Huckabee, like Reagan, wouldn't be an 'easy kill'

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-oppink5498381dec13,0,16077.column ^

[wyowolf]

So is Mike Huckabee an "easy kill" for the Democrats? And are the Republicans the distinct underdogs, no matter whom they nominate for the presidency? Maybe. After all, in public opinion surveys, the critical "right track/wrong track" question shows negative feelings predominating by a 2-to-1 or even 3-to-1 margin. That's bad news for the incumbent party, in terms of holding the White House. But some Democrats maintain that the former Arkansas governor, in particular, has a "glass jaw." Hence the headline in Tuesday's Drudge Report: "Dems Hold Fire on Huckabee; See 'Easy Kill' In General Election."...

[untrained skeptic]

Huckster doesn’t have much in common with Reagan. There is really no commonality in their situations except that during their respective campaigns, someone claimed that they were the weakest Republican candidate.

[Savage Beast]

Thinking Conservatives will understand the overriding importance of defeating the Democrats and will vote Republican as though the lives and fortunes of their children depended upon it--which in fact they do--no matter whom the Republicans nominate.

[Savage Beast]

After Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—the American people are wisely wary of electing another President from the South.

[Savage Beast]

"If Huckabee is our nominee Hillary wins at least 40 states easily."

No wonder the Mainstream Newsmedia is pulling for him!

[Badeye]

Big mistake in that viewpoint in my opinion. The base won’t rally around a guy that dresses in drag on a routine basis, and is so casual about abortion, 2nd amendment, and has a Clintonian personal life.

[Cedric]

Then you’ve got no business trying to analyze this or any other similar situation, if you really think it’s “conspiratorial” to invert statements and actions of the enemy.

Just remember, with Bush they were SAYING LOUDLY how easy he’d be to beat {translation: they feared him} with Huckabee the Dems are SILENT (translation: they pray he’s the nominee}.

Hope that helps.

[trisham]

Comparing Huckabee and Reagan is blasphemous.

[Deut28]

But what if the Dems know that we’re inverting everything they say? Wouldn’t they just speak straight?

/conspiracy

Dems are arrogant and believed they would destroy Bush after Gore announced he was “his own man” and believed even more that they would destroy Bush when Kerry “reported to duty.”

They equally believe they will destroy Huck. I think the only candidate they might have reservations about facing is Rudy, as he’s got the most pull with the middle.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Your point is correct.

The reason Mike Huckabee is gaining ground is most Americans now WANT a nanny state.

A "nanny state" Republican is the only Republican who can now win the presidency.

Fiscal conservatism is a now a losing game in American presidential elections.

[Cedric]

During the 2000 primaries the Dems were saying how afraid they were of McCain {and the DBM were promoting him}. Translation: They wanted McCain, ‘cause he’d be easy to beat.

Memo:
To all Huckabee supporters....

[Deut28]

Sad, but too true.

What do you expect when schools for decades have failed to teach basic economic principles that explain the impossibility of a successful nanny state?

Hence private schooling for my kid(s). Still working on convincing the wife though....

[Ol' Sparky]

So if we run a pure Social-Con with nothing on the fiscal side, it’s over

The reverses is also true. Abandoning social conservatism will result in any Republican nominee being unelectable and Republicans having no chance of being in the majority in Congress.

[Ol' Sparky]

After Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush—the American people are wisely wary of electing another President from the South

Two of non-southern Presidents -- Richard Nixon and Bush 41 -- weren't exactly popular Presidents either...

[Ol' Sparky]

The base won’t rally around a guy that dresses in drag on a routine basis, and is so casual about abortion, 2nd amendment, and has a Clintonian personal life.

Or a flip-flopping phony like Romney that has an equally dismal record on those issues.

[VegasBaby]

I refuse to vote for Huckabee...I have my preference obviously as to the nominee, but I’d vote for any Republican except for him. He would be our Bob Dole of 2008. I’d rather stay home election day.

[Savage Beast]

Yeah, but compare them to Johnson, Carter, Clinton, and W.

[mikeus_maximus]

That’s still choosing evil, and until we stop, the GOP will have no incentive to let us do otherwise.

[Ol' Sparky]

I think Nixon and Bush 41 were easily worse than Dubya.

[Badeye]

Voters understand the differences between governing a liberal state, and lead an entire nation.