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My Bet

Posted on 02/05/2008 7:03:33 PM PST by maui_hawaii

If I was a betting man, I would put my money on the following scenario:

McCain is not popular among conservatives. No no. Not at all.

He has the moderate to liberal vote wrapped up.

Huckabee on the other hand has the evangelical vote sheerly because of which church he goes to.

Depending on how the rest of this plays out...when Huck and McCain together have enough delegates combined to put McCain over the top, Huck drops out.

Huck then becomes VP nominee thus giving the McCain ticket an inroad to pro life people and evangelicals.

Any takers for this bet?


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To: maui_hawaii

The ONLY scenario that I see is the reason McScampaign strongarmed the GOP is he has some kickass VP planned that could carry the GOP forward.

He gets to be Prez for four years and then die, while guaranteeing a Republican WH for another eight years after he kicks.

Only problem, if this was the case the GOP would be smart enough to leak it, which they haven’t.


21 posted on 02/05/2008 7:10:54 PM PST by txhurl
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To: maui_hawaii

Sure.

I’ve been thinking the same things since we first started getting exit polls.

IMHO, the only thing worse than a McCain ticket is a McCain/Huckabee ticket.

But I’ll probably end up voting for it.


22 posted on 02/05/2008 7:11:05 PM PST by Jedidah
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To: maui_hawaii

Huckster is probably thinking that, but he’s gonna be in for a rude awakening.


23 posted on 02/05/2008 7:11:06 PM PST by visualops (artlife.us nature wallpapers)
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To: maui_hawaii

Agreed. It will be McCain and Huckabee on the ticket.


24 posted on 02/05/2008 7:11:31 PM PST by 38special (I mean come on.)
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To: maui_hawaii

Sheerly, man? Sheerly?


25 posted on 02/05/2008 7:11:40 PM PST by Bullish ( Reality is the best cure for delusion.)
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To: maui_hawaii

That would be a very shaky bet. Huckabee and McCain aren’t in collusion — Huck really thinks he’s got a shot.


26 posted on 02/05/2008 7:12:30 PM PST by r9etb
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To: reagan_fanatic
with that being said, what does the senate and house look like in this upcoming election?

Particularly the senate.

27 posted on 02/05/2008 7:12:33 PM PST by maui_hawaii (Washington and Hollywood have a lot in common, both have networks, and both try to create stars)
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To: maui_hawaii

If Romney is serious about stopping McCain he should endorse Huckabee and turn his delegates over as well. It’s time to step up and support Huckabee if we are serious about stopping McCain.

This is a two person race, and Romney (with all due respect) is not in it.


28 posted on 02/05/2008 7:12:43 PM PST by Reagan79 (Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
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To: maui_hawaii

I’m a vet. I’m an evangelical. I would vote for that ticket when the 18th Airborne has to parachute into Hell with bags of rock salt.


29 posted on 02/05/2008 7:12:56 PM PST by Grunthor (Comes a time when you ask yourself, "am I a conservative, or just a Republican?")
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To: SolidWood

I agree on the 3rd party if this scenario plays out. If the R’s deliver an excrement sandwich, I ain’t biting!


30 posted on 02/05/2008 7:13:15 PM PST by MtnClimber ("Bullfighting, Mountain Climbing and Auto-Racing are the only real sports. Everything else are merel)
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To: maui_hawaii
I think he picks a governor like Haley Barbour.

He is appealing to conservatives and he has the "executive experience" that McCain supposedly lacks.

31 posted on 02/05/2008 7:13:30 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: maui_hawaii

Possibility???
I thought it was obvious: the Huckster has been running for Veep, not President, on the assumption that McLame will do as he says and serve one term only.

Regarding Huckleberry’s base of support: I wish there were a way to get these people to send their kids to school, so at least there’d be hope for the next generation...


32 posted on 02/05/2008 7:13:32 PM PST by Redbob (WWJBD: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: maui_hawaii
Huck then becomes VP nominee thus giving the McCain ticket an inroad to pro life people and evangelicals.

Just because you have steam and steel, doesn't mean you have a locomotive.

33 posted on 02/05/2008 7:14:09 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of all the politics in politics.)
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To: maui_hawaii

I won’t vote for any ticket that has McQueeg’s name on it.


34 posted on 02/05/2008 7:14:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (Duncan Hunter, Conservative excellence in action.)
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To: maui_hawaii

Been predicted for weeks now on FR.


35 posted on 02/05/2008 7:14:23 PM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: maui_hawaii
McCracky/HuckaLiar = $hrillary/Obambi = Obambi/$hrillary = Obambi/any = Shrillary/any...what's the difference?....w/ any, America Loses.
36 posted on 02/05/2008 7:14:45 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (just b/c your paranoid, don't mean "they" aren't out to get you...OURs' hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
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To: SolidWood

I’ve never seen a better year for a third party — but not with Romney on it.

The man can’t buy a vote. All that money, all these months campaigning, the good looks, the groomed demeanor and articulate speaker — and he comes in behind Huckabee.

After tonight, isn’t it time for all of us to admit that he just is not a winner?


37 posted on 02/05/2008 7:14:52 PM PST by Jedidah
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To: maui_hawaii

There are V-E-R-Y few scenarios here that are not giving me a massive case of indigestion....................


38 posted on 02/05/2008 7:15:09 PM PST by soozla ("It is God's job to judge the terrorists....it is our job to arrange the meeting" - U.S. Marines)
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To: kalee
You may be correct, but they will have alienated so many of the base that they will lose big time in the general.

That is almost certainly true.

It looks like Hillary will be the eventual winner of the Democratic nomination.

Hillary will beat McCain like a rug.

This will be the most lopsided presidential race in memory. I suspect that Hillary may exceed the Roosevelt Victory in 1936.

It could be a 61 to 39 victory for Hillary.

McCain can get moderate votes in the primary, but they will not vote for him in the fall.

HIllary will drive up his negatives beyond belief. This will be the reverse of 1980.. 55 Hillary to 45 McCain.

Hillary will likely carry 32 states including Ohio. .

39 posted on 02/05/2008 7:15:28 PM PST by Common Tator
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To: maui_hawaii
More likely is that The Huck brings Romney into the fold, with The Huck as the man and Romney as the assistant.

McCain applauds their cooperation.

40 posted on 02/05/2008 7:15:30 PM PST by muawiyah
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