Mike Huckabee President 2008

Mike Huckabee President 2012

2009-11-06T09:22:00.000-08:00

It's time to get back on this train - this time as the front-runner.

Join us at: MHP2012

BSR

Say Goodnight, John -- UPDATED AGAIN

2008-08-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

UPDATED - UPDATED AGAIN NOV. 3, 2008

I wrote this post back in August, right after Sara Palin was selected as John McCain's running mate. I was right back then, and I left the post up throughout the strong, albeit brief, conservative euporia over the pick. I knew that would wear off because, quite simply, I knew the more people got to know Sara Palin the more they would realize there really isn't anything to know. She's nice and likable, certainly, but the fact of the matter is she is perhaps THE most inexperienced person ever to be thrust into the limelight of major American politics. It was clear she was chosen purely based upon her gender, which sadly cheapens what little experience she does have. She offered little, if anything to the ticket and I'd argue (and I believe the coming post mortem will reveal) she actually hurt McCain's chances - rather substantially.

I stand by my original analysis...choosing Mike Huckabee would have done FAR, FAR more good for the McCain campaign. In fact, considering Huckabee's strong appeal among Christian and social conservatives, combined with his strong populist appeal (even BEFORE the historic market meltdown and Wall Street bailout)...we'd be looking at a Republican win tomorrow if McCain had chosen Huckabee.

Ah well....nobody ever listened to me.

Original post: 8/29/08

Well....McCain chose Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, in what appears to be an obvious attempt to pander to disappointed Hillary supporters.

I don't think its going to work. Here's just a few reasons:

1) Women are smarter than that. I think this insults them.

2) Hillary supporters tend to be very, very liberal...especially on abortion rights. Are they really going to jump on the McCain/Palin bandwagon -- a highly conservative, Pro-Life ticket-- merely because Palin is female? I don't think so.

3) McCain has been attacking Obama's lack of experience. The choice of a first term Governor whose only prior experience was as Mayor of Bugtussel, Alaska opens the door for the Obama campaign to point out that, if elected, she will be a heartbeat from the Presidency -- and that everyone should remember McCain is old as dirt and has cancer. This pick not only undercuts the key argument against Obama, but it also allows the Obama camp to call into question McCain's judgement. Watch for it...the Obama people are already sharpening their knives.

4) Is Palin going to help the McCain campaing bring in any electoral votes from the continental U.S? Will she help shore up the South? Will she help anything? No, I don't think so.

So Goodnight, John. I'll be back with Mike Huckabee for 2012.

BSR

UPDATE

I made the above prediction at 9 AM this morning.

This afternoon Paul Begala, Democratic mouthpiece, said this:

"For a man who is 72 years old and has had four bouts with cancer to have chosen someone so completely unqualified to become president is shockingly irresponsible. Suddenly, McCain's age and health become central issues in the campaign, as does his judgment."

Here is comes folks. You heard it here first.

BSR

An Open Letter to John McCain

2008-08-26T10:58:00.000-07:00

Dear John,

I've believed since 1996 that Mike Huckabee is destined to be President, and I still do. I started blogging about it in 2005 and it almost became a reality earlier this year. Had the hopeless Fred Thompson not remained in the race, Mike Huckabee would likely have beaten you in South Carolina and would very likely be the nominee today. Throughout the race, however, Mike Huckabee never spoke ill of you - in fact, he spoke admirably of you and believes you to be a true American hero.

Yes, I still believe Mike Huckabee is destined to be President, either as your successor or Obama's. The choice is going to be yours.

I've been suggesting here for some time that Mike Huckabee, now that he will not be the nominee, is the ideal choice for your running mate. At first this was simply because he shores up your weak areas with evangelicals and pro-life'ers. He is also an extremely able campaigner and gifted in debates. Not only that, but he'll deliver the South...without which you cannot win.

Now, events of the last two weeks have shown even MORE reason for Mike Huckabee to be your choice. As Rich Lowry, editor of National Review says today:

"...wouldn't Huckabee make a lot of sense given the things we've learned the last two weeks?

1) McCain might have a "wealth problem," and certainly Democrats are going to try to hit his wealth for all its worth in their play for working-class voters; Huckabee doesn't have a problem on this front, and has lots of working-class cred.

2) The pro-choice trial balloon hasn't been well received, and it's clear that a pro-choice nominee would create a major disruption; Huckabee is pro-life.

3) Obama picked Biden who is going to a vivid presence on the stump and could be formidable in debate; Huckabee is a great campaigner and might be just the guy to puncture Biden in a debate.

4) The McCain folks have made a huge deal about differences between Obama and Biden during the primaries; McCain and Huckabee didn't have much in the way of differences and went out of their way to praise each other."

So, Mr. McCain, the choice is yours. Choose Huckabee and he'll be your successor, building upon the success of your historic administration. Or, choose someone else and Huckabee will be Obama's successor, forced to rebuild a party left in tatters as you mourn what might have been.

BSR

McCain/Romney = Opportunity Lost

2008-06-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

It is reported in the press today that Mitt Romney may top McCain's list of choices for his running mate. I am here to tell you -- and I urge you to WRITE THIS DOWN and put it somewhere you can reflect back on it -- if McCain chooses Romney, not only will he LOSE by a landslide in November, but he will have also ensured Obama a second term by setting Romney up as the future nominee of the GOP. If that happens, Obama wins again in a cake walk.

Guaranteed. McCain, don't be a fool.

Don't beleive me? Ready what Adam Graham writes today at The Conservative Voice.

BSR

by Adam Graham
National Review Does Not Speak For Me

June 29, 2008 10:00 AM EST

In December, I listened to and joined in the DC echo-chamber that slammed Mike Huckabee mercilessly. I fed on the constant negative drumbeat of National Review and their relentless assaults on Arkansas' former Governor. I bought into it, I regurgitated it.

I never bothered to look into the facts, particularly in regards to the charges against Mike Huckabee's fiscal record. If I had, I would have found out that he had two court rulings come out against his state that forced increases in Medicaid and Education, and that on top of that he faced a legislature that was at least 70% Democrat every year he was in office and could override his veto by a simple majority. I wonder which Huckabee critic could have done more for conservative values than Huckabee under those circumstances.

If this past election cycle taught us nothing, it taught us that bias exists in the conservative media. The one-sided attacks on Mike Huckabee last December were not only unfair, they allowed the rise of John McCain to the Republican nomination...and I wept for what I helped to bring about.

"The one-sided attacks on Mike Huckabee...were not only unfair, the allowed the rise of John McCain...and I wept for what I helped bring about."

[I]...missed, as we all did, the grassroots movement that was Huck's Army: thousands of grassroots activists producing miracle wins on little money. They missed the optimism and faith in America that Mike Huckabee exuded? Why? He graduated from school they never heard of, he was an Evangelical, came from the rural South, and didn't embrace Darwinism as unalienable truth.

So, National Review can feel free to lump Mike Huckabee in with liberal Republicans like Tom Ridge and Charlie Crist, and even a Scoop Jackson Democrat like Joe Lieberman. But it is they who are missing the next great wave of conservatives.

MEMO to McCain: Choose Huckabee or Lose

2008-06-26T12:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a must-read article for any McCain supporter, published today by the AP. A key quote:

"I think the VP choice is going to be important," said Chris Long, president of the Ohio Christian Alliance. "If they choose a conservative for the VP, that will help his campaign. It would go a long way of sending a positive message to evangelicals."

Here's the full article. To see it in its original appearance, click here.

Faithful in pews might not be voters in November

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press WriterThu Jun 26, 4:30 AM ET
If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate.

Christian conservatives provided much of the on-the-ground, door-to-door activity for President Bush's 2004 re-election in Ohio and in other swing states. Without them, the less-organized and lower-profile McCain campaign is likely to struggle to replicate Bush's success. And so far, there's been scant sign that the Republican nominee-in-waiting is making inroads among these fervent believers.

"I don't know that McCain's campaign realizes they cannot win without evangelicals," said David Domke, a professor of communication at the University of Washington who studies religion and politics. "What you see with McCain is just a real struggle to find his footing with evangelicals."
Family groups in Ohio outlined their doubts about the Arizona senator in a meeting with McCain's advisers last weekend. They're concerned about his record on abortion rights and on campaign finance laws that they believe limited their ability to criticize candidates who are pro-choice on abortion.

"There's certainly a little reservation about Mr. McCain. I think the VP choice is going to be important," said Chris Long, president of the Ohio Christian Alliance. "If they choose a conservative for the VP, that will help his campaign. It would go a long way of sending a positive message to evangelicals."

Marlys Popma, McCain's director of evangelical outreach, was one of two aides who met with the forum and reminded them of McCain's record supporting school choice while opposing abortion rights and Internet pornography. She said the campaign understands the interest in the vice presidential nominee, but she noted that McCain "is the one who is going to be nominating judges. He's going to be the one who is signing or not signing bills."

"John McCain is their guy," Popma said. "John McCain's record is what will bring individuals to him. I think there are some people out there who do not know John McCain's record."
McCain's senior aides try to downplay the fissure with this part of the GOP's base. They say their internal polling data suggests McCain has the support of three-quarters of white evangelicals in swing states, slightly less than Bush finished with. They also stress that McCain is against abortion rights, even if it's not the centerpiece of his campaign.

McCain, who identifies himself as Episcopalian and attended Baptist services last weekend, has done himself no favors. He appeared ignorant of high-profile figures, especially as he sought — and then was forced to reject — the support from Ohio's Rod Parsley and Texas' John Hagee after their controversial sermons brought the candidate unwanted criticism.
"That was one of the most ill-advised faith and values adventures this campaign," said Jacques Berlinerblau, a religious scholar at Georgetown University who studies faith and the U.S. presidential campaign.

It gave religious conservatives yet another reason not to like McCain, even though he has sought a truce this time after calling televangelists Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell "agents of intolerance" during his first presidential run.

"It's hard to believe he's really changed, from his absolute disregard and disdain for the traditional guard of the religious right," Domke said.

Republican Ken Blackwell, Ohio's former secretary of state, coordinated Bush's campaign in the state and built a strong ground game from Christian conservatives. He said he appreciates McCain's bluntness but doesn't think it's helping him with the base.
"He has never identified with the evangelical and Christian movement and therefore he can, at times, misread or misinterpret certain activities in the political field of play or certain comments that are offered," said Blackwell, now at the Family Research Council, a conservative think tank. "I personally would like for John to get to the point of comfort with some of our issues and policy positions, through understanding and genuine acceptance."

High-emotion ballot initiatives banning gay marriage in 11 states helped drive conservatives to the polls in 2004. Ohio's ban helped give Bush a win by energizing the party's base in a state that every successful Republican presidential candidate has won. But only two states proposed such bans this year: Florida, a swing state, and California, which has been an easy win for Democrats in recent years.

One of the more influential figures among Christian conservatives, James Dobson, told listeners to his popular Focus on the Family radio program this week that Obama's religious views are problematic. Yet Dobson continued to vent about McCain, who has not been a vocal supporter of Arizona's state ban on gay marriage.

"This is a year when we have a lot of frustration with both political parties," Dobson said Tuesday.

Domke's research suggests Obama could lose big among older evangelicals, particularly elite faith-based activists, who take their cues from Dobson.

Bob Heckman, who leads McCain's outreach to conservatives, said voters will see clear differences — and McCain's values better dovetail with their views than do Obama's, he added.
"Part of our job is to remind them they're down to a binary choices," Heckman said.
But Dobson has not backed off his statement that he could not in good conscience vote for McCain and has suggested he might not cast a presidential ballot.

"A lot of evangelicals would rather take a defeat than to vote for a candidate they don't trust," Domke said. "A Republican defeat, particularly McCain's defeat, would help their movement."
Although the Arizona Republican's advisers privately worry about rejection by the religious right, McCain's campaign lacks the faith-based savvy of Bush's campaigns. McCain skipped the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, a gathering that Bush addressed by video in 2004. Unlike Bush, whose campaign also threw a private reception at that meeting, McCain didn't even bother sending aides.

Meanwhile, Obama's campaign is aggressively reaching out to evangelicals.

The Illinois senator dispatched former 9/11 Commission member Tim Roemer to meet with fellow Roman Catholics. He sent Brian McLaren, one of the country's most influential pastors, to meet with fellow evangelicals. And aides have conducted more than 200 "American Values Forums," soon to be followed up with house parties and town hall-style meetings aimed at young Catholics and young evangelicals.

Obama's strategy isn't aimed at outpolling McCain among evangelicals.

"Obama knows he can't win (among evangelicals)," said Berlinerblau, who wrote "Thumpin' It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today's Presidential Politics."
"If he can get up for 21 to 30 percent, he's gold," Berlinerblau said. "And that's exactly what he's doing. He's going to fissure off this progressive evangelical voter."

Congressional Quarterly Readers: "Huckabee for VP"

2008-05-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

The polls have closed, the votes have been tallied, and it’s a landslide: CQ Politics readers think Arizona Sen. John McCain should pick former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as his vice-presidential running mate.

Huckabee was the winner of CQ Politics’ inaugural “VP Madness,” a college basketball-style tournament that whittled a field of 32 potential McCain running mates that were selected by CQ Politics editors and reporters. Visitors to CQ Politics could vote once in each of five single-elimination rounds spread out over three weeks. The voting ended Wednesday at noon.

BSR

Source: Huckabee Tops McCain's VP List

2008-05-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

According to U.S News & World Report:

Source: Huckabee Tops McCain's Veep List

May 12, 2008 11:38 AM ET

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently at the top of John McCain's short list for a running mate. At least that's the word from a top McCain fundraiser and longtime Republican moneyman who has spoken to McCain's inner circle.

Here is the logic of picking Huckabee:

1) He is a great campaigner and communicator who could both shore up support in the South among social conservatives (Huckabee is a former Baptist minister) and appeal to working-class voters in the critical "Big 10" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio.

2) As any pollster knows, voters search for candidates who "care about people like me," and Huckabee would probably score a lot higher on that quality than millionaire investor Mitt Romney. Plus, given all the turmoil on Wall Street, 2008 would seem to be a bad year to pick a former investment banker for veep.

3) Economic conservatives and supply-siders may balk, but the threat of four years of Obamanomics and higher investment, income, and corporate taxes might be enough to keep them on board.

Let me add that a top Republican political strategist told me about a month ago that he also believed Huckabee to be the leading veep contender.

Thank You, Governor Huckabee.

2008-03-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

Gov. Huckabee Steps Aside

Thank you, Governor Huckabee, for working your heart out during this campaign to represent the unborn, the overlooked, and the most conservative of Americans. I have supported you here since 2005...since long before there was a Huckabee campaign.

Three years, literally thousands of posts, over half a million visitors, and many long hours burning the midnight oil later, I still believe.

I still believe in you, and I will be here for you next time around.

Congratulations to Senator McCain. Lets all join forces behind him and win this thing!

BSR

Huckabee Rolls over McCain

2008-02-10T00:24:00.000-08:00

Unsurprisingly to readers of this blog, but incredibly surprisingly to scads of high paid professional pundits, Gov. Mike Huckabee stands as the last challenger to John McCain for the nomination.

And Huckabee rolled over McCain like a bus today.

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And Then There Were Two

2008-02-07T10:05:00.000-08:00

Romney Bows Out.

Promoted From Comments

2008-02-07T09:23:00.000-08:00

I want to thank this blog for being the first pro-Huckabee blog on the internet. It was through this blog, that I first endorsed Mike Huckabee and was contacted by David Huckabee. Almost a year later, I am proud to have served as the Arizona Chairman of the Huckabee For President campaign. I stated from the beginning to fellow conservatives in Arizona, that I was supporting the only God-fearing Christian that had a chance of winning. That proved to be true. Thank you for advocating on this blog for Mike Huckabee.State Senator Jack HarperArizona Chairman, Huckabee For President, Inc.

State Senator Jack Harper, Arizona

Editor's note: Senator Harper, I do remember you as one of the early believers. Thank you for your comment and for your support of Gov. Mike Huckabee. These truly are exciting times.

BSR

Southern States Boost Huckabee

2008-02-06T10:28:00.000-08:00

As we have predicted for years, Gov. Mike Huckabee is a son of the South and as such he is the ONLY candidate who can keep the vital Southern bloc of states together. Without the Southern bloc, the GOP would have lost the White House in the last two elections (and it is largely the reason Clinton won the two before that).

Here's the most surprising quote from the story below (surprising to pundits, not to us):

"The showing made Huckabee, rather than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the second-strongest Republican in the nationwide round of voting."

As recently as 6 months ago NOBODY, we mean NOBODY but us and a handful of devoted Bloggers 4 Huckabee gave him any chance whatsoever to even COMPETE on Super Tuesday -- and he turns out to be the SECOND STRONGEST among the GOP candidates.

Where's Fred? Where's Rudy? Why is Romney still even here spending away his kid's inheritance like a drunken Congressman?

From the LA Times:

Southern states keep Huckabee's bid alive

Though far behind front-runner McCain, the former Arkansas governor stays competitive with rival Romney, who outspends him many times over.Times staff and wire reportsFebruary 6, 2008

After a series of victories in the South and border states Tuesday, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee insisted he can still secure the Republican presidential nomination, promising supporters that he would be the "one guy answering the bell every time there's a new round." While he remains far behind front-runner Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the contest for delegates to this summer's Republican nominating convention, Huckabee captured enough states Tuesday -- at least five -- to establish himself as a viable conservative alternative.

The showing made Huckabee, rather than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the second-strongest Republican in the nationwide round of voting. "I believe that one of the things you're seeing across this nation is that people are saying the conservatives do have a choice," Huckabee told his cheering supporters in Little Rock, Ark., late Tuesday. "Because the conservatives have a voice and tonight they're getting a chance to express that . . . they'll get to continue expressing that choice and that voice."

Television pundits were praising Huckabee for hanging tough in the Republican race, although he was being outspent many times over, particularly by Romney. The candidate compared himself in an interview with CNN's Campbell Brown to Sunday's long-shot Super Bowl champions, the New York Giants. "It still is a land of the people," Huckabee said, "and we're going to continue to prove that even with limited resources but lots of heart, the presidency can belong to the people of this country."

Flanked by his wife, Janet, Huckabee added: "We're proving that we're still on our feet and much to the amazement of many, we're getting there, folks, we're getting there."

Huckabee Takes Silver in South Carolina

2008-01-20T07:11:00.000-08:00

We took one of those silver's that the Romney campaign is always so proud of. Honestly, Thompson bled off just enough of the conservative vote to give McCain the edge over us. Thompson is done, now, so we press on to Florida!

BSR

South Carolina - Huckabee & McCain Battle

2008-01-19T08:24:00.000-08:00

South Carolina primary voters select their candidate today, and the last polls before voting began indicate a big surge for Huckabee, putting him in a tie for first place with McCain.

We'll be updating here throughout the day, so check back with us.

BSR

HuckaMania in Michigan

2008-01-13T07:18:00.000-08:00

Before this week, Gov. Huckabee had never spent one dime in the state of Michigan. He has no campaign office and no staff in the state. But the response to Huckabee in Michigan over the last few days has been absolutely phenomenal.

According to MSNBC's First Read, Huckabee held a rally in Michigan Friday night with only 24 hour's notice and drew 1,000 enthusiastic supporters -- no other candidate is drawing crowds like that.

Then, on Saturday morning he hosted a breakfast for over 100 Michigan church leaders. After that he held another rally in Grand Rapids that drew over 600. And at this rally he received the endorsement of Michigan state Rep. Fulton Sheen, a former faith and values committee chair for Mitt Romney's Michigan campaign.

Yes, Michigan loves Governor Huckabee. So much so that Ed Rollins, Senior Advisor to the Hucakbee campaign, believes that with another week they could WIN Michigan. But, Michigan's primary has never been part of the Huckabee plan -- it was much better for Huckabee to focus on South Carolina than on Mitt Romney's home state.

The surprising amount of support Huckabee has garnered in Michigan -- with NO investment of campaign resources -- is proof that Huckabee's message is beginning to resonate with people of all types and in all parts of the country.

BSR

Half a Million Visitors and Counting

2008-01-12T10:24:00.000-08:00

500,000!

We just passed a new milestone here at MHP2008. Within the last few minutes, our 500,000th visitor hit the site. In fact, you may be that visitor. If you think so, drop us a comment to this post. We'd like to recognize you.

Onward and upward!

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Huckabee Poised to Beat Romney in His Home State?

2008-01-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

Huckabee Ahead In Polls, Poised To Take Michigan From Romney

January 11, 2008 2:35 p.m. EST

Linda Young - AHN News Writer

Detroit, MI (AHN) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is setting his sights on winning in Michigan. The most recent poll shows him with a 1 percent lead over rival and native son Mitt Romney. Up until now, Huckabee has relied on a grass-roots efforts from evangelicals and Fair Tax advocates fueling his campaign there.

That combination worked in Iowa his supporters say. They say that Huckabee has a wide base of support in Michigan and can win the primary if his supporters just go to the polls and vote.
According to CNN reports, one of the leaders of the movement, Gary Glenn said that the network of evangelists and tax advocates has "laid the groundwork" for a Huckabee win.

"The fact that he's even in a position to threaten Mitt Romney in his native state is a real statement to the depth of support he has here," Glenn told CNN.

Glenn could be right. The most recent Michigan poll shows him in a virtual dead heat with Romney who has been aggressively campaigning in the state where he is also relying on his old connections there to deliver the victory to him.

He was born and raised in Michigan where his father served as governor.

CNN news reports that Romney has sunk $3 million into TV ads in Michigan. Romney had called winning Michigan his priority after his loss to John McCain in New Hampshire following his loss to Huckabee in Iowa.

In contrast, Huckabee who had not a campaign office in Michigan, spent money on TV ads, or campaigned much in the state at the time the poll was done came in on top.

The poll released on Tuesday by Rossman Group/MIRS/Denno-Noor showed Huckabee with 23 percent, Romney with 22 percent, McCain at 18 percent and the rest of the Republicans below 10 percent each.

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Romney: Outplayed, Outlasted, Outwitted

2008-01-09T12:57:00.000-08:00

Mitt Romney is complaining about John McCain and Mike Huckabee "cherry picking" contests, while at the same time announcing he is adopting Huckabee's media strategy.

Who knew that you couldn't attack everyone in sight without having them form alliances and gang up on you?

Who knew that earned media isn't more valuable and more authentic than paid ads?

Mitt, its time for you admit you have been outplayed, outlasted, and outwitted.

BSR

On To Michigan and South Carolina

2008-01-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

Governor Huckabee's stronger-than-expected finish in New Hampshire sends him along to Michigan and South Carolina with all the momentum he needs to continue having a dramatic impact on the GOP race. Here's his new ad, and commentary by Elephantbiz:

Says Elephant biz:

"The race in Michigan between Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney is tight, and this ad could deliver the knock out blow to Romney."

"Huckabee does not need to win. He only needs to peel off enough conservative votes from Romney to knock him out of the race once and for all. Huckabee's focus is still heavily on South Carolina where he leads by a comfortable margin."

We say Huckabee WILL make Michigan a 3-way race, and Governor Huckabee CAN win it. He will also WIN South Carolina.

Governor Huckabee will be the next President of the United States.

Mark it down.

BSR

New Huckabee Site

2008-01-08T18:53:00.000-08:00

Here's a new unofficial social networking site for Huckabee. Check it out!

Thanks, Eric. Welcome to the team.

http://mikehuckabee.ning.com/

Huckabee on Birthright Citizenship

2008-01-08T11:58:00.000-08:00

Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee Statement on Constitutional AmendmentRegarding Citizenship Birthright

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/

-- Former Arkansas Governorand Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has issued the following comment inresponse to a Washington Times article reporting he would amend theConstitution in connection to children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens: "I do not support an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent childrenborn in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming Americancitizens. I have no intention of supporting a constitutional amendment todeny birthright citizenship."

Romney Campaign Caught Stealing McCain Signs

2008-01-08T04:38:00.000-08:00

John McCain signs are covering New Hampshire. Here is local news video of admitted Romney campaign staffers, amazingly, stealing McCain signs in order to create a fantasy atmosphere for their candidate to campaign in.

This is indicative of the entire Romney campaign.

Welcome Dave Letterman Viewers

2008-01-07T22:09:00.000-08:00

UPDATED

A special welcome to viewers of Dave Letterman! In the finest of southern traditions, we invite you to "Come on in and sit a spell."

Ready to contribute? Go the official Huckabee site HERE.

We have a lot to share with you about why he is the right person, at the right time in our history, to be president of the United States.

This blog is the first to promote Mike Huckabee for president (founded Feb. 2005). We've consistently said all through this time that Huckabee would be exactly where he is today -- on the verge of winning Iowa AND the nomination.

How did we know? Because we know Huckabee well - we know his heart and we know his skills--so nothing that has occurred has been a surprise to us or to readers of this blog. :)

We have a lot of content, so spend some time checking around. The big news is a new poll shows Huckabee has overtaken Rudy Giuliani as the national frontrunner.

Huckabee 25%

Giuliani 20%

McCain 19%

Thompson 12%

Romney 9%

Paul 4%

The thing to remember is that just one month ago, Huckabee's campaign had not taken off and had no money. It suddenly exploded and the money began flowing--it has taken some time for his campaign staff to catch up to his poll numbers.

Veteran strategist Ed Rollins, who has worked with reporters for decades, has joined the campaign. Also joining up this week for the final push in Iowa is Rick Tyler, former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s top spokesman. Additonally, Huckabee is getting organizational help from seasoned campaign hands Jeff Roe and Jessica Moenning. Roe has run campaigns in Kansas and Missouri and is a former chief of staff to Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO). Moenning is a former executive director of the Nebraska GOP.

So you can see the cavalry is arriving and we are ready for the final push to the nomination.

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UPDATE: Here's the video!

Huckabee Overtakes Giuliani

2008-01-07T17:56:00.000-08:00

According to recent polls, Gov. Mike Huckabee has overtaken Rudy Giuliani as the national frontrunner.

Huckabee 25%
Giuliani 20%
McCain 19%
Thompson 12%
Romney 9%
Paul 4%

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Huckabee on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2008-01-06T21:53:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of Governor Mike Huckabee on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno the night before the Iowa Caucus.