Posted by
Softlaw on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:47:36 PM
If it isn't already over, it will soon be over. In the interest of
conservatives, the honorable thing for Huckabee to do is get out of the
race. Unlike Romney, who came close in Georgia and runs strong throught
the nation, Huckabee has virtually no appeal beyond his narrow southern
base. Exit polls show that Romney splits his share of evangelicals with
Huckabee and McCain. In the many states where there isn't a high number
of evangelicals, Huckabee puts up pathetic numbers. That's the reason
he's way behind Romney in the popular vote and the delegate count. Look
at Romney's numbers in Georgia and Tennessee, and look at Huckabee's
numbers in the northeast and all other regions beyond the south.
Huckabee is putting up Ron Paul numbers outside the South, and the
excuse of money is not political reality. What is political reality is
that conservatives have no chance with Huckabee in the race. With
Romney out of the race, Huckabee has no chance. With Huckabee out of
the race, Romney has a slim chance after the damage on Tuesday where
it's clear that Huckabee is merely running away from McCain and against
Romney in the South. A call to all conservatives, if Huckabee is really
a conservative, he will do the honorable thing and endorse Romney and
get out of the race. Otherwise, I suggest that Romney consider
demanding conservative concessions from McCain and endorsing McCain and
formally hand the nomination to McCain to end the split in the
conservative vote. Otherwise, if McCain plays games, continue the
campaign to the convention and watch Huckabee's campaign go bankrupt
and down the tubes. There are no real areas left where Huckabee can get
any kind of serious delegate counts in a 3 man race. McCain bank vault
isn't strong and Romney can power play both McCain and Huckabee all the
way to the convention. Do the math, and some point, Huckabee will have
to drop out. From here on out, he becomes less of factor. There are no
more high number sothern states for Huckabee to really play in. I laugh
at Huckabee's numbers outside the south. In North Carolina, Howard
Coble has already endorsed Romney, and Coble is an old evangelical
congressman. As this process continues, Georgia is proof that Huckabee
can only eke out a few southern states and gets beat in South Carolina.
It's imperative that conservatives force the issue with Huchabee who is
selling out real conservatives by running a conservative vote splitting
campaign for the singular purpose of blocking his way as a minior in
the moderate maverick administration of John McCain. Conservatives need
to run to win, not sacrifice our principles for political ambition. If
it isn't already over, it will soon be over. In the interest of
conservatives, the honorable thing for Huckabee to do is get out of the
race. Unlike Romney, who came close in Georgia and runs strong throught
the nation, Huckabee has virtually no appeal beyond his narrow southern
base. Exit polls show that Romney splits his share of evangelicals with
Huckabee and McCain. In the many states where there isn't a high number
of evangelicals, Huckabee puts up pathetic numbers. That's the reason
he's way behind Romney in the popular vote and the delegate count. Look
at Romney's numbers in Georgia and Tennessee, and look at Huckabee's
numbers in the northeast and all other regions beyond the south.
Huckabee is putting up Ron Paul numbers outside the South, and the
excuse of money is not political reality. What is political reality is
that conservatives have no chance with Huckabee in the race. With
Romney out of the race, Huckabee has no chance. With Huckabee out of
the race, Romney has a slim chance after the damage on Tuesday where
it's clear that Huckabee is merely running away from McCain and against
Romney in the South. A call to all conservatives, if Huckabee is really
a conservative, he will do the honorable thing and endorse Romney and
get out of the race. Otherwise, I suggest that Romney consider
demanding conservative concessions from McCain and endorsing McCain and
formally hand the nomination to McCain to end the split in the
conservative vote. Otherwise, if McCain plays games, continue the
campaign to the convention and watch Huckabee's campaign go bankrupt
and down the tubes. There are no real areas left where Huckabee can get
any kind of serious delegate counts in a 3 man race. McCain bank vault
isn't strong and Romney can power play both McCain and Huckabee all the
way to the convention. Do the math, and some point, Huckabee will have
to drop out. From here on out, he becomes less of factor. There are no
more high number sothern states for Huckabee to really play in. I laugh
at Huckabee's numbers outside the south. In North Carolina, Howard
Coble has already endorsed Romney, and Coble is an old evangelical
congressman. As this process continues, Georgia is proof that Huckabee
can only eke out a few southern states and gets beat in South Carolina.
It's imperative that conservatives force the issue with Huchabee who is
selling out real conservatives by running a conservative vote splitting
campaign for the singular purpose of blocking his way as a minior in
the moderate maverick administration of John McCain. Conservatives need
to run to win, not sacrifice our principles for political
ambition.