No, nominate someone you think is best, and then make them win. To base your choice on these kinds of polls is to let your mind be made up for you by others (and not very well-informed others, at that).

As a party, let’s nominate someone who can win: John McCain, or perhaps Rudy Giuliani.

Last Opinion research poll that had Huckabee getting killed showed McCain beating Hillary by 2 and tying Obama

Several of my friends who normally vote Democrat will vote for Juliani or McCain, over Hillary. They are that pissed with her. Likewise one who is a Militant Southern Lesbian will vote for Juliani over Obama (Shes undecided about Hillary vs Juliani.) None of these individuals will vote other then democrat for the rest of the GOP candidates.

While things could change, and polls can be wrong, My guess is that Hauckabee would cause many of those who are undecided to swing to the left, and many who are apathetic on the left to mobilize.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/huckabee-romney.html

Much is being made about the “surge” in the polls former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has seen the last few weeks in the run-up to Iowa. I think this says a lot more about the sad state of affairs in the Republican presidential race tha…

http://www.channel3000.com/politics/14818555/detail.html

Of course.

It’s always someone else’s fault when something happens that a Conervative does not like.

How about this for a reason: Mike Huckabee is exactly the kind of Theocratic, Fundamentalist, Gay-bashing, Creationist President that the core of the Republican Party wants for America. No one “outside” of The Party is imposing Mr. Huckabee: He is exactly what the Party Loyalists want.

-He is “clean and articulate”, and thus represents the same kind of change without substance that Obama represents. There is a fatigue with years of the Bushes and Clintons in the White House, and the voters with the collective attention span of a three month old baby need some extra stimulation to stay interested. This is the theory of “bright and shiny objects.” His self-depreciating humor is just the ticket to “go to Hollywood” as it certainly trumps any lack of foreign policy experience or his stance on taxes and the illegals or his daring flip-flops in these areas. Now that the viewing public is tired of the American Idol why not apply the lessons learned to politics?

-The “social conservatives” haven’t had enough homage paid to their spiritual concerns by the front-runners of the Republican Party. To them the War on Terror and the illegal immigration are at best sideshows to the real war on God by the the secular humanists. They don’t give a flying prayer about whether the Constitution seems to point away from the right of the federal government to restrict abortions or homosexual behavior, or for that matter about the whole “separation of church and state” thing. Pardoning the killers and applying the golden rule to Iran is the moral thing to do, just as the book says. You gotta talk the talk otherwise they’ll put a curse on you. Huck talks the talk like the pro he is.

-The Fox/Dick Morris team seems to be playing games with calibrating Hucks ascent just enough to improve Rudy’s overall chances, not too hot not to cold. Huck’s gotten a little big for his britches so they’ll cut him down to size. But he needs to decisively beat Mitt and Fred in Iowa, I’m guessing ideally by five points or so, and they’ll be aiming for this target. After that they’ll gradually ratchet up the pressure on him to make sure he keeps those two under control in South Carolina but loses to Rudy or at least doesn’t beat him too bad. It’s a tough act, but if it was easy Rudy would be doing it himself.

-The Dems attacking or not attacking him: not sure that makes any difference at this point. He’d get some brownie points if they did. On the other hand, I see the beginning of desperation among many conservatives about his ascent. Some are threatening to vote for Hillary because she is more likely to deal with Iran in a more rational manner than Huck. I kinda doubt they will, but how bad do they have to feel to even say something like this?

Hey, if the Iowans propel the Arkansas Gov’ner whose main concern about Cuba had been to sell them rice, to the top slot I have a catchy title for the introspective examination of this “miraculous” ascent: “Agrarians at the Gate”.

No, they don’t. Romney was elected Governor of the MOST liberal commonwealth in the nation. He’s been pro-choice…probably still is whether he says so or not.

Thompson is not even a threat…the left doesn’t give a damn about Thompson…they know he missed his Chance on Inependence Day just like the rest of us do.

There is a LONG record of liberal-hatred towards Mike Huckabee. All you have to do is to trace back where EVERY one of the negative stories against him have originated.

I challenge you to do so. You’ll find that the openly un-apologetic leftist rag, The Arkansas Times, and its leader, Max Brantley, are responsible for most. Other ultra-left wing nutjobs will account for any others.

Test me.

In Arkansas…Mike Huckabee beats Hillary by a pretty good margin.

Go figure! Conservative Arkansas re-elected Huckabee TWICE!

He served as governor longer than Clinton.

A plant? LOL! You’ve been to my site, MA. We find ourselves commenting often among the same group of bloggers…Tugboat’s, Casting Pearls before Swine.

I’m no liberal…and CERTAINLY not a plant.

I find your statement amazing…considering that many of the same people who have ridiculed Clinton and even impeached Clinton over his sexcapade-like behavior (legitimate redicule) are now perfectly willing to overlook the FACT that Giuliani committed adultery publicly to the shame of his own family.

AND…others are willing to ignore the FACT that Romney’s politics the way the wind blows in whatever arena in which he may be performing.

Romney and Giuliani supporters have been completely dishonest in their tirades against Huckabee. Huckabee has been forthright and honest at every turn.

You tell me what is bad for the GOP.

An un-apologetic public adulterer as the nominee? The left will laugh at us!

A man who less than two years ago stated that Roe-v-Wade should remain the law of the land?

I’ll tell you what would be bad for the GOP…nominating someone who does not stand for the values of the GOP.

Romney, Giuliani…Guilty!

“Rudy Giuliani openly and publicly committed adultery with the aide of government employess…in view of his own family and you have the NERVE to suggest HE isn’t bad fo the GOP?”

Most of the people towing that line are those who willingly looked the other way when Clinton did far worse.

Frankly, in my last visit to Arkansas, I found it was totally acceptable to have sex with the goat tied up in the backyard as it was to cheat on your wife.

I’m not too keen on being lectured about morality or ethics by anyone from Arkansas.

What is the significance? Do you think the far left doesn’t hate Thompson and Romney? And if you *could* demonstrate that they hated Huckabee more, would that really be a positive recommendation? Anyway it sure seems to me that some elements of the left (those who like higher taxes, who are soft on crime, who like the government to look after our health…) would find a lot to like about Huckabee!

If you can’t recognize the significance of that FACT you really should just shut the “F” up, Scott.

So much for debate……