Drudge Flash: DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE 'EASY KILL' IN GENERAL ELECTION

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DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE ‘EASY KILL’ IN GENERAL ELECTION
Tue Dec 11 2007 10:27:53 ET

**Exclusive**

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party’s nomination.

The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.

Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the “glass jaw — and they’re just waiting to break it.”

In the last three weeks since Huckabee’s surge kicked in, the DNC hasn’t released a single press release criticizing his rising candidacy.

The last DNC press release critical of Huckabee appeared back on March 2nd.

[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:

Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)]

In fact, as the story broke over the weekend that Huckabee said he wanted to isolate AIDS patients back in 1992, the DNC ignored the opportunity to slam the candidate from the left.

“He’ll easily be their McGovern, an easy kill,” mocked one senior Democrat operative Tuesday morning from Washington.

“His letting out murders because they shout ‘Jesus’, his wanting to put 300,000 AIDS patients and Magic Johnson into isolation, ain’t even scratching the surface of what we’ve got on him.”

The discipline the Democrats have shown in not engaging Huckabee has earned the praise of one former Republican Party official:

“The Democrats are doing a much better job restraining themselves than the GOP did in 2003 when Howard Dean looked like he was on the brink of winning the nomination.”

A close friend to Huckabee explains: “Look, Mike is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. They should be squirming.”

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[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I am here in Iowa and many of the folks I know here are lining up behind Huck. Does anyone have a link to something I can use to warn these folks? The GOP cannot afford to nominate the Huckster. He reminds me of Professor Harold Hill.

[dynachrome]

ping

[bilhosty]

Of course they thought Kerry would be such a strong contender didn't’ they. But, I have to say I agree with them Huck has no real upside that I can see. But now it comes down to Huck, Rudy or McCain. Unless Rudy can recover from all of these nasty stories I am reconsidering McCain something I thought I would never do last summer.

[Prysson]

I think Mike Huckabee would be the worst possible candidate. He would be a disaster. Kucinich could win against Huckabee.

[ssapro]

I’m sure all the Demonrats think all the Republicans have glass jaws of one form or another. They may not be as easy to identify as Huckabee’s.

[underground]

Check out the comments at Reddit:

http://politics.reddit.com/search?q=huckabee&sort=top

"The Daily Kos is doing this all wrong. They should wait until he has the nomination."

"YES! He's the Republican we want to win the nomination."

I think Huckabee is exciting the wrong base. Republicans aren't thrilled about his tax & spending or immigration record, and even his social stances are too extreme for moderate social conservatives and libertarian-leaning Republicans.

Its the left who is getting excited, they can smell blood in the water. And hey, even if he does win, they know he'll raise taxes for kids' healthcare.

[Diogenesis]

The MSM patiently wait to 'help' the GOP,
after the GOP is stuck with the MSM's choice of RINO-candidate.

[Dante3]

Huckabee/Rudy/McCain would be disasters for the GOP. Many Democrats are laughing that the Republicans are stupid enough to go with Huck - the way some of us laughed when the Democrats went with Kerry, who was their weakest candidate.

[eastsider]

I am here in Iowa and many of the folks I know here are lining up behind Huck.

There's a Hucker born every minute ...

[BoBToMatoE]

I am here in Iowa and many of the folks I know here are lining up behind Huck. Does anyone have a link to something I can use to warn these folks? The GOP cannot afford to nominate the Huckster. He reminds me of Professor Harold Hill.

Just have them check out Fred's position on stuff, then Mike's.

[Rodm]

oh yeah, and 25% of GOP women will vote for Hillary too! LOL

[McGruff]

What I want to know is who leaked this. Maybe they were waterboarded and the tapes destroyed. This is an evil enemy (DNC, MSM,...) we are dealing with.

[longtermmemmory]

huckabee has been the left’s useful idiot to protect Giuliani.

The easy electoral kill on candidate giuliani (NYC vs NYC)

or

The easy electoral kill on candidate hucakbee (Ark. vs Ark.)

Either way the DBM has been VERY successful in killing off any true conservative candidates.

The dinosaur media is not dead yet.

[vigilence]

If you think Bush got a raw deal from the press for his religious convictions and how they affected his decision making processes wait til they and the Dims start going after Huckleberry full steam...they’ll make him seem like Jerry Falwell/Jim Jones/jimmy Swaggert/Jim Bakker combined. He’s probably a good man but completely out of his element in a dirty business like national politics.

[SomeReasonableDude]

Hillary vs. Huckabee would be a clusterf*** of epic proportions.

[stockstrader]

I agree. Republicans are looking for a 'consensus conservative' to unite the Party and energize the base--something that a liberal like Giuliani cannot do.

That is why some are looking to Huckabee. Conservatives want someone who will not 'throw the base under the bus'--the way that Rudy will. However, Huck is not really someone who can be that consensus conservative--Fred could fill that role nicely.

[Miss Didi]

Ari Fleischer was on Fox with the Friends and said that the Huck hoopla would die down...that the Dems think he'd be easiest to beat. He said he is not in anyone's camp and has given press advice to all the candidates. Ari also said that Mrs. Clinton would get the nomination. Well, today's NY Post cartoon thinks not!

[longtermmemmory]

Giuliani is hillary’s clone that allows her to run to the right of herself.

[linuxster]

DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE ‘EASY KILL’ IN GENERAL ELECTION
Tue Dec 11 2007 10:27:53 ET

**Exclusive**

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party’s nomination.

The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.

Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the “glass jaw — and they’re just waiting to break it.”

In the last three weeks since Huckabee’s surge kicked in, the DNC hasn’t released a single press release criticizing his rising candidacy.

The last DNC press release critical of Huckabee appeared back on March 2nd.

[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:

Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)]

In fact, as the story broke over the weekend that Huckabee said he wanted to isolate AIDS patients back in 1992, the DNC ignored the opportunity to slam the candidate from the left.

“He’ll easily be their McGovern, an easy kill,” mocked one senior Democrat operative Tuesday morning from Washington.

“His letting out murders because they shout ‘Jesus’, his wanting to put 300,000 AIDS patients and Magic Johnson into isolation, ain’t even scratching the surface of what we’ve got on him.”

The discipline the Democrats have shown in not engaging Huckabee has earned the praise of one former Republican Party official:

“The Democrats are doing a much better job restraining themselves than the GOP did in 2003 when Howard Dean looked like he was on the brink of winning the nomination.”

A close friend to Huckabee explains: “Look, Mike is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. They should be squirming.”

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[jern]