Archive for 'Mike Huckabee'

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

And Then Came New Hampshire

Those looking to read the tea leaves for Tuesday’s New Hampshire vote are asking if the Iowa victories of Obama and Huckabee have wings.  In Obama’s case, the answer appears to be yes.  Obama is tied, trailing by one, or leading by as much as 12 in every major poll in New Hampshire taken after […]

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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Huckabee Wins, Dems Still In Doubt

It couldn’t be closer on the Democratic side, but Huckabee is going to win Iowa going away on the Republican side (that’s one prediction I missed - the other, that Fred Thompson would not finish third, is still in doubt, though Thompson is holding on to third by a thin margin at the moment)…more later…
UPDATE […]

20 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 News, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Iowa Is Upon Us

Tomorrow is the day the 2008 presidential campaign officially kicks off, in the always-odd spectacle of a caucus, not a primary.  Truth be told, though I earlier ventured a prediction of Romney and Hillary, this one is a toss-up on both sides.  The Democratic race in particular could go to Hillary, Edwards, or Obama, and […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, December 31st, 2007

Iowa Predictions

What the hey…with polls showing both parties completely up for grabs in Iowa, I’ll put my two cents in with predictions.
Republicans:  Mitt Romney
Democrats: Hillary Clinton
Second will go to Huckabee and Edwards, respectively.  Big losers on the day will be Obama, with a tough-to-swallow third, and Fred Thompson, who will begin the slink off the stage […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Second Casualty of Pakistan Tragedy: Mike Huckabee?

There are many, many reasons I could never support the modern Democratic party - their embrace of the unions that are killing our public schools and auto industry, their protectionist nonsense, and their general warmth towards big government spending (this is not to ignore the big government spending of some modern Republicans, the present administration […]

56 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Mike Huckabee, Foreign Affairs, 2008 Polls by Mark

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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

One Week From Iowa

Back in business after an extended Christmas break (among my gifts - an HD DVD player with the 5-disc Blade Runner collection - how cool is that?).  Hard to believe, but Iowa is a scant seven days away now.
On the Republican side, the real suspense is two-fold - can Romney hold off a late-charging Huckabee, […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, December 20th, 2007

The End Of Rudy?

You can’t swing a cat without hitting a Rudy free-fall story, but Jim Geraghty says “Not so fast”:
…Rudy will remain in okay shape until it’s a two man race, and that for him to win the nomination, he needs the last remaining Not Rudy candidate to be too bruised to triumph.
Iowa, for now, appears […]

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

I’m Not Endorsing Any Candidate…

…much as that will disappoint the campaign managers who were salivating over the coveted ‘D’08′ demographic (not to be confused with the coveted Homer Simpson ‘D’oh!’ demographic).  For lots of reasons, I think it’s much cleaner for an independent blogger to stay out of that game.
Nevertheless, I have made it plain to all my readers […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, December 17th, 2007

Same As It Ever Was?

With all the excitement over the rise of Huckabee and Obama, the latest USA Today/Gallup numbers seem like a blast from the past, with Rudy and Clinton actually increasing their front-runner status over the prior polling period:
Republicans.
It’s Rudy Giuliani still in the lead — and a quartet of rivals all within striking range. Mike Huckabee’s […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, December 15th, 2007

As Iraq Fades, Huckabee and Obama Rise

Curious as to why the opening vote in Iowa on January 3rd may go to Obama and Huckabee rather than Hillary and Romney, as presumed for so long?  Peter Beinart says it’s because Iraq has settled down:
The reason Iraq is fading is simple: Not as many people are dying there. Fewer deaths mean fewer front-page […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Field Of Apologies

Huckabee apologizes to Romney for attacking his Mormonism…
Hillary apologizes to Obama for making his drug-using early life an issue (and forces out the advisor who brought it up)…
…and Major League Baseball should apologize to everyone in the country for the sham that their lax enforcement of drug policy has turned their record books into.  Basically, […]

16 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Is The Smart Money Smart? (And Is There Enough of It?)

There is much debate over whether such political trading vehicles as Intrade have enough volume to constitute an accurate source of predictions, but for what it’s worth, the money is still on Hillary and Giuliani, surging Obamas and Huckabees notwithstanding (the Iowa Electronic Market, which has nothing to do with the Iowa primaries, has it […]

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

More On Huckabee

Yesterday, I shared my opinion that the surging Mike Huckabee might have a chance at the Republican nomination, due to his obvious appeal to the base, but would lose big in the general election because his appeal is limited to the base.  Today, a couple of stories have added to my apprehensions.  One is a new […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, December 10th, 2007

The Huckabee Surge

Foreign policy has been much more exciting than political campaigns lately, so I’ve been pretty light on the ostensible purpose of this blog.  However, I would be negligent in my duties if I failed to note that while Giuliani has been struggling under the cloud of ’scandal’, Mike Huckabee has been skyrocketing.  Those looking for proof needn’t […]

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Saturday, November 17th, 2007

The Race For Number Two

Rudy Giuliani has led the Republican pack wire-to-wire (at least nationally - among the early primary states, Romney seems the frontrunner), but look what’s happening in the race for second.  A plunging Fred Thompson, a resurgent McCain, and Romney are within three points of each other in the RCP averages, and Mike Huckabee is surging […]

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Monday, October 29th, 2007

All Politics Is Local

I focus a lot on national polls and not that much on the ground in the early states.  Here’s a couple of stories to rectify that - first, in Iowa, Huckabee is surging and Edwards is struggling:
The University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll, released at 8 a.m. Monday morning, shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in […]

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Don’t Feel Much Like Blogging Today…

…as I just found out that someone in California has hit my bank account for many hundreds of dollars in at least ten transactions through a credit card linked to the account (hope you get arrested tonight, now that it’s been reported stolen, jackass!).  I know for a fact my credit card was used at a […]

18 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Checking In On The Polls…

With just a 4.8% average spread between Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson at the RealClearPolitics polling page, the GOP race is as tight as it has been since…well, maybe ever. Or is it? Thompson is, of course, benefiting from his recent announcement at the moment, and enjoying a bounce that will probably decline. […]

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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Yep, Another Debate…

…and yep, I missed this one, too.  Egads, I’m falling down on the job lately!
Fortunately, Chuck Todd of National Journal fame caught it, and he runs down the winners and losers:
Let’s start with the winners: Thompson came out a winner within the first five minutes thanks to the moderator’s opening question about the candidate-to-be’s decision […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, August 12th, 2007

More On The Straw Poll…

…though our friend Ryan won’t be happy.  From the always-interesting Tom Bevan:
Mitt Romney did what he needed to do yesterday, which was to come away from Ames with a decent-sized win. On Friday, I suggested a 10-point margin of victory was the minimum bar Romney needed to meet expectations, and he cleared that hurdle, […]

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