[Timeout]

Let me pose a question: Do you WANT Thompson gone next week?

If you were to vote in South Carolina (I'm glad you're not) wouldn't you rather deal with Huck NOW?

I'm going to leave this alone now, because I know I'll never figure it out.

You're welcome to disagree with me. But that doesn't make me nutty.

No, I do NOT want Fred out next week. We'll see. And no, I do not think the best time to deal with Huck is now---I think SC is the place to stop McCain.

It seems very likely that tonight we'll see McCain victorious and Fred a distant 3rd. Maybe Fred will stay in. But the McCain train will have a new head of steam and that scares me to death. McCain is COUNTING ON a split conservative vote...his strategy is built on it. I'm sorry Fred is caught up in such a mess, but that's the way the cookie is crumbling.

I agree with an earlier poster who said McCain would be the worst possible nominee (well, except Huck, but I don't count him a serious possibility). McCain not only doesn't agree with many of my conservative principles. I think he's HOSTILE to them after his defeat in SC in 2000. Oh yeah, he's played kissy face this cycle. But given the opportunity he would stick his finger in our eye at every opportunity----and bask in the glow of media approval as he did it.

Thus, I would rather see Huck win in SC. I don't think McCain could survive the loss. It would be painful watching the media depict the GOP as a bunch of knuckle dragging throwbacks for supporting Huck. But we know we're not and Huck will be beaten later.

[seekthetruth]

If all the McCain haters would vote for Fred, Fred would win and McCain and Huckabee would lose! That simple! It most likely would come in Fred - Huckabee - McCain.

[SoCar]

I agree with every word you’ve said. I too hope Huckabee wins today merely to stop McCain.

[Cedric]

It would be painful watching the media depict the GOP as a bunch of knuckle dragging throwbacks for supporting Huck.

The MSM will withhold this depiction until (Baptist) God forbid Huck wins the nomination. Then watch out!

[visualops]

I think SC is the place to stop McCain.

A vore for Fred is by definition one less vote for anyone else. A vote for Fred is against Huck and McCain. Why on earth would we want Huck to do better than Fred?

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“Thus, I would rather see Huck win in SC. I don’t think McCain could survive the loss. It would be painful watching the media depict the GOP as a bunch of knuckle dragging throwbacks for supporting Huck. But we know we’re not and Huck will be beaten later.”

Take a look at the latest ARG poll (yesterday’s). It has Huck #1 (33), Fred #2 (22) and McCain 3rd (21).

That’ll give you some hope.