Posted on 08/27/2012 11:05:15 AM PDT by Publius804
TAMPA Its an understatement to say Republicans are worried about losing the Senate race in Missouri. Amid the Todd Akin controversy, theyre terrified by the prospect of losing a state they previously thought they could win and thus falling a single seat short of winning control of the Senate.
Now, many of them view Mike Huckabee as the key player in the Akin situation. The former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate has supported Akin all along and has prominently refused to join in the Republican chorus which includes virtually every office holder, former office holder, political operatives and big-name radio hosts calling for Akin to get out of the race. If Huckabee told Akin its time to leave, many Republicans believe, then Akin would go.
Huckabee says he has no such powers. Contrary to popular assumption, the two men arent really talking, Huckabee says. The last conversation they had was last Tuesday, on Huckabees radio show, and the only other time theyve talked during the controversy was also on radio. Ive had two conversations with him, both of which were on the air, Huckabee says. The two men havent had a private conversation about the issue.
But what about his influence? Everybody thinks Im like the Phantom of the Opera here, Huckabee says, holding out his hands as if to play the organ. No, I just dont like to see guys who are on my side of things get the daylights whacked out of them by other people who are on my side.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
He's what the effete urban RINOs like to think a flyover conservative is.
The chances are excellent that he is, indeed, lying. He is quite practiced.
My problem with this whole situation is it’s the same guys who’d bow down to Harry Reid and compromise with the Dems that are turning on one of their own.
I can’t stomach the spineless Republican Establishment.
At the moment my primary complaint about Akin is that he played footsie with the Democrats, then fell into one of their traps ~ an interview with an antagonistic far leftwingtard.
Whatever else he'd been doing right, he did that wrong in his race for the Senate.
Missouri is a Red State. But what that means precisely is that about 40% of the electorate considers themselves Republican. In case no one's noticed, 40% doesn't win many elections. Akin, according to the Rasmussen poll, is getting about 38%. So, it's not the Republicans who've deserted him.
And the fact that political analysts know how this works is why they've asked Akin to step down. His monumentally stupid biology gaffe coupled with a bad choice of wording in "legitimate" assured that this race was going from a cakewalk to a slaughter. He went from +10 to -10 in about 3 seconds.
That's not the Republican Establishment's fault. No matter how many people on FR wish it to be.
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And that why I’m staying away from this with a 10 foot pole.
Do I think what he said is stupid? Yup.
Do I live or vote in Missouri? Nope. This theirs to decide, not anyone else. No Rove, Huckster, etc.
I haven’t heard Sarah’s take on this? Maybe for the same reason. Let the people decide.
Nanny Huckabee had better be right. If he pushes to keep Akin in the race and Akin goes down in flames, Huckabee will be more of a nobody than he was before.
Huckabee should go back to stuffing his fat mouth with moonpies to keep himself from saying stupid stuff like this.
Palin wants a third party woman - always pushing Feminism.
” He’s what the effete urban RINOs like to think a flyover conservative is. “
I can’t top this : )
Yes I remember when everyone on FR just loved Huckabee when he played at the first and second Inaugural Balls. It was fun going back reading those posts. If Romney wins somehow I doubt Jim will sponser an Inaugural Ball for him. Too bad because they sure were fun.
Thanks for the links. Fun AND sad to go through. I was at the couple days of events n thoroughly enjoyed all
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