I hear you but usually in politics the lead candidate is the one who gets attacked to drive his vote down.
McCain looks like the leader in SC and is deserving of attack.
Fred did show some strength last night but he need to keep it going in other directions.
Huckabee was hit on “nanny state” anti-smoking at the end of Fred’s statement.
I liked that.
We need more defense of personal freedom in this campaign that’s under attack from the anti-obesity, multicultural and anti-smoking crowds.
I would agree 99% of the time, but the dynamics of SC are different. McCain may be in the lead, but it is because the other votes are split. McCain will not go any higher in SC.
By taking out Huckabee, Fred is hoping to eat into Huck's numbers and secure the undecideds.
I personally think it will work to an extent, but Fred will need to get some of Romney and Rudy's numbers too.
I also think some of McCain's support in the most recent polls is media driven and it will also filter off as people see there is an alternative.
Not saying Fred's strategy is 100% correct, but as a southerner I understand what he is doing.