[Invincibly Ignorant]

Disagree. Huck, Romney and Thompson share voters. Therefore McCain the beneficary.

[Ethrane]

Disagree. Huck, Romney and Thompson share voters. Therefore McCain the beneficary.

The same can be said for any of them at the expense of the other....so why not Huck and Romney get out to clear the path for Fred? Fred would take out McCain easily...more easily than Huck and Romney both of whom have circumspect conservative creds.

[blaquebyrd]

"Disagree. Huck, Romney and Thompson share voters. Therefore McCain the beneficary."

Exactly. Unless Fred is wiling to attack McCain more vigorously than he went after Huck he needs to get out. Fred only speaks against McCain if he is asked a direct question and even then he reminds the questioner that they are friends. If Fred really wants the job he needs to put his loyalty to conservative principles over his friendship to McCain.

[3niner]

Disagree. Huck, Romney and Thompson share voters. Therefore McCain the beneficary.

That's simply not how nominating conventions work. There are multiple rounds of voting until someone gets a majority. If nobody has a majority going in (a situation that is virtually certain, if 4 or 5 candidates stay in the race this year), the delegates will have to shift support until they find someone who is mutually acceptable.

Fred has been creating less antipathy than his opponents, and this may well be his strategy. The only thing that can kill him, is his just giving up, or millions of his supporters getting stupid and deciding that they are wasting their votes, because he's not one of the top two candidates.

[isrul]

So why not work to help Fred outlast Huckabee and solve the problem. Brother love will pass before Fred if Fred’s supporters show some loyalty. Assuming that Fred does not choose to withdraw.

[rob777]

"Huck, Romney and Thompson share voters. Therefore McCain the beneficary."


The real beneficiary of Fred staying in is conservatism. The longer he stays in, the more the conservative message is put out to the voters. As far as which candidate Fred's presence benefits, I really do not care, as there is not one of them who stands out above the others.