Huckabee Gaining in the Polls

[Esther]

Originally Posted by bishopnl

Sorry, Chris, but that's just a weak excuse. I don't choose for the government to redistribute my wealth on domestic welfare. I don't believe it's constitutional or lawful. And most people can find at least one, if not many, areas of government spending with which they disagree.

So it is theft. Just because it's cloaked in a veneer of legislation doesn't make it right.

I agree with that statement!

I was joyful to see Huckabee win Iowa.

I am a Ron Paul supporter but if it's between Huckabee and Obama...I'll go Huckabee.

Anyone else here support Ron Paul?

[Aquila]

Oh boy, more political conservatives bashing political liberals. If any of you have been outside the United States for any extended period of time you will know that a devoted Christian can be of any political stripe. Get off eachother's backs and lighten up.

[trickledown]

Does it surprise anyone that Chris is a government worker who spends his days on the lookout for those contractors (probably small business types that benefited from Pres. Bush) who are trying to "rip-off" the taxpayer? Sorry to make it sound so defaming but those are his on observations?

Few choose to bite the hand that feeds them.

[Apprehended]

ChristopherHall

You are a strong contender for what all socialist contend for; that being a NANNY government. The proponents of NANNY government want the government to be there to wiped their hineys and tend to every little sniffle and stubbed toe.

To the rest of us, this trend is abhorrent. Our nation was founded on what is declared in the Preemble to the Constitution. Read that document, and the Constitution too. I believe them to be divinely inspired. Framers of the Constitution were at loggerheads for many days until Uncle Ben suggested prayer. After prayer, everything fell into place immediately.

The idea of NANNY government is not in the least hinted in the Constition or the Preemble to it. This is a much later contrivance since the electorate has learned how to manipulate power hungry politicians. Those evil men would sell their mamma and the keys to the treasury for one vote just to gain and remain in power.

[Apprehended]

Originally Posted by Walkbyfaith7

I was joyful to see Huckabee win Iowa.

I am a Ron Paul supporter but if it's between Huckabee and Obama...I'll go Huckabee.

Anyone else here support Ron Paul?

I am afraid that your dreams of a Huckabee run is just that...a dream.

He was a one shot wonder in Iowa but with no money and nothing but losses in support going into other primaries, his only hope is continued free press and the debates. That alone does not have staying power. You've got to have the money for continued exposure.

I think Iowa and possible South Carolina is only a one or two shot wonder. Super Tuesday will prove to be the tell all. Someone, possibly Romney will wrap it up by then, I suspect. It is possible to go to the Convention undecided. If that happens, the Republican National Convention will have to sort it out...probably between Romney and McCain.

Just my guess....

Originally Posted by Apprehended

I am afraid that your dreams of a Huckabee run is just that...a dream.

He was a one shot wonder in Iowa but with no money and nothing but losses in support going into other primaries, his only hope is continued free press and the debates. That alone does not have staying power. You've got to have the money for continued exposure.

I think Iowa and possible South Carolina is only a one or two shot wonder. Super Tuesday will prove to be the tell all. Someone, possibly Romney will wrap it up by then, I suspect. It is possible to go to the Convention undecided. If that happens, the Republican National Convention will have to sort it out...probably between Romney and McCain.

Just my guess....

I don't really know Huckabee that well, but I like what I have seen thus far.

Money is nothing. If he wins another state soon, that could propel MANY people to donate to his cause. Money will not be a problem if he asks for monetary support. You have not been following his campaign to know enough because he isn't focusing on money, but on people. If he was shouting money, money, money...we would and will get it from his supporters.

He probably won't win. BUT I can assure you his support just doubled after the Iowa win.

Also Mitt virtually is financing his own campaign and others like Ron Paul raised more money from supporters. Actually Ron Paul raised more money than ANY republican candidate for president in the 4th quarter of last year- almost 19 million in 3 months!

[Apprehended]

Originally Posted by Walkbyfaith7

I don't really know Huckabee that well, but I like what I have seen thus far.

Money is nothing. If he wins another state soon, that could propel MANY people to donate to his cause. Money will not be a problem if he asks for monetary support. You have not been following his campaign to know enough because he isn't focusing on money, but on people. If he was shouting money, money, money...we would and will get it from his supporters.

He probably won't win. BUT I can assure you his support just doubled after the Iowa win.

True. Very true.

But, he is still going to need an awful lot of money, not only for advertising toward Super Tuesday which is only a month away. Super Tuesday will probably tell the story.

Also, we have a spoiler waiting in the wings...Michael Bloomberg, a liberal Republican. If Huckabee wins the nomination, there is going to be a huge outpouring of support for drafting Bloomberg to run as an Independent. This will also spoil the Democrats to a lesser extent. If Bloomberg runs as an Independent, the chances of Huckabee winning the Gen. election is nil to nothing.

[trickledown]

Apprehended you are the first poster (though I certainly could have missed it) to bring the spoiler prediction out. My very real concern is that Bloomburg will be another Perot. We will have to wait a bit but if he runs against a Romney and Clinton or Rudy and Clinton, he could steal enough votes to propel Clinton to power with a considerable minority of the popular vote.