As of last night, Rasmussen Reports had stopped tracking Mike in the daily tracking poll. However, today they reversed their course. Mike has actually jumped 11% since Romney exited the race.
Does he have a shot? I think so.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Washington oddness
Yes, Washington is clearly the oddest state I have seen. Their GOP chairmen called the election for McCain with over 12% of the vote uncounted and less than a 2% spread between the top two candidates.
One must wonder, what was the reason for making that call.
I guess Mike is sending lawyers to investigate that one. I can't blame him. It looks fishy. Particular attention will probably be paid to where the 12% uncounted votes were from.
Mike isn't trying to make a stink, he just wants to be sure that the people are getting their fair representation.
Maybe Ron Paul would have won that vote had it been counted.
What's important isn't whether Mike won or lost this vote...it's only important that the voice of the people is heard. That's Mikes values as he has amply demonstrated.
He ran a clean campaign by defending McCain repeatedly when he was unfairly attacked and not attacking back against Romney when he was attacked.
It's reasonable for him to expect a fair campaign for him until the last vote is counted.
One must wonder, what was the reason for making that call.
I guess Mike is sending lawyers to investigate that one. I can't blame him. It looks fishy. Particular attention will probably be paid to where the 12% uncounted votes were from.
Mike isn't trying to make a stink, he just wants to be sure that the people are getting their fair representation.
Maybe Ron Paul would have won that vote had it been counted.
What's important isn't whether Mike won or lost this vote...it's only important that the voice of the people is heard. That's Mikes values as he has amply demonstrated.
He ran a clean campaign by defending McCain repeatedly when he was unfairly attacked and not attacking back against Romney when he was attacked.
It's reasonable for him to expect a fair campaign for him until the last vote is counted.
Two stories, same event, very different coverage.
Coverage of Mikes CPAC speach:
Fox News
Then there is CNN
Excuse me? Same event...very different slant.
CNN finishes their negative slant with
Wow. No bias. None at all.
Fox has been less than fair with their coverage of Mike but sometimes CNN just shows us the nasty side of journalism.
Fox News
So as he stepped up to the podium today, the lingering question , hovering above the crowd, was could he do it?
If the loud audience reaction is an accurate indicator, then yes, Huckabee delivered today.
Hitting his mark, he emphasized the issues that resonated well with the several hundred cheering conservatives in the room:
Pro-traditional marriage, pro-life stance, border security, all Republican platform benchmarks, and with Huckabee’s argument for each, the audience roared with approval,and regular standing ovations.
Then there is CNN
There was no line to get in to Mike Huckabee’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this morning – an event that featured none of the chaotic scenes that greeted his GOP rivals earlier in the week.
There was a group of sign-waving supporters in the lobby of the hotel where the forum is being held, but no crowds of campaign workers just outside the ballroom where he spoke pressing attendees to support the former Arkansas governor in the conference’s presidential straw poll — just three bleary-eyed young volunteers.
Rows of empty seats dotted the ballroom long after his speech began; the standing ovations only roused about half the audience from their seats.
It could have been the 9 a.m. Saturday time slot, a low-profile scheduling choice two days after the rest of the Republican presidential field addressed the conference.
It could have been the fact that Huckabee — despite his sentimental favorite status among social conservatives in attendance here — has, like John McCain, never been completely embraced by a significant bloc of the CPAC crowd. (In his case, the holdouts are the fiscal conservatives represented by the Club for Growth, which has spent vast sums battling his run since long before his unexpected Iowa win.)
Or it could be that even among his most passionate supporters, a CNN reporter Saturday could not find a single one who believed he would win the White House.There was no line to get in to Mike Huckabee’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this morning – an event that featured none of the chaotic scenes that greeted his GOP rivals earlier in the week.
There was a group of sign-waving supporters in the lobby of the hotel where the forum is being held, but no crowds of campaign workers just outside the ballroom where he spoke pressing attendees to support the former Arkansas governor in the conference’s presidential straw poll — just three bleary-eyed young volunteers.
Rows of empty seats dotted the ballroom long after his speech began; the standing ovations only roused about half the audience from their seats.
It could have been the 9 a.m. Saturday time slot, a low-profile scheduling choice two days after the rest of the Republican presidential field addressed the conference.
It could have been the fact that Huckabee — despite his sentimental favorite status among social conservatives in attendance here — has, like John McCain, never been completely embraced by a significant bloc of the CPAC crowd. (In his case, the holdouts are the fiscal conservatives represented by the Club for Growth, which has spent vast sums battling his run since long before his unexpected Iowa win.)
Or it could be that even among his most passionate supporters, a CNN reporter Saturday could not find a single one who believed he would win the White House.
Excuse me? Same event...very different slant.
CNN finishes their negative slant with
But numbers matter – and at some point in the next few days, it may no longer be possible for Huckabee to accumulate the number of delegates needed to catch up to GOP frontrunner John McCain.
Wow. No bias. None at all.
Fox has been less than fair with their coverage of Mike but sometimes CNN just shows us the nasty side of journalism.
Kansas and Louisiana
What a day. Washington is still up for grabs but Kansas and Louisiana went to Mike tonight
I'm not sure I would put much stock in Washingtons vote here though. Romney, Paul, and undecided voters actually make up more share than Mike and McCain combined. Odd.
I'm not sure I would put much stock in Washingtons vote here though. Romney, Paul, and undecided voters actually make up more share than Mike and McCain combined. Odd.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Still they have it wrong.
I believe McCain now has a fight on his hands.
You see, while many (even most) supporters of Huckabee would have gone to vote for McCain, very few of Romneys supporters would in their heart of hearts rather see McCain than Huckabee.
What does that mean in practical terms? It means that there is a fairly decent chance that McCain has a fight on his hands with the upcoming states.
McCains greatest asset has been the fact that the conservative vote was split between Thompson, Huckabee, and Romney.
Now the question to be asked is will the people of the upcoming states fall for the media that says McCain has it all wrapped up or will they vote their hearts and minds.
Who knows, but I do know that if Romney hadn't been in the race Tuesday, McCain would be far behind Huckabee.
It may just be that those 5 little stones in his pocket make all the difference in the world. In fact it may just come down to one little state that ends up being the difference. West Virginia.
God loves the underdog and Huckabee has been the underdog throughout this whole race.
I believe. Go Mike, Go!
You see, while many (even most) supporters of Huckabee would have gone to vote for McCain, very few of Romneys supporters would in their heart of hearts rather see McCain than Huckabee.
What does that mean in practical terms? It means that there is a fairly decent chance that McCain has a fight on his hands with the upcoming states.
McCains greatest asset has been the fact that the conservative vote was split between Thompson, Huckabee, and Romney.
Now the question to be asked is will the people of the upcoming states fall for the media that says McCain has it all wrapped up or will they vote their hearts and minds.
Who knows, but I do know that if Romney hadn't been in the race Tuesday, McCain would be far behind Huckabee.
It may just be that those 5 little stones in his pocket make all the difference in the world. In fact it may just come down to one little state that ends up being the difference. West Virginia.
God loves the underdog and Huckabee has been the underdog throughout this whole race.
I believe. Go Mike, Go!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Message to Mitt
Mitt,
For too long you have been splitting the conservative vote. Tonight, again, across this great country of ours the people have spoken.
Despite your domination of the media, despite the money you poured out across the nation, despite all of your negative rhetoric...you won only the same number of states as Mike...and the ones you won...mattered less and were less open...than those that Mike carried.
It's time for you to step back and throw your support behind Mike. He fought you fairly. He didn't attack you even though you were attacking him.
This is a two man race now and you aren't in it.
Sincerely,
Me.
For too long you have been splitting the conservative vote. Tonight, again, across this great country of ours the people have spoken.
Despite your domination of the media, despite the money you poured out across the nation, despite all of your negative rhetoric...you won only the same number of states as Mike...and the ones you won...mattered less and were less open...than those that Mike carried.
It's time for you to step back and throw your support behind Mike. He fought you fairly. He didn't attack you even though you were attacking him.
This is a two man race now and you aren't in it.
Sincerely,
Me.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
It's a shame.
I thought Mike would take South Carolina. I really did. It's a shame he didn't.
Do you know what I saw? I saw Christians disagreeing with Christians about who is best to lead this country.
God is the only kingmaker that matters. We know Mike is the best man for the job because he is the only one that isn't ashamed of God in those top tier candidates. He went boldly and said GOD created. He went boldly and said the Bible is true. He went boldly and said the constitution is easier to change than the unfailing word of God.
What do we as Christians give a man that says what we know to be true with boldness? Nothing. We turn our backs and split our voices.
Fred was completely right when he said this is a battle for the heart and soul of the GOP. Does the GOP stand for God's Only Party or Godless Other Party.
McCain and Thompson don't even attend church yet a decent percentage of born again Bible believing Christians are throwing support behind them. Why?
Because there "shouldn't be a religious test for President". Who says? The founding fathers? Only if you completely misunderstand them. They were talking about the Government providing such a litmus test. Never in their wildest dreams did they mean we shouldn't vote for a person who would represent us and our beliefs.
It's because of this obscene notion that our country is falling apart at the very seems.
Let me run this one by you...God doesn't care if America falls apart when America turned it's back on him. We took him out of schools, we took him out of politics, we took his commandments off our courthouse grounds.
God doesn't care about America and we will all pay an obscene but justly deserved punishment soon enough. He is rocking our very foundations. Banks are on the verge of collapse, unemployment is rising, houses are falling in value, the stock market has lost almost 10% of its value since the beginning of this year just a few days ago.
We clamor for revival but we can't even support one of our own. Mike's right...half of us turn our backs on him and pick secular choices. Why? Money? Power?
Romney single handedly pushed through Gay marriage even though the courts had NO jurisdiction. He couldn't/wouldn't stand up to the courts in Messy and some percentage of us are going to stand with him? He supported abortion. He supported Gay marriage. His state pays for abortions and signs marriage licenses. Go Mitt.
But look, 95% of Mormans voted for him in Nevada. I assure you that they aren't going to turn their back on their man. He's one of them. We don't.
Picking a candidate is about taking sides and you want to take sides with someone who doesn't share your beliefs. "Well, they at least respect my beliefs..." NO NO NO. If you have a choice of three fruits one of them bad, one of them a little less bad, and one of them good...don't eat the little less bad one. Come on.
I think he was abandoned. Shame on you people who call yourself Christian and wouldn't stand with a true brother. Shame on you.
"Well he had most of us"....he had a majority...he should have had us all and that shame is shared by us all.
May God have mercy on us. I pray he forgives us and we don't lose all of our clout with the GOP...because if we do this country has NO REDEEMING qualities left before God. It's already a culture of greed, gluttuny, selfishness, lust, envy, pride, and sloth. That's right. That's what we present to the world. That's what we are. Just turn on your TV and watch the most watched TV shows that we broadcast around the world. We slaughter our unborn babies because we just don't want them. Millions of them a year. We are a sick and diseased culture and the scary thing is...most other countries aren't any better.
Gods judgement falls first and hardest on the leaders though. We billed ourselves as the worlds only superpower...judgement waits in the wings.
Do you seriously think for even one second that God isn't going to judge us? When Rome fell it fell hard and fast. The same will be true for us if there is no repentance.
Frankly, Mike may not be running for Pastor in Chief but if we ever needed one, NOW IS THAT TIME.
I'm going to bed. I know I'm a sinner...I know I'm far from perfect...but I also know how dangerous these times are.
When I get to Heaven and God says to me "What are the fruits of your labor"...I want to be able to say "I helped my country turn a little bit closer to you by helping Mike Huckabee get elected." Not "Sorry...I have none."
Do you know what I saw? I saw Christians disagreeing with Christians about who is best to lead this country.
God is the only kingmaker that matters. We know Mike is the best man for the job because he is the only one that isn't ashamed of God in those top tier candidates. He went boldly and said GOD created. He went boldly and said the Bible is true. He went boldly and said the constitution is easier to change than the unfailing word of God.
What do we as Christians give a man that says what we know to be true with boldness? Nothing. We turn our backs and split our voices.
Fred was completely right when he said this is a battle for the heart and soul of the GOP. Does the GOP stand for God's Only Party or Godless Other Party.
McCain and Thompson don't even attend church yet a decent percentage of born again Bible believing Christians are throwing support behind them. Why?
Because there "shouldn't be a religious test for President". Who says? The founding fathers? Only if you completely misunderstand them. They were talking about the Government providing such a litmus test. Never in their wildest dreams did they mean we shouldn't vote for a person who would represent us and our beliefs.
It's because of this obscene notion that our country is falling apart at the very seems.
Let me run this one by you...God doesn't care if America falls apart when America turned it's back on him. We took him out of schools, we took him out of politics, we took his commandments off our courthouse grounds.
God doesn't care about America and we will all pay an obscene but justly deserved punishment soon enough. He is rocking our very foundations. Banks are on the verge of collapse, unemployment is rising, houses are falling in value, the stock market has lost almost 10% of its value since the beginning of this year just a few days ago.
We clamor for revival but we can't even support one of our own. Mike's right...half of us turn our backs on him and pick secular choices. Why? Money? Power?
Romney single handedly pushed through Gay marriage even though the courts had NO jurisdiction. He couldn't/wouldn't stand up to the courts in Messy and some percentage of us are going to stand with him? He supported abortion. He supported Gay marriage. His state pays for abortions and signs marriage licenses. Go Mitt.
But look, 95% of Mormans voted for him in Nevada. I assure you that they aren't going to turn their back on their man. He's one of them. We don't.
Picking a candidate is about taking sides and you want to take sides with someone who doesn't share your beliefs. "Well, they at least respect my beliefs..." NO NO NO. If you have a choice of three fruits one of them bad, one of them a little less bad, and one of them good...don't eat the little less bad one. Come on.
I think he was abandoned. Shame on you people who call yourself Christian and wouldn't stand with a true brother. Shame on you.
"Well he had most of us"....he had a majority...he should have had us all and that shame is shared by us all.
May God have mercy on us. I pray he forgives us and we don't lose all of our clout with the GOP...because if we do this country has NO REDEEMING qualities left before God. It's already a culture of greed, gluttuny, selfishness, lust, envy, pride, and sloth. That's right. That's what we present to the world. That's what we are. Just turn on your TV and watch the most watched TV shows that we broadcast around the world. We slaughter our unborn babies because we just don't want them. Millions of them a year. We are a sick and diseased culture and the scary thing is...most other countries aren't any better.
Gods judgement falls first and hardest on the leaders though. We billed ourselves as the worlds only superpower...judgement waits in the wings.
Do you seriously think for even one second that God isn't going to judge us? When Rome fell it fell hard and fast. The same will be true for us if there is no repentance.
Frankly, Mike may not be running for Pastor in Chief but if we ever needed one, NOW IS THAT TIME.
I'm going to bed. I know I'm a sinner...I know I'm far from perfect...but I also know how dangerous these times are.
When I get to Heaven and God says to me "What are the fruits of your labor"...I want to be able to say "I helped my country turn a little bit closer to you by helping Mike Huckabee get elected." Not "Sorry...I have none."
Friday, January 18, 2008
AP reporter attacks Romney?
You be the judge here...but here is my opinion.
What I saw was a reporter that lost his cool. He simply couldn’t swallow the deception.
It really was an attempt at deception. He was trying to send out the message that he isn’t a stooge for lobbyists while taking a swipe at McCain.
Here’s the thing, they are all in bed with lobbyists to some degree.
I’m not sure what’s worse. A former lobbyist running a campaign or having a trusted friend as an adviser.
With out Glen would I have learned about the attempted deception? No. So I really appreciate him speaking up and getting Mitt to educate us on the art of skillful political semantics.
I mean, a senior adviser doesn’t run the campaign…they just get to talk with the candidate and help them form their opinions. Got it. Clearly Mitt doesn’t owe a senior adviser or other campaign volunteers anything. They are literally volunteering with no expectation of any kind of return on that time and effort.
Humm. Well that’s what Mitt wants us to believe.
I’m not buying it and Glen couldn’t either.
Thanks Glen!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
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