The survey, conducted under the supervision of Times Poll Director Susan Pinkus, was based on interviews from Friday through Monday of 1,245 registered voters, including 529 who expect to support a Democrat and 428 who expect to support a Republican.
The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points for the Democratic sample and plus or minus 5 percentage points for the GOP group. For the entire group, the margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Giuliani 23
Huckabee 17
undecided 17
Thompson 14
McCain 11
Romney 9
Paul 7
Hunter 3
other 1
Margin of error +/- 3%
It seems highly unlikely to me that Huckabee is draining away Giuliani supporters. They each have their own constituency.
Perhaps it’s merely that more people have a preference now. But I’m not buying the notion that Rudy supporters are shifting to Huckabee.
I just never thought that place would end up being the Republican party.
Yech...
Now why do you imagine that is?
Could it be that they realize that the biggest weakness their 'rat candidate will have will be on the illegal alien front, and that a Huckster nomination will nullify that subject in the election?
Huckabee’s boat has sprung a leak... There’s a murmur from the crowd.. it’s starting to grow louder. If you listen you’ll be able to hear their words:
“SINK HUCK SINK”
“SINK HUCK SINK”
“SINK HUCK SINK”
I could live with Huckabee IF IF IF IF IF he can convince me that he’s going to veto amnesty if it passes. I know full well his record in Arkansas, but he claims on his website that he opposed the DREAM Act and last year’s amensty bill.
Yeah, he’s probably lying but with the current lineup of candidates I kind of feel like saying “tell me those sweet little lies.”
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Mike Huckabee: In the words of those conservatives who know him best
Here are some recent statements on the character and background of recent conservative favorite Mike Huckabee:
Phyllis Schlafly, president of Eagle Forum:
“He destroyed the conservative movement in Arkansas, and left the Republican Party a shambles ... Yet some of the same evangelicals who sold us on George W. Bush as a ‘compassionate conservative’ are now trying to sell us on Mike Huckabee.”
Betsy Hagan, Arkansas director of the Eagle Forum and a key backer of his early runs for office:
“He was pro-life and pro-gun, but otherwise a liberal ... Just like Bill Clinton he will charm you, but don’t be surprised if he takes a completely different turn in office.”
Blant Hurt, former columnist for Arkansas Business magazine:
“He has zero intellectual underpinnings in the conservative movement ... He’s hostile to free trade, hiked sales and grocery taxes, backed sales taxes on Internet purchases, and presided over state spending going up more than twice the inflation rate.”
Paul Pressler, former Texas judge and conservative member of the Southern Baptist Convention (of which Huckabee is a minister and former head):
“I know of no conservative he appointed while he headed the Arkansas Baptist Convention.”
Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund:
“Mr. Huckabee was the only GOP candidate to refuse to endorse President Bush’s veto of the Democrats’ bill to vastly expand the Schip health-care program. Only he and John McCain have endorsed the discredited cap-and-trade system to limit global-warming emissions that has proved a fiasco in Europe.”
I’ll say it again and again:
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
Can anything or anyone good come out of Arkansas?
And I’ll answer that with a resounding NO!
Either Boom Boom HuckJam peaked too soon, and the scrutiny of being the front runner will cause him to collapse as Fred fills the void, or he will be the nominee. I don’t see anyone but Fred or Mike getting the nomination. If I had to make a prediction, in this media driven culture, Boom Boom has the big advantage because of his personality appeal among independents and undecided voters.
Huckabee wanted rapist set free; rapist then raped and murdered another woman.
Who are the Gomers supporting this Gomer? He appears to be running for Appeaser In Chief. Working overtime to appease dims and terrorists the world over.
This seems to be similar to what new AP poll found. On the current RCP chart of rolling poll averages Huckabee is moving directly up and Giuliani is moving directly down.
These polls are a day late — and a WEEK BEHIND — as always.
Because they always take samples over a 4-5 day period — and then they don’t even release the poll results for another three days because it takes the AP or the WashPost or LATimes that long to write the Democratic Talking Points.
Heck, Hillary could have murdered three cute little puppies on national TV this morning, and ABC/CNN’s poll would STILL show her winning the US Presidency.
I am curious as to the poll results in the wake of Mitt Romney’s very strong speech about religion.
I have a feeling that speech resonated with many many voters, not just Republicans but also Independents and even Democratics.