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Why isn't he demonstrating a will to win like Huckabee?

"Winning isn't everything; but the will to win is everything."
- Lombardi

"Winning isn't everything; but the will to win is everything."

I think it stunning that no other candidate recognizes the efficacy of these late night appearances, not only for the timing that precedes elections, but for the free national exposure they provide. Huckabee has the will to win.

The Fredheads here seem to think demonizing Huckabee will help Fred's lumbering cmapaign. It won't. The ironic thing if they had actually succeeded in hurting Huckabee, the only benefactors would be Rudy McRomney (look no further to who was winning in Iowa before Huck's fortunes rose, it sure wasn't Fred), which this site supposedly was pledged to defeat by any means neccessary (it's now because clear that Jim Robinson's goal may be "anyone but Rudy", but the goal of the rank and file members here is "nobody but Fred" -- including some "true conservatives" who would actually support a pro-abortion, gay-friendly gun grabber just to cut off their nose and spit in Huck's face)

A candidate DID finally emerge who is capable of defeating the establishment country-club gang, but oh well, his name wasn't the oh so-holy Reagan reincarnated "Fred Thompson", so they have nothing but scorn and hatred for him.

Demonizing Huckabee won't save Fred's campaign. Only they can save Fred's campaign, by getting Fred to demonstrate he has the energy and vision to lead this nation and take out Hillobama. Fred was polling a close second nationally, it was his election to lose, and he lost it. You know it's bad for Fred when his supporters are gloating about his distant third place win in Iowa (beating out McCain by 1% to avoid fourth place), when a few monthes ago they were constantly smirking about how he was 2nd across the entire nation "without ever announcing or campaigning a single minute". Remember how we all "feared Fred's" inevitiable win? He's less popular when he's actually out there seeking the job than when he was at home doing nothing. Hmmm.

I can't seriously consider Fred because his campaign apperances right now show me that he'd be little more than Bob Dole for Prez '96 and Jim Ryan for Gov '02 redux if he was nominated. That is, he'll "go through the motions" of running against the Democrat, and have a credible showing, but get defeated fairly comfortably in a lackluster, uninspiring campaign. These guys are the kind of people that seem like they need to be hit with a cattle prod to come to life. You wanna constantly prod them going "Come ON!! At least PRETEND you want the job!! WAKE UP!!"