So what do you think? I try to picture him campaigning against the democratic contender for president. Honestly, I don't think he would make it. Anyone else's thoughts on his probabilities for success?
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RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
I feel he will win if he is the GOP candidate. It looks like the Dems will have either the first female or first black serve as president if they win. When it comes down to the wire I doubt that either will occur this time around. For that reason I feel if the GOP can field a reasonably strong candidate they will win even though the Bush years have given many people a bad taste for the Republican Party. Think about that issue for a minute. Both top Demcontenders have a stigma attached. Edwards is 3rd but already is a loser based on 2004 and isn't popular with the public. If Hillary and Obama hadn't run, the Dem candidate would have probably had an easy time getting elected because of Bush. Hillary and Obama ruined their perfect chance to gain the office and keep the power in the House and Senate.
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So what do you think? I try to picture him campaigning against the democratic contender for president. Honestly, I don't think he would make it. Anyone else's thoughts on his probabilities for success?
I don't think so either. Fred Thompson maybe, just because he's very likable. But Fred needs to turn it on.
RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
I sincerely hope Huckabee and hold on and withstand the onslaught of critics. IMHO, he is the one for the job. He has my vote. Name me another candidate who is a fellow hunter, outdoorsman, and also holds a CWP! [8D]
RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
Huckabee will be roundly assaulted by the liberal media because of his religious views, but I think, for most voters, his being religious is more of a plus than a detriment.
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RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
Yah, I we have already seen tenets of his faith being used against him in the state newspaper. Well, I think Fred has a better chance as a national figure. But someone needs to prod him into momentum. Being relatively conservative, he should have started Iowa up much sooner. He should be doing better unless I am missing something.
Huckabee's illegal imigration record is unsettling to many. I am thinking that may still catch up with him. We'll see. He is a good speaker, I enjoy his style.
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RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
Using his faith against him only motivates people who support him. Of all the GOP guys in the race right now, only Huckabee and Thompson can lock down a solid south and Texas. Down here in the dirty south Hillary and Rudy are indistinguishable from one another. Mitt Romney is a Mormon, which bumps him out of the running in the south and Texas. Ron Paul could win Texas, but the rest of the south won't go for him. Hillary would love RP to run as an independent to pull conservative voters from her opponent. Kinda makes me wonder where his money is really coming from. Just the kind of stunt MoveOn would pull. Isn't this how Hitler got elected?
RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
It'll be interesting to see how Huckabee holds up. Some called his performance in the most recent debate kind of flat, others liked it. The Iowa caucuses are just plain weird in how they run, & strange things can happen. Illegal "immigration" & national security are his most vulnerable points, with economics also being something that he will need to handle.
I like what Fred Thompson is doing, we'll see if it works. He has a great policy base on theissues & is working to "peak" at the right time - when the votes are cast. Again, we'll see if it works.
I'm not sure how much a 3rd party run by Ron Paul would hurt the republican candidate. I believe that the "anti-war" sentiment is not prevalent in the republican party, & Ron Paul's fiscal policies could pull from either direction. He may appeal to "independent" voters who are marginally against the war but don't want to go down the nanny-government path proposed by the democrat contenders. The democrats have a lot to fear from a 3rd party if the moveon.org & likeminded people decide to bolt - even if a relatively small number of them do.
RE: Will Huckabee hold up as a national candidate?
I have only seen 1 brief answer from Huckabee so I just don't know how he'll hold up. This will be an unusual election in that neither the Dems nor the Repubs have ideal candidates running. Hillary is definitely not her husband and Obama is on his way to being a has been-run like haircut boy. None of the republican candidates are a George Bush, let alone a Ron Reagan. This election is kind of like watching a football game where both teams are playing only 2nd or 3rd string players. It's just not as exciting and somehow doesn't mean as much.
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