Dan, I’ve said I wouldn’t vote for Mike, and in the fall I would stand by that.
The reason is that by supporting in state tuition and a free Mexican embasssy in Arkansas, he telegraphed to me that he is a real threat when it comes to our southern border, and by extension border security in general. When it comes to taxes, I will never get that video out of my head where the begged for them. Then he cut short the sentences of far too many people. I can’t support that.
The people of Arkansas that I respect have been just about anything but pro Huckabee.
Now, that being said, there is actually something to be said for a brokered convention.
My choice right now rests with a write-in in November. That being the case, what do I have to lose by forcing a brokered convention where the rank and file might actually by some odd chance remember that conservatism is what used to drive our party under Ronald Reagan.
I think Jim provides an excellent alternative to not voting in the fall, if by supporting Huckabee we can force a brokered convention.
While I can’t support a Huckabee vote in the fall, I can certainly support a vote for Huckabee to force a brokered convention.
Count me in. I’ll try to help force a brokered convention. It’s better than what our prospects are now.
A brokered convention would be decided by the delegates pledged to the candidates who won them.
It's extremely unlikely that a majority would turn to a candidate who was eliminated early.
Far more likely is a deal to be made from the leading candidate and another with enough votes to put him over the top.
I have a very tough time imagining where the delegates select a Fred Thompson, for example.
The only way that could possibly happen is in a hopeless deadlock involving numerous ballots.
But that's no different than the condition of the GOP in MA in the post-Romney years. (Not a lot of adoration there, either)
A brokered convention will result in Huckabee taking his supporters over to McCain in exchange for the V.P. or a Cabinet post. Huck is doing McCain’s bidding. And quite frankly, I think McCain is more dangerous than Rudy. We Swiftboated the wrong guy.