October 18, 200718 yr Nice Hukabee story from Dick Morris... http://www.vote.com/mmp_printerfriendly.php?id=514
October 22, 200718 yr Author http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Newsroom.PressRelease&ID=317 Former AR Governor Enjoys 5:1 Victory over GOP Rival in On-Site Contest Huckabee was the No. 1 favorite among the 952 attendees at the summit who voted in person, with 51 percent of the vote – defeating rival Mitt Romney who received just 10 percent of the vote. The results are as follows: 1.) Mike Huckabee - 488 - 51.26% 2.) Mitt Romney – 99 – 10.40% 3.) Fred Thompson – 77 – 8.09% 4.) Tom Tancredo – 65 – 6.83% “Today’s victory in the on-site contest is yet another indicator that I am the top choice of voters in America who are looking for a truly consistent, conservative candidate with a proven record of results and the vision to lead America forward,” said Huckabee. Huckabee, who had 11 standing ovations during a rousing speech today before an enthusiastic audience, espoused his “non-negotiable” priorities for America – “freedom, faith and family.” After the speech, he finished just 30 votes behind Mitt Romney in a straw poll which included online polling.
October 22, 200718 yr That is impressive. I too am a values voter. Where do I get to vote for a candidate that has values I share? I guess I'll have to wait for the Democratic primary. It really steams me when I see one party or the other claim to have exclusive rights to "values".
October 22, 200718 yr http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Newsroom.PressRelease&ID=317 Former AR Governor Enjoys 5:1 Victory over GOP Rival in On-Site Contest Huckabee was the No. 1 favorite among the 952 attendees at the summit who voted in person, with 51 percent of the vote – defeating rival Mitt Romney who received just 10 percent of the vote. The results are as follows: 1.) Mike Huckabee - 488 - 51.26% 2.) Mitt Romney – 99 – 10.40% 3.) Fred Thompson – 77 – 8.09% 4.) Tom Tancredo – 65 – 6.83% “Today’s victory in the on-site contest is yet another indicator that I am the top choice of voters in America who are looking for a truly consistent, conservative candidate with a proven record of results and the vision to lead America forward,” said Huckabee. Huckabee, who had 11 standing ovations during a rousing speech today before an enthusiastic audience, espoused his “non-negotiable” priorities for America – “freedom, faith and family.” After the speech, he finished just 30 votes behind Mitt Romney in a straw poll which included online polling. Go MIKE!!!!:banana::banana::banana:
October 22, 200718 yr Romney wins "values voter" straw poll; Huckabee close second Mitt Romney has won the straw poll at the Values Voter Summit sponsored by the Family Research Council, Politico reports. Mike Huckabee came in a close second. Fred Thompson, who was hoping to make inroads among some 2,500 social and religious conservatives attending the conference, came in fourth behind Ron Paul. As Politico notes, more than half the votes came via Internet from people who were not at the conference. http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/10/romney-wins-val.html Romney takes Values Voters Straw Poll, Huckabee close second Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney increased his already growing credibility with evangelical Christians on Saturday afternoon with a surprise win in the Family Research Council’s “2008 American Values Straw Poll.” Romney edged former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist minister who received the most enthusiastic reception of any of the speakers at the council's Values Voter Summit at a Washington hotel. The results, released with a literal drumroll: First – Mitt Romney – 1,595 votes Second – Mike Huckabee – 1,565 votes Third – Ron Paul – 865 votes Fourth – Fred Thompson – 564 votes A total of 5,576 votes were cast. http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1007/The_Values_Voter_straw_poll.html
October 22, 200718 yr Author That is impressive. I too am a values voter. Where do I get to vote for a candidate that has values I share? I guess I'll have to wait for the Democratic primary. It really steams me when I see one party or the other claim to have exclusive rights to "values". This was NOT an exclusive Republican venture, I do not believe. This was a conference no different than a NEA national convention where they cast votes for the right to have the support of the NEA. Just seems that the NEA always gets the support of the Democrat candidate.
October 22, 200718 yr Author Seems like Rudy G was trying to suck up to them but did not work. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-values21oct21,1,3512648.story?coll=la-politics-campaign "Isn't it better that I tell you what I really believe, instead of pretending to change all of my positions to fit the prevailing winds?" Giuliani asked. Giuliani offered a laundry list of issues that he said showed "shared goals" with religious conservatives, such as his support for school choice and his opposition to the procedure that critics call "partial-birth" abortion. He pledged to veto any effort to roll back limits on public funding for abortions, and to appoint judges like conservative Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. He reminded the audience that he fought pornography and prostitution in New York and that he took on the Brooklyn Museum of Art when, in 1999, it scheduled an exhibition featuring a painting of the Virgin Mary that included splotches of elephant dung. "It was just another example of the double standard that exists for people of faith," he said.
October 22, 200718 yr Author Some of these are funny. http://www.slate.com/id/2176386/nav/fix/ The emcee on Al Gore: He couldn't make it, as he's busy investigating the "global threat of the Loch Ness monster." Mike Huckabee on Mitt Romney, implicitly: He "has more positions on abortion than Elvis has waist sizes."
October 22, 200718 yr Author http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=24822 But they might want to keep in mind that extensive polling data shows that Religious Right leaders James Dobson and Tony Perkins don’t speak for most Americans’ values – and that even most evangelical Christians don’t share their political priorities. In last year’s American Values Survey, the largest survey on religion, values, and politics in the previous two years, voters were asked, which of these kinds of issues are more important in the United States today, issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, or issues like poverty and affordable health care? Americans chose poverty and health care over abortion and same-sex marriage by a remarkable 85 to 12 percent. White evangelical Christians chose health care and poverty over abortion and same-sex marriage 77 to 19 percent. Even among traditionalist evangelicals – the most conservative group – less than a third agreed with Dobson’s priorities – they chose poverty and health care by 67 to 27. What do voters value? When Americans were asked what they have in mind when they think about voting their values, four in 10 say that voting their values means thinking about a candidate’s honesty, integrity, and responsibility, 23 percent said protecting personal freedoms and individual choices, 21 percent said eliminating poverty and guaranteeing access to health care, 9 percent said keeping marriage between a man and a woman, and 3 percent said working to restrict access to abortion. Among white evangelicals, only 19 percent picked restricting abortion or preventing same-sex marriage.
October 22, 200718 yr Author That is impressive. I too am a values voter. Where do I get to vote for a candidate that has values I share? I guess I'll have to wait for the Democratic primary. It really steams me when I see one party or the other claim to have exclusive rights to "values". Those who wanted to vote Democratic had the option. So, that option was there for you. You just wanted to assume that your candidates were being left out. They weren't. Just not supported. Total Straw Poll Results Mitt Romney 1595 27.62% Mike Huckabee 1565 27.15% Ron Paul 865 14.98% Fred Thompson 564 9.77% Undecided 329 5.70% Sam Brownback 297 5.14% Duncan Hunter 140 2.42% Tom Tancredo 133 2.30% Rudy Giuliani 107 1.85% John McCain 81 1.40% Not Voting 67 1.16% Barack Obama 9 0.16% Joe Biden 5 0.09% Hillary Clinton 5 0.09% John Edwards 4 0.07% Dennis Kucinich 4 0.07% Christopher Dodd 2 0.03% Bill Richardson 2 0.03% Mike Gravel 1 0.02% Total 5,775 100% http://www.frcblog.com/
October 22, 200718 yr Author Should we change the title of this thread? As Mike Huckabee's BGP campaign manager. NOPE.:lol:
October 22, 200718 yr As Mike Huckabee's BGP campaign manager. NOPE.:lol: You are shameless. The perfect campaign manager.
October 22, 200718 yr Mike Huckabee on Mitt Romney, implicitly: He "has more positions on abortion than Elvis has waist sizes."[/i] :lol:
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