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DBZWarriors has created this continuation of his other video “Cinderella Man”.  This race is far from being over.

Can Huckabee Win the GOP Nomination?

Go Mike!

Huckabee Speech to CPAC

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Delegate Count – It’s Not Over!

THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: Even though the mainstream media has already crowned McCain the winner of the GOP nomination, Huckabee still stands a good chance of stealing the prize! The following is some important information, just in case you didn’t know…

1) According to RealClearPolitics McCain has 720 delegates & still needs 471 to win.
That means he has to get 44% of the remaining delegates to secure 1191.

2) So Huckabee needs to win 57% of the remaining delegates to force this to a Brokered Convention.

3) On Super Tuesday McCain got 42% of the vote in Blue States and only 26% in Red States. Over 60% of McCain’s delegates have come from Blue States. Do we really want our candidate picked by States that we have very little chance of winning in the Fall?

4) Remaining delegates: Red States = 711 [ 70.5% ], Blue States = 297 [ 29.5% ]

RED States Left:
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47 Louisiana
39 Kansas
63 Virginia
140 Texas
88 Ohio
39 Mississippi
69 North Carolina
57 Indiana
33 Nebraska
45 Kentucky
32 Idaho
32 New Mexico
27 South Dakota

5) Every time Republicans have gone to a Brokered Convention we have won!

Abraham Lincoln – 3rd Ballot – Won Presidency
Rutherford Hayes – 7th Ballot – Won Presidency
James Garfield – 36th Ballot – Won Presidency
Warning Harding – 10th Ballot – Won Presidency

6) Conservatives Unite! There is still time! Win the Red States and we go to the convention for a discussion about what it means to be a republican.

Hope this brings encouragement and hope. It is not over!

Article Credit:

http://catholicknight.blogspot.com/

Two Man Race

Interesting developments…

Mitt Romney ended his 2008 presidential bid today. That in effect makes Mike Huckabee the only viable contender against McCain for the GOP nomination. Now is the time for all conservatives to rally around Governor Huckabee; here are the top 5 reasons why:

1. Immigration: Mike signed a pledge today that was drafted by Sen. Sessions that he will make immigration a top priority as President. Mike is a man of his word and is the ONLY electable candidate who will END ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Newsroom.PressRelease&ID=588

2. Second Ammendment: Mike is the strongest candidate dedicated to defending the 2nd Ammendment – check out his record.

3. Tax Reform: It is utterly ludicrous to call Mike Huckabee an economic liberal. What he did in terms of cutting taxes in Arkansas was Revolutionary. He has the most conservative plan for federal taxes -eliminate the IRS and replace it with the flat consuption-based FAIR Tax.

4. Judges: In the next two presidential terms there are likely to be 3 vacancies in the US Supreme Court. Unlike Mike Huckabee, John McCain is not dedicated to appointing true conservative judges like Sam Alito who will support the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and the right to bear arms.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=599795.

5. Communication: Mike is young, energetic and motivational. Not only will this give him a huge advantage in beating the Democratic Nominee (once he gets financial support of GOP), but it will make him the president who will unite the American people and get things done by selling concepts to the American people who will in turn compel their representatives (House and Senate) to support the President’s proposals.

Talk Turns to Huckaboom II

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/05/talk_turns_to_huckaboom_ii.html?hpid=topnews

Here in DC, just about every conversation begins with a single word:

“Predictions?”

In about an hour that will change, to “Heard any exits?”

You’re required to have a prognostication of some kind, or else face immediate social exile and/or public stoning. You can’t just say, “We’ll see what the voters decide,” as that’s the moral equivalent of giving up. If you can’t speculate recklessly, THEY WIN.

A good all-purpose response is, “Don’t overlook the Ron Paul factor.” You can also impress with a highly specific but incomprehensible answer, such as, “I’m struck by how well Romney’s doing in California’s 48th Congressional.”

There is, however, a data point that we can examine at this hour. It’s the result from West Virginia, and it is portentous. According to the web site of the West Virginia Republican Convention, “Because West Virginia will know its results by midday, it gives West Virginia an enormous impact on the presidential race in 2008. “

The result: Huckaboom II.

Yes, Mike Huckabee is back, and with his West Virginia momentum he’s unstoppable. He hadn’t won so much as a game of Minesweeper since the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, but today he edged out Mitt Romney and won the entire slate of 18 delegates, at some sort of convention in Charleston. The West Virginians picked Huckabee even though Romney left Long Beach, Calif., after midnight and flew all through the wee hours of the morning in order to speak to them at breakfast time. Romney shoulda stayed wheels-down in Long Beach.

Huckabee Strikes First on Super Tuesday

Real Clear Politics:

Huckabee will win the West Virginia caucuses, NBC News reports, with 52%. Huckabee came in second to Mitt Romney in the first round of voting, finishing with 33% to Romney’s 41%, the AP reported earlier. John McCain, finishing third with 15%, survived to the second round, while Ron Paul finished fourth, at 10%, and was eliminated.

Amid rumors of a deal between backers of Huckabee and McCain, Huckabee secured 52% of the delegates in the second round, to Romney’s 47%. McCain’s goal in throwing support to Huckabee is designed to deprive Romney of a win early in the day. Huckabee will win all 18 of the state’s pledged delegates. Nine of the state’s remaining 12 delegates will be awarded during a May 13 primary.

Huckabee’s win, though, could have adverse effects for McCain as well. The former Arkansas governor, whose home state borders delegate-rich Missouri, has been running a close second in recent polls there. The winner of the Show-Me State takes home 58 delegates through the winner-take-all system. An early victory should embolden Huckabee supporters in southern states that vote today as well. If Huckabee is a major factor tonight, it would be a major blow to Romney.

Posted by Reid Wilson

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/

Debate Videos

Here are the CA debate videos.

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Debate Analysis From Whately, Ma. by Michael Gerhart

Is this a football game or Presidential contest?

While watching the debate last night I couldn’t help but notice a strategy employed in football – that is, dominating the clock. A strategy masterfully demonstrated by John McCain, supported by referees refusing to flag any personal fouls, or make any holding calls. Senator McCain took every opportunity he could to take control of the clock, by turning every response into a slow-spoken long-winded recitation of his stump speech, and even though he continued to mischaracterize Mitt Romney’s position throughout the night, in what could be compared to verbal holding (at least I felt like I was being facemasked), with his petty argument over timetable semantics, the moderator, Anderson Cooper refused to break it up or penalize anyone. In the end it seemed as if the Senator was really more interested in keeping his face in front of the camera, and taking time off the clock, than making a real point. And so McCain managed to dominate, not with any flashy plays, or great feats of political athleticism, but by keeping the ball on the ground (some would say “in the dirt”) and just pounding it down everyone’s throat.
    
    But this primary contest is not simply about rooting for one team or another to win, with no real consequences to our lives Monday morning. This is a serious contest for the leadership of the most powerful and influential nation on earth, with consequences that will last for at least the next 4 years, if not much longer. If this is what our political debates, and nominating process have come down to, as Ron Paul so eloquently pointed out,”rather silly, because they’re arguing technicalities of a policy they both agree with….”, with no real issues being debated in depth, then what do we have? Even after 20 debates, which should have given everyone enough time to really examine the candidates, their records, and their vision going forward, how much do we really know about these guys? It appears the two media-anointed “front-runners” are much more interested in spitting on each other than really engaging in important debate over policy and vision. Neither of those guys showed any admirable leadership qualities last night that would inspire votes for them.
    
    That attribute, and not surprisingly for those who have been closely following him, was best demonstrated last night by Governor Mike Huckabee. While Romney, and especially McCain came across like a couple of teenagers with their “who said what, when” pettiness, Governor Huckabee, when he was afforded the opportunity to speak, eloquently spoke boldly about the issues America is facing today. No stump speach excerpts from him, but words passionately, and thoughtfully spoken from the heart. His responses to questions about whether or not the country is better off today, whether the proposed stimulus will achieve its purpose, how he would judge Russian President Putin, the value of human life, and military strength and strategy, showed a thoughtfulness, and understanding of conservative principles that hasn’t been seen from a Republican presidential candidate for nearly 30 years.
    
    Regardless of how the debate started, and progressed into a drawn out petty argument between media nominated “front-runners”, it finished with inspiring words from a formerly obscure Arkansas Governor, reflecting on the man for whom the setting honored; that he was much more than a “policy-wonk”, but a President who truly understood how great a nation we live in, and was able to unite Americans from all walks of life, and inspire them to achieve the greatness he so deeply believed was theirs to grasp. For our nation’s sake, and the sake of mankind struggling for freedom the world over, let us pray that this primary contest, and ultimately, the election that follows finds it’s way to the same conclusion.
    
    Michael Gerhart
    Whately, MA

Huckabee shines in CA debate

January 30, 2008

Schneider: The night’s big winner: Huckabee

Posted: 09:49 PM ET

Huckabee, I think, stood out in this debate as the one who made sense, talked as ordinary people do, and rose above politics. They may have scored. He connected. And that’s a problem for Romney, who would like to become the alternative to John McCain among conservatives who oppose the Arizona senator. But he has very tough competition from Huckabee, who’s forcing people to re-think his run at a time when he was supposed to be out of the game.

But this has always been the way he’s worked: Romney uses money to stay competitive. Huckabee has debates.

I don’t think McCain made many gains – and I think he may have caused people to re-think the race. I don’t think this was his strongest night, not because he was under attack. But because he wasn’t a straight talker. He talked very much like a politician. He was making a lot of charges at Romney – some of which, like the timetable charge, seemed very questionable.

A couple of Romney’s answers were quite good, particularly on the Iraq timetables issue. I don’t think he did himself any harm. But I think the one who really helped himself was Huckabee.

All in all: Huckabee gained ground, McCain probably lost ground, and Romney didn’t help or hurt himself – although he did effectively defend himself. McCain sounded petty – and that’s not the McCain voters know and like.

But to the extent that Huckabee may have made any gains from his performance, Romney’s got bigger worries out of tonight than the Arizona senator.

– CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider