Posted on 02/04/2008 7:54:13 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Mike Huckabee accused Mitt Romney of dirty politicking at a morning rally today, suggesting that Romney is telling voters that a vote for Huckabee is a vote against Romney.
On Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" last Thursday, Romney said: "I think most people recognize that a vote for Mike Huckabee is a vote for John McCain, and if they want John McCain as their nominee, why, that's exactly what that vote would do."
Today, Huckabee responded: "I know Mr. Romney has been trying to do a little voter suppression by telling people a vote for me is really a vote for John McCain."
"Let me tell you something, a vote for me is exactly what it is - a vote for me. A vote for somebody who hasn't just decided this year where he stands on the second amendment. ... It's a vote for somebody who knows where he stands on the sanctity of life. It's somebody who knows where he stands on the federal marriage amendment. ... It's somebody who knows where he stands on the Reagan legacy and the Bush tax cuts and hasn't changed his opinion."
Speaking to reporters after the event, Huckabee defended his use of the word "voter suppression."
"If you try to discourage people from voting for somebody, what else would you call it?" he asked, not apologizing for making such an accusation.
"Isn't voter suppression where you try to keep people from voting a certain way? By anybody's definition, if the goal of saying certain things or doing certain things is to discourage a person's voters, can anyone tell me otherwise? Isn't that voter suppression -- suppressing the vote, pushing it down, keeping people from feeling comfortable going and making the vote. I think that's exactly what we're seeing."
Romney has to keep Huckabee from coming in second and himself third Tuesday or the pressure will be on Romney to drop out.
The sooner we say goodbye to Romney, the better off we’ll be.
What a moron. Any politician who is campaigning is asking citizens to vote. He’s asking citizens to vote for him. He’s asking citizens not to voter for anyone else. This is called politics. Huckabee calls it “voter suppression”.
Huckabee is only staying in the race to keep a Mormon out of the race. This shows how far he will go with his beliefs. Huckabee needs to drop out and let the people decide.
I am NOT reading anything here that would cause me to want to vote for him. He really needs some counseling in what a leader demonstrates.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
The little support that Suckabee has will dry up like squirrel carcass in a popcorn popper.
Huckster would be the 2nd worst nominee, second to Mclame.
Your buddy John McCain will bring out people who hate Republicans in November, and turn away conservatives, turning the Democrat Wave into the Democrat Tsunami.
If you hate Republicans as much as John McCain does, then you will surely be cheering him for the nomination.
He sounds more like a loon every time he opens his mouth. He needs to shut up and get himself a late-night talk show, where he might actually be entertaining.
There are a lot of people on FR that are starting to make me sick and you are one of them.
Huck is getting idiotic now. Apparently he doesn’t know what “voter suppression” means.
Huckabee continues to lower the bar.
“Flush this turd.” ~ TornadoAlley3
And thwart the “GREEN Plan”:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1964460/posts?page=5#5
Huchabbe has joked about voter supression the whole campaign.
In NH he said to shovel your snow into your neighbor’s driveway if the neighbor didn’t support him.
The Huckster is an idiot and needs to get out. So does Ron Paul
LOL!
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