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Mike Huckabee: Ted Cruz’s Worst Nightmare
National Review Online ^
| September 16, 2014
| Henry Olson
Posted on 09/16/2014 1:40:13 PM PDT by C19fan
Mike Huckabee dropped his biggest hint to date yesterday that he might run for president in 2016. Should he run, his national name ID and his strong 2008 run probably doom any chance Rick Santorum has (Santorum’s 2012 vote largely overlapped with Huckabee’s 2008 backers). But it also throws a huge monkey wrench into any hopes Senator Ted Cruz has of winning the nomination.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2016; cruz; cruzforpresident; huckabee; iowa; tedcruz
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:40:13 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
2
posted on
09/16/2014 1:41:02 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:41:46 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: C19fan
Romney Goon Patrol?
What chance does a squirrel roasting loser
have against an honest conservative
in the absence of the backstabbing GOPe/Romney?
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:42:53 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
To: C19fan
No Huckabee.
No Romney.
No Rubio.
No Paul.
To: C19fan
Only if Ted suddenly got a hankerin’ for Southern Fried Squirrel.
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:44:29 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I will raise $2Million USD for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
To: C19fan
No Huckabee! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! No, No, No, No, No!
But there’s a lot of people out there that think he’s just great. A born again Howdy Doody. He might just do it.
7
posted on
09/16/2014 1:45:43 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: C19fan
Mikey you sure you want a piece of this?
8
posted on
09/16/2014 1:46:18 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: C19fan
Henry Olsen is a
Senior Senile Fellow ....
To: Diogenesis
“What chance does a squirrel roasting loser”
Hey! Some of us like squirrel! With mashed potatoes and a shot of Pappy. Don’t hate on us because another squirrel roaster is liberal.
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:47:14 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
To: rockinqsranch
But there’s a lot of people out there that think he’s just great. A born again Howdy Doody. He might just do it.And a lot of them live in Iowa and attend the POTUS caucuses.
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:47:17 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Huckster: The King of Tofu Politics . . . yuk
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:47:19 PM PDT
by
RatRipper
(No need to rob others; democRATS will steal and share a tiny bit with you.)
To: NorthMountain
I agree, and no non-natural born citizens either.
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:47:57 PM PDT
by
TexasGunLover
("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
To: C19fan
Goober Huckabee has no chance.
14
posted on
09/16/2014 1:48:18 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(You ever notice that liberalism really just amounts to anti-morality?)
To: Servant of the Cross
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:49:21 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: Servant of the Cross
I always think of this when I see that pic...
To: C19fan
Well if I slept and dreamed of Mike Huckabee, I wake up in a cold sweat....................
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:50:00 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: C19fan
What’s next? Speculation that McCain will run again?
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:51:35 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
To: C19fan
But polls have consistently shown that tea-party supporters have significant overlap with politically active Evangelical Christians. Cruz is a Southern Baptist Evangelical Christian, and the son of a living Southern Baptist Preacher, he would do fine against Huckabee, and in fact would blow him out of the water.
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:51:43 PM PDT
by
ansel12
To: C19fan
makes things easier if Walker wins re-election in Wisconsin...
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posted on
09/16/2014 1:51:57 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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