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Should Fred's supporters abandon him tomorrow for ... Huckabee? [No way, no how, never]
Hot Air ^ | 1/18/08 | Allah Pundit

Posted on 01/18/2008 10:08:32 PM PST by pissant

T-minus 24 hours and counting until, in all likelihood, his political career’s over. I can’t resist one last poke at the Fredhead beehive for old time’s sake.

The argument comes from Patrick Ruffini: Since Huckabee probably doesn’t have the money or organization to run the table on Super Ultra Mega Tuesday but McCain does, shouldn’t South Carolina’s Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson supporters defect tomorrow and vote for Huck to blunt Mac’s momentum heading into Florida? That’s an easy yes in the first two cases but in Fred’s case it would mean the end. Has the time come to take Ol’ Yeller out back? Ruffini says … yes:

If you’re a Romney or a Rudy guy, this is a relative no-brainer. This will be tougher for FredHeads, since their guy has made a stand in the state. But with less than 24 hours to go, and Fred running no better than a weak third, it is probably time to face facts. It’s too bad, because conservatives deserve Fred Thompson as a choice, but it just doesn’t seem to be happening.

John Tabin at Reason likewise fears the Reaper:

Alas, Thompson has hardly taken the race by storm. Glenn Reynolds wrote last month that he might have joined Volokh et al. in endorsing Thompson if he hadn’t observed how poorly Thompson’s campaign is run behind the scenes. That poorly run campaign has yielded poor results. Thompson’s low-key affect and introverted personality made him ill-suited to the hands-on retail politicking that Iowans expect, and he edged out John McCain for third place in the Iowa caucuses by just three tenths of a percentage point despite spending much more time than McCain stumping in the Hawkeye State (McCain focused on New Hampshire, where he won). He made almost no effort in the New Hampshire and Michigan primaries, where he got less than 2 percent and less than 4 percent of the vote, respectively…

Perhaps something will change the dynamics of the race in the remaining hours before South Carolina Republicans go to the polls tomorrow, and Thompson will catch a break. But at the moment, his prospects don’t appear to give fans of smaller government any reason to abandon the pessimism that has by now become all too familiar.

Re: how poorly run Fred’s campaign is/was, be sure to see this Mark Steyn item at the Corner if you missed it last night. Has the time come, ‘Heads? If the polls hold and Fred finishes fourth with less than half of McCain’s vote, Romney’s going to be your guy anyway come Sunday morning. Why not vote strategically tomorrow?

I offer you this to remember the man by. Meanwhile, here’s the state of conservatism in 2008: A RINO touting the kind words of another RINO in, of all places, South Carolina. Between them they’ve got 50% of the vote. Good lord.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: duncanhunter; elections; fredthompson; huckabee; mccain; ruffini; sc2008
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1 posted on 01/18/2008 10:08:33 PM PST by pissant
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To: pissant

No ... hell no. Huckabee would be a disaster.


2 posted on 01/18/2008 10:10:59 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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To: NonValueAdded
shouldn’t South Carolina’s Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson supporters defect tomorrow and vote for Huck to blunt Mac’s momentum heading into Florida?

For these people, politics is just a game to be won. For others, it's about principles.

3 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:00 PM PST by Sir Gawain (Fred)
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To: pissant

No Way Jose!


4 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:01 PM PST by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: pissant

That ranks up there with wanting to drop an anvil on ones genitals from a great height.


5 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:17 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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To: pissant
NO!
Romney supporters must support Fred tomorrow.
Together with Fred's supporters, they can put Fred over both McCain and Huckleberry.

Just as Fred's supporters stepped up in Michigan to help Mitt defeat McCain there, it is now time for Mitt's supporters to do the same for Fred in South Carolina.

United we stand, divided we fall.
 

6 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:29 PM PST by counterpunch (GOP Convention '08 — Go For Brokered!)
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To: pissant

Better headline: Should Hunter’s Supporters Abandon Him For Thompson?

Hmmmm


7 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:56 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a conservative and Rush Limbaugh knows it.)
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To: pissant
I can’t resist one last poke at the Fredhead beehive for old time’s sake.

Poke all you like.

I'm not voting for Suckabee.

8 posted on 01/18/2008 10:12:56 PM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: pissant
HELL NO!
9 posted on 01/18/2008 10:13:00 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: pissant; Jim Robinson

JimRob - your thoughts?

;)


10 posted on 01/18/2008 10:13:32 PM PST by xjcsa (Thompson/Romney 2008)
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To: pissant
HELL NO.

IGNORE THE POLLS AND VOTE FOR THE ONLY CONSERVATIVE!


11 posted on 01/18/2008 10:13:42 PM PST by Yaelle (If Fred loses it's our loss. Not his.)
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To: pissant

Hell no!! Go, FRed, GO!!


12 posted on 01/18/2008 10:13:42 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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To: pissant

Asinine idea, asinine thread.


13 posted on 01/18/2008 10:14:06 PM PST by Petronski ("Make all the promises you have to." --Slick Willard, 9 Jan 08)
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To: NonValueAdded

da huck sucks!

damn RINO

if it comes to huck/mc-con and a dem....I am voting kermit the frog as a write in.

I would rather see the repubs lose miserably then hold my nose and vote for another RINO stinker.

thats what happened in 2006...and if the rnc keeps it up in 2008 too!


14 posted on 01/18/2008 10:14:39 PM PST by Casaubon (Internet Research Ninja Masta)
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To: pissant

That’s like asking some elections past, “Should Reagan’s supporters abandon him for...Carter?”


15 posted on 01/18/2008 10:14:43 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Pro-Life atheist who will vote Fred in the primary, Republican in November)
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To: pissant

why would i go from Fred to Huckabee? no way...


16 posted on 01/18/2008 10:14:58 PM PST by latina4dubya
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To: pissant

This came from Hot Air? I don’t believe it. It must be an attempt at one of them Onion articles. From what I know about Hot Air... they would never take this stance. This seems to be some weird opinion editorial. Nothing to see here...


17 posted on 01/18/2008 10:15:55 PM PST by PureSolace (God save us all)
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To: Petronski; pissant

Pissant hates FRed.
Since he can’t have Duncan Hunter, he wants to destroy the only true conservative in the race who can win.


18 posted on 01/18/2008 10:16:07 PM PST by counterpunch (GOP Convention '08 — Go For Brokered!)
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To: pissant
If the polls hold and Fred finishes fourth with less than half of McCain’s vote, Romney’s going to be your guy anyway come Sunday morning.

Romney will never be my guy. Hunter's my guy, but I don't know why you're so down on Fred. He's the only acceptable alternative.
19 posted on 01/18/2008 10:16:59 PM PST by Rastus
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To: pissant
But with less than 24 hours to go, and Fred running no better than a weak third, it is probably time to face facts.
Fact: Voting hasn't even started.
20 posted on 01/18/2008 10:17:16 PM PST by eastsider
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