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Huckabee still standing?
Townhall.com ^ | 2/8/2008 | Mike Gallagher

Posted on 02/08/2008 6:15:21 AM PST by dano1

Gov. Mike Huckabee's folks tell us that the withdrawal of Mitt Romney is a "blessing" for them and that they are "in it for the long haul", which will make the next few weeks quite interesting, eh?

I can't say that I blame them. Frankly, I appreciate reading the tea leaves and realizing that getting a ton of delegates is an almost-impossible task - but if I spent millions of my own dollars, as Gov. Romney has done, and invested a non-stop, round-the-clock effort for months and months to campaign for president, I really think I'd have to stay in it until the bitter end.

Many will say that Gov. Romney did a noble thing in falling on the sword and doing what he feels is best for the Republican Party. However, you didn't find much of that appreciation at the CPAC convention when he bowed out. Shock, disappointment, sadness and even anger were the moods expressed by these terrific conservative Republicans.

I'm sure the odds are terrifically against Mike Huckabee getting the nomination -- but kudos to him for staying in the race. No sense in packing your tent until you actually have to!


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KEYWORDS: huckabee; mikehuckabee
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1 posted on 02/08/2008 6:15:24 AM PST by dano1
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To: dano1

Why bother dropping out? He has no job and he can travel around on other people’s dime.


2 posted on 02/08/2008 6:17:28 AM PST by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: dano1
Romney quit because he "hates losing". He said so.

The rest was to shroud the failure of his neo-pseudo-conservatism.

3 posted on 02/08/2008 6:17:44 AM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: dano1

Huckster is just pimping for Veep. Simple as that.


4 posted on 02/08/2008 6:18:34 AM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: dano1
I'm sure the odds are terrifically against Mike Huckabee getting the nomination -- but kudos to him for staying in the race. No sense in packing your tent until you actually have to!

The odds aren't "terrific". They're mathematically impossible.

5 posted on 02/08/2008 6:22:22 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard ("It's not a world of men, Machine" -- Ricky Roma)
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To: dano1

a vote for Huckabee is a vote for Huckabee!


6 posted on 02/08/2008 6:22:37 AM PST by ari-freedom (Pragmatism: the 4th leg of conservatism.)
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To: dano1
Your boy is a big fat troublemaker.

He has nothing to do these days but campaign.

He showed himself for what he really is, dano. A bigot who practices religious persecution. Good job, Mike.

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7 posted on 02/08/2008 6:23:10 AM PST by spectre (spectre's wife)
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To: GQuagmire
Huckabubba is like the small kid on the basketball court. If he stays around the rim long enough, he eventually will get a rebound after the real players have gone tooth and nail at it.....
8 posted on 02/08/2008 6:23:57 AM PST by The Forgotten Man (He works, he votes, generally he prays--but he always pays....)
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To: dano1
Mike Gallagher is not paying attention. Mitt Romney did not quit the race, he suspended his campaign.

If McCain does something stupid or Huckabee flies into a rage and kills McCain at a debate, Romney will crank the machine back up and take over.

As far as Huckabee goes, it will be quite interesting to see if he loses to Romney in one of the upcoming primaries. He has already come in behind Ron Paul in 4 states.
9 posted on 02/08/2008 6:23:58 AM PST by elizabetty (Mike Huckabee for President of the Confederate States of America -- Bad for the UNION)
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To: dano1

Romney was spending millions of his own money — outspending McCain 5 to 1 and Huckabee 14 to 1 — with mixed and arguably disappointing results. Maybe his funds are limitless but as Bill Kristol said, there comes a point when a good businessman like Mitt Romney has to stop throwing good money after bad.


10 posted on 02/08/2008 6:25:09 AM PST by Juan Medén
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To: dano1

I don’t believe that he’s actually staying in the race. He’s only gaining name recognition and free publicity on his donors’ dollars until the convention when he actually becomes McCain’s running mate.


11 posted on 02/08/2008 6:25:16 AM PST by tennteacher (Romney '08)
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To: Diogenesis
Romney quit because he "hates losing". He said so

He "suspended in campaign" he did not quit. And he did so IN SPITE of his hate of losing.

You were not paying attention.

By the way, do you like losing?
12 posted on 02/08/2008 6:25:32 AM PST by elizabetty (Mike Huckabee for President of the Confederate States of America -- Bad for the UNION)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Romney sent a message to mccain. “Don’t forget the businessmen. Don’t forget immigration.”
Huckabee sends a message to mccain. “Don’t forget the working class. Don’t forget to be strong on values and overhauling the tax code.”

A vote doesn’t always get the person you voted for but it can influence IDEAS


13 posted on 02/08/2008 6:27:09 AM PST by ari-freedom (Pragmatism: the 4th leg of conservatism.)
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To: dano1
...but if I spent millions of my own dollars, as Gov. Romney has done, and invested a non-stop, round-the-clock effort for months and months to campaign for president, I really think I'd have to stay in it until the bitter end.

Ummmm, has anyone pointed out that the war was going on when Romney entered the race?

14 posted on 02/08/2008 6:27:34 AM PST by GOPJ (Take your ball - go home - sit this one out? Fifty years of liberal Supreme Court decisions? NO WAY.)
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To: ari-freedom
I think it would be better to say that a vote for Huckabee is simpy wasting time.......

He has no chance.

It's over.

Time to re-think what we should do and stop wasting time.

This from someone who does not support McCain.

15 posted on 02/08/2008 6:27:42 AM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: GQuagmire

“Why bother dropping out? He has no job and he can travel around on other people’s dime.”

Mike Huckabee = Bill Clinton


16 posted on 02/08/2008 6:28:53 AM PST by Minn. 4 Bush
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To: Lakeshark

no it’s not. a vote is never a waste. see post 13


17 posted on 02/08/2008 6:29:21 AM PST by ari-freedom (Pragmatism: the 4th leg of conservatism.)
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To: Travis McGee
Huckster is just pimping for Veep. Simple as that.

Actually, dropping out now that the fight is effectively over puts Romney in a better position for VP selection. (More compellingly, Romney has strength in states that are actually in contention; Huck's strength is concentrated in states that would go Republican if they ran a ticket consisting of a department store mannequin and a potted plant.)

That said, I don't think McCain has the temperment to bury the hatchet with one of his former rivals.

18 posted on 02/08/2008 6:29:27 AM PST by steve-b (Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. --RAH)
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To: Minn. 4 Bush

exactly


19 posted on 02/08/2008 6:30:09 AM PST by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: GQuagmire
Wrong! Mike Huckabee make’s a very good living filling the pulpit for sick, vacationing or any other reason a pastor may need a temporary fill in.

Our morning talk guy is at CPAC, and say that his sources say that Huckabee will either drop out today or tomorrow. We’ll see.

20 posted on 02/08/2008 6:30:51 AM PST by Coldwater Creek
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