Huckabee Accuses Romney of "Voter Suppression"

cbsnews ^ | 02/03/08 | Joy Lin

[TornadoAlley3]

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Mike Huckabee accused Mitt Romney of dirty politicking at a morning rally today, suggesting that Romney is telling voters that a vote for Huckabee is a vote against Romney.

On Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" last Thursday, Romney said: "I think most people recognize that a vote for Mike Huckabee is a vote for John McCain, and if they want John McCain as their nominee, why, that's exactly what that vote would do."

Today, Huckabee responded: "I know Mr. Romney has been trying to do a little voter suppression by telling people a vote for me is really a vote for John McCain."

"Let me tell you something, a vote for me is exactly what it is - a vote for me. A vote for somebody who hasn't just decided this year where he stands on the second amendment. ... It's a vote for somebody who knows where he stands on the sanctity of life. It's somebody who knows where he stands on the federal marriage amendment. ... It's somebody who knows where he stands on the Reagan legacy and the Bush tax cuts and hasn't changed his opinion."

Speaking to reporters after the event, Huckabee defended his use of the word "voter suppression."

"If you try to discourage people from voting for somebody, what else would you call it?" he asked, not apologizing for making such an accusation.

"Isn't voter suppression where you try to keep people from voting a certain way? By anybody's definition, if the goal of saying certain things or doing certain things is to discourage a person's voters, can anyone tell me otherwise? Isn't that voter suppression -- suppressing the vote, pushing it down, keeping people from feeling comfortable going and making the vote. I think that's exactly what we're seeing."

[Piquaboy]

Brilliant! He must have stayed awake all night to come up with that.

[seekthetruth]

Huckabee tells this lie over and over. He was a way of making digs with no facts to back it up. Just like the promises he makes he knows he can’t and won’t keep!

The reason I went to Romney after Fred dropped out is that I could not vote for Huckabee because he is for amnesty, raising taxes, nanny state mandates, was against the surge, is for closing Guantanamo, and was endorsed by the NEA. Some conservative!

I noticed how Huckabee told lies about Fred, and now he is telling lies about Mitt. Why doesn’t he just tells some TRUTHS about McCAin? Because he agrees with McCain, that’s why! Looks like he is hoping for a job with McCain. I said NO to Huckabee and NO to McCain!

I was happy to give my vote to Mitt Romney! GO MITT!

[spectre]

""Isn't voter suppression where you try to keep people from voting a certain way? By anybody's definition, if the goal of saying certain things or doing certain things is to discourage a person's voters, can anyone tell me otherwise? Isn't that voter suppression -- suppressing the vote, pushing it down, keeping people from feeling comfortable going and making the vote. I think that's exactly what we're seeing."

Huckabee has his nerve! He planted the seed of hate toward Romney's Mormom religion when he asked the question "Don't the Mormon's believe Jesus and the Devil were brothers"? (para)

Huckabee..pot..kettle.

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[highlander_UW]

Huckabee is only staying in the race to keep a Mormon out of the race. This shows how far he will go with his beliefs. Huckabee needs to drop out and let the people decide.

Last I saw, Huckabee had more delegates than Romney...maybe he's the one that needs to drop out. If we buy your "logic" Romney is only staying in the race so the baptist won't win.

Your bigotry is showing.