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Posted on 05/13/2011 11:08:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Mike Huckabee's expected departure from the Republican race for president opens the door for Sarah Palin again.
Palin has gone quiet after the media sizzle around her died and transferred to Donald Trump.
But with Trump fading faster than a losing 'Apprentice' competitor and Huckabee now looking like he will drop out, Palin is suddenly back in this race if she wants.
Huckabee, with his strong evangelical roots, was a natural to win Iowa and Palin enjoys a comparable level of support among those voters.
Contrast that with Mitt Romney who is held in deep suspicion in the first caucus state, not only because of his moderate politics but also his Mormon religion.
That only leaves Palin as the evangelical choice as none of the other contenders have seriosu traction with those voters.
A win in Iowa could galvanize the Palin campaign heading into New Hampshire in January.
That would be a turn up for the books,but with the Republican race so volatile anything can happen.
Mitt Romney will not be the clear front runner if and when Huckabee announces he is stepping down, but I have believed for some time that he has a very soft core of support.
As usual 'savior' canddiates such as Mitch Daniels are being spoken about as well as Jeb Bush but I feel the winner will come form the present field.
Which is why I think Palin is so intriguing once again.
She has differentiation and a hard core base of support something no other candidate really has with Huckabee out.
I think she is back in with a real chance to win.
Rock-Solid-Conservative.
bye bye Huck
That’s mighty white of Patrick Roberts to “allow” Sarah back in the race, especially since she hasn’t yet announced she’s running.
I can certainly live with that.
I hope she runs and wins.
If Pawlenty is cutting into donor funds and support Romney would otherwise get, it is a win-win for us and a lose-lose for those two, maybe.
Rumors are that Huckabee may announce today that he is NOT running. That could clear a past for a more staunch conservative.
Trump seems to have trumped himself out of contention.
Gingrich is still Gingrich and the MSM are sorting though his trainload of baggage.
Daniels still hasn’t gotten his wife’s permission to run.
Some are starting to push for Fred Thompson — that’s how lackluster the GOP list is at present.
Huckabee just said on Fox&Friends that he will make his announcement TONIGHT on his program, not during the day interviews/commentaries.
FYI
[I have no idea what time his program is on, as I have never watched it. NBC is burning off remaining episodes of Chase at 7:00 CT.]
Post 35 is Great.
The very reason Palin should run.
She is vetted and the toughest out there
I think there are conservative and religious people who believe Gov. Palin is heavily damaged goods, if not the idiot the media try to portray her as, and others (like me) who view Huckabee as a not-so-closet statist and fraud who's just a Hostess Twinkie away from a 150 pound regain (just wait till they get a load of his kids - something the press would make sure is page 1 material every day from the convention to election). If Huck is dropping out some, maybe most, of his support could gravitate to Palin (if she decides to run). Personally, if she does run I'm looking forward to her participation in debates. From what I've seen of her capabilities it will be Snow White vs. the however many Dwarves.
I would like to get back to respecting Huck and even enjoying his show! If he decides not to run as it seems, that would be a first big step! However I am very skeptical of him for some reason.
I predicted some time ago that if Sarah ran and Huck did not, that he would NOT endorse her/Sarah, I still stand by that prediction, but I hope to be proven wrong! Huck do the right thing, do NOT run and DO endorse Sarah!
I say he does not run, and does NOT endorse Sarah.
I hope/pray to God that he does Not run and DOES endorse Sarah....I just don’t see it happening, unfortunately!
He will endorse someone else!
There are a fair number of evangelical women that think that she should be raising her kids; and a number of evangelical men that think that men should be the leaders. This explains some of the division of the support between Sarah and the Huckster. As for me; I hope she is reloading.
I’m hoping Huck doesn’t suprise us; and announce that he is running.
I am also in that same belief. There is no way that Huck will pass up that kind of dominant popularity among Republicans, when he has not even begun to campaign.
He will already have a strong lead, if and when he announces. He has been researching his potential donations and support the past several months quite intensely. Several large Corporations have held their funding, waiting to see what the field will be.
Great post! Couldn’t have said it any better myself. Thanks!
Perhaps it is a flawed equivalency for knowledgeable voters, but the surface perception of Huck is that he is religious and conservative. And maybe on the down-home likeable factor they are comparable, altho I don’t like him that much.
0bama is running, so the Republican debates will be the only show in town for politically interested independents.
We shall see - hopefully.
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