and average Americans. More About: General
On Huckabee, and taking this nation ?back for Christ?.
2007-12-10 15:05:00 (image: sfgate) I suppose it’s fair game to assume a candidate get attacked from all angles as they rise to the top. But I must admit, some of the “false positioning” on the part of the media right now, especially with regard to Mike Huckabee ’s background as a Baptist pastor, is getting a little desperate. If you ... More About: General , Nation , Christ , Back
Huckabee Launches ?Secure Borders? Ad
2007-12-10 04:34:00 New Mike Huckabee “Secure Borders ” Ad set to begin running tomorrow morning in Iowa markets. More About: Illegal Immigration , General
Now he?s up in Michigan!
2007-12-09 02:17:00 (image: usembassy) 1. Frontrunner Nationally: Check. 2. Frontrunner in Iowa: Check. 3. Frontrunner in South Carolina: Check. 4. Frontrunner in Michigan : Check. With less than four weeks to go until the 2008 primary season kickoff, Governor Mike Huckabee has surged at a remarkable rate throughout the months of November and early December. But new numbers out today yield results that ... More About: General
Newsweek Iowa Poll: Huck has 22 point lead, Mormonism non-factor
2007-12-08 04:06:00 (image: observer) A 22 point lead? Yes… That’s two separate 2’s stuck together. According to the latest Newsweek poll conducted with 1,408 registered voters, Mike Huckabee has taken a commanding lead in the state of Iowa . Huckabee now polls at 39%, the highest percentage of support any Republican candidate has received to date in the crowded ... More About: General , Poll , Three Amigos
Poor Ol? Fred? 9% Nationally
2007-12-07 22:50:00 (image: blogsforfredthompson) Ouch… Fred Thompson , who polled as high as 28% shortly after his candidacy announcement in September, has dipped to his lowest level of 2007. According to today’s presidential tracking poll at Rasmussen, Thompson has sunk to single digits at 9%. Mike Huckabee continues his status as the nation’s frontrunner, polling at 22% now. Rudy Giuliani ... More About: General , Three Amigos , Poor
Huckabee up by 7% in South Carolina
2007-12-06 17:20:00 (image: statemaster) Forget Iowa, Governor Huckabee is now leading in the crucial first-of-the-south state of South Carolina by 7%. According to the latest Rasmussen poll, Mike Huckabee leads the pack at 25%, followed by a tie for second place between Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney who poll at 18%. Rudy Giuliani, whose numbers continue to decline ... More About: General , South Carolina
The ?Other? Surge
2007-12-05 17:32:00 (image: abcnews) Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead nationally according to today’s latest Rasmussen Reports poll. The poll finds that 20% of those who responded picked the former Arkansas governor as their choice to lead the Republican Party in 2008. In early primary states, Huckabee’s numbers are continuing to surge. Huckabee leads former frontrunner Mitt ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos , Surge , Urge
Tied!
2007-12-04 18:22:00 (image: timeinc) Mike Huckabee has tied Rudy Giuliani nationally according to today’s latest Rasmussen Reports poll! The poll suggests the candidates are even, tied at 18%. Giuliani’s support has fallen nationally from 29% in mid-November, fading 11 percentage points in less than 2 weeks and challenging his status as the inevitable Republican nominee. Contrasting, Governor Huckabee has surged ... More About: General , Three Amigos
And then there were three?
2007-12-03 19:40:00 (image: beldar) …percentage points until a surging Mike Huckabee is tied for the national frontrunner status with former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll out today, Governor Mike Huckabee has surged to a whopping 17% nationally, just 3 points shy of Rudy Giuliani’s 20%. It also appears that with a surging Mike ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos , Were , Then
A Time For Choosing: Why Conservatives Must Unite With Mike
2007-12-03 02:24:00 (image: 4president) When Ronald Reagan gave his famous Time For Choosing speech in 1964 for presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, it was arguably the single moment which launched his political career. It was a time where indeed, the choice did matter, for the future of the greatest nation on earth was at stake. Today, we find ourselves approaching ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Mike Huckabee , Conservatives
Huckabee 2nd? Nationally.
2007-12-02 22:21:00 (image: msnbc) Mike Huckabee is running 2nd place nationally in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll. From hovering around 10% throughout November, to a slow creep up to 17%, just 5 percentage points under Rudy’s fading 22%, Mike Huckabee could be poised to taking the national frontrunner status by mid-December if trends continue. Poll Results: Rudy Giuliani: 22% Mike Huckabee: ... More About: General , Nationally
A little late night YouTube debate analysis?
2007-11-29 08:37:00 (image: msnbc) Well… at least the snowman didn’t come out. So I’m going to make this short and sweet because it’s 2:08 AM, I just finished watching the CNN YouTube debate via recorded programming, and I desperately need sleep. Let’s take this candidate by candidate, best performance to worst. John McCain: He ties Huckabee for best performance of ... More About: Youtube , Analysis , Fred Thompson , General , Debate
False Conservative? Mike Huckabee on ?Greedy? Capitalists
More articles from this author:2007-11-27 05:55:00 (image: yimg) As the rumors continue to pile on over Mike Huckabee ’s liberal record on taxes as governor of Arkansas, doesn’t Bob Novak’s column today ring so true? I’ll highlight this choice example: Who would respond to criticism from the Club for Growth by calling the conservative, free-market campaign organization the “Club for Greed”? That sounds like ... More About: General , Conservative 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



