Oh yes: Huckabee’s in

Hotair ^ | 05/01/2015 | AllahPundit

[Yaelle]

Dear Candidate Huckabee (and family), No one wants you in the White House. You let a man out of jail because he pretended to be a Christian, and he killed a bunch of policemen. You lie about everything from your weight loss surgery to the cross in your Christmas ad. You adore the sound of your own voice. And when your son Slim, there, committed a heinous crime*, you pardoned him so he would never receive deserved punishment.

*And considering that Junior's crime was to torture a puppy in front of a Boy Scout troop and then hang the pooch to death after, it's kind of not too cool the way you are forcing your own dog into this photo.

[ealgeone]

A. COMPLETE. WASTE. OF. TIME. AND. MONEY.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

So that’s what they did with all the old mattresses.............

[RitaOK]

LOL!!! That is so true. Never once have I met a Huck fan.

[TBP]

Until he returns to TV? :)

[mrsixpack36]

Sorry Huck. No sale. Fine on social issues but you are a big govt liberal. I think BJ was more fiscally conservative than you in Arkansas. Plus you can’t win.

[hoagy62]

Two words: Maurice Clemmons.

Now shut up and go away, Huck.

[upchuck]

The list of declared Republican candidates is beginning to go Wacky. We already have several losers. Which eventual loser is next? Santorum, Pence, etc?

[Unmarked Package]

I pity the good evangelical Christians that will be deceived by has-been Huckabee, an attention-seeking politician with more ego than ethics. What a waste it will be to throw away your vote on a sleazy mixture of Elmer Gantry and a stand-up comic when you could have voted for Ted Cruz, a solid conservative, faithful Christian, and fearless defender of our religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

[conservativejoy]

Boy Howdy! Does this ever belong under the “Who gives a Hoot Headline of the Day”!

[PhilCollins]

Gov. Huckabee isn’t my first choice, but, sometimes, losing a presidential nomination helps someone win the nomination (at least), later. That happened to Mitt Romney, John McCain, Bob Dole, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan.

[x]

That's true. It's usually the candidate who came in second, though. Huckabee came in third back in 2008.

Also, those other guys were really working hard for the nomination between campaigns and were ahead coming out of the starting gate. That's not the case with Huck. He's closer to the middle of the field.

[hinckley buzzard]

The mass media love eccentric nobodies like Huck. They reinforce the image of the GOP as a collection of nuts and crackpots.

Another round of seven or eight idiots on parade and the next election could go sideways like the last one did.

[joe fonebone]

huckabee is at best a communist and at worst a terrorist..

his only goal is to suck away votes to give to bush..

follow the money...

from this point forward, any recommendations for fuckabee or hairbybush will be met with my rath..

period, end of discussion

[PhilCollins]

According to this article, Huckabee had the second-highest number of delegates, with seven more than Romney: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#val=R

[x]

According to this article, Huckabee had the second-highest number of delegates, with seven more than Romney:

Thanks for the link.

Romney got more popular votes in the primaries and won more state primaries. He was in second place when he withdrew.

Huckabee stayed in a month longer and picked up more delegates in that time.

The surprising thing is how quickly it was over. After Huckabee left, only Paul and Keyes stayed in.

Not much of a fight. Of course, they may have been campaigning for over a year by the time of the first primaries.

[jjotto]

Here’s the real story: So-called conservatives dropped out of the 2008 race and mostly endorsed McCain instead of another conservative.

Early candidates Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback and Jim Gilmore endorsed McCain before the primaries started. Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson were out before January was over and endorsed McCain.

Duncan Hunter was the only early conservative who endorsed a (somewhat) conservative, Huckabee.

[x]

How come? Did they expect jobs from McCain? Or did they hate Romney that much?

[jjotto]

Mitt’s another one: He endorsed McCain when Huckabee was the alternative.

Perhaps we’re just dealing with egos. “If I can’t be the nominee, then I’m going to suck up to the RNC and screw those conservatives for not supporting me.” Or perhaps there are plenty of fake conservatives who gladly accept money for channeling support to the Anointed Ones.