Mike Huckabee's strategy: Deadlocked convention

In an interview with a San Antonio radio station this morning, Mike Huckabee essentially confirmed the suspicions of many analysts. He's hanging on in the Republican presidential nomination fight hoping to keep John McCain from winning enough delegates to get the nomination on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in September.

Huckabee's thinking: With no clear nominee, the conservative wing will move to him, and he might be able to snatch the nomination in a floor fight, he told station WOAI-AM (1200). But it will take an upset win in Texas on March 4 to do that, he said.

"If we win Texas, I think it changes the dynamics of this race," Huckabee said. "It could well go all the way to the convention. If the convention delegates pick the president, chances are they would pick the most conservative. I would be the one they would end up picking, if that’s the criteria."

That's a lot of "ifs." Polls in Texas vary widely, but the Real Clear Politics aggregate gives McCain a 12-point lead, which might be close enough for Huckabee to pull off a surprise. Especially if McCain's base believes that the nomination is all his and doesn't bother to vote.

-- Scott Martelle

Comments

[Jenny S]

What do you think election means! Why just hand it over to one person... regardless of the people who would like to have the chance to vote for their person?
If we as a country give up our election process, what are we living for? This country was founded on EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE VALUES!..

[Tony]

McCain had a terrible day yesterday.. The FEC says he cannot opt out of matching funds just yet, the NYTimes casts doubts on his integrity, and his AZ co-chair is indicted .
If he's severely hobbled by these issues at the convention, Huckabee may have a chance at the convention...just may.

I wonder what Romney's thinking....

[LLA]

The partys can choose whoever they want. We get to vote in the general. primary elections are relatively new in th US.
They are a big waste of time and money.and ratings for the media.

[gander]

I won't vote for a liberal.

onlyhuckabee.com

[andre]

"Confirmed the Suspicions" WTH? Suspicions These idiots are getting paid to analyze what is commonly Known! This is a Presedential Election and RACE! And Huckabee has made it plainly known that he is Campaining to Win!

Come On...

[Hargrove08]

Unfortunately, Huckabee would have to convince about 950 delegates like myself to vote for him, against the wishes of our constituents and to the candidate we have pledged to support. I'm sure Mike's a good man, but I will not vote for him at the convention.

[James]

Huckabee isn't a true conservative either. He's pro-life yes, but other than that he doesn't have any good ideas for the country that will work.

He plays base guitar but I don't need a wannabe rockstar in the White house. We need a leader.

[David Anderson]

The media must be populated with people who did very poorly in school. The delegate counts are always wrong, the logic is always wrong, and the conclusions are always wrong. The media treat the American people as though they are stupid, but the American people see through the sham.

[Adrian Bennett]

Nice article. Wouldn't it be so amazing to see Huckabee get the nomination? I think I'll vote for him either way.

[Rob]

Personally, I am disappointed in GOV Perry asking Huck to drop out before the Texas primary, essentially taking away the power of the voters of Texas. It smelled of favoritism and did not represent Texas in a favorable light. I am voting for Huckabee to send aq clear message. MY VOTE MATTERS!!!!

[Phoebe]

"In an interview with a San Antonio radio station this morning, Mike Huckabee essentially confirmed the suspicions of many analysts."

Is this new? I guess not to Huckabee supporters since we have been talking about the possibility of Huckabee going to a brokered convention for a little over a month now.

[Richard Bergum]

I think we on the Christian values end of the spectrum, may have been taken for granted one to many times. I like many others cannot vote for stem cell research, therefor McCain cannot win in the general election. If Huckabee loses the primary, I will write him in the general and leave the rest to God.

[Isaac]

on my researches and findings, I come to the conclusion that Huckabee is a real thing. The media has been extremely bias against him and has been twisting his record. I found it very interesting that he is not the media's pick for sure, yet the people keep cheering him. Are we voting for the president of media or the people of America? :) If we want to vote for a president of the people of America, we should turn off the TV and find out for ourselves.

[aleta]

Mike Huckabee has my vote if he can hang on until PA!

[Jeff Thomas]

James, Governor Huckabee is all around conservative. He is pro life as in for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to protect all human life. Also, an amendment to keep clear the definition of marriage: one woman with one man for life. He is pro 2nd amendment as in let's not water it down. He has a clear 9-Point Strategy for immigration enforcement and border security. He is so conservative on lowering taxes that he advocates eliminating the IRS and implementing the Fair Tax, and if you don't think that's doable just wait, it will happen, but I'd rather it happen sooner than later. The political elite is fearful of the elimination of their power base, as they are all for themselves, not we, the people. We need to educate ourselves above being a pawn.

[Super Delegate]

Well this delegate is ready to switch to Huckabee.

After seeing all of the unethical things the Romney camp did it is very easy for us to switch to Huckabee.

So, YES. It is very possible for Huckabee to win at the convention.

[CKing]

This is the utter beauty of a democracy. A brokered convention is just what we need (I'm not being sarcastic) Lincoln won this way and Harding did too (among others). My state's primary isn't until May and I want a CHOICE on the ballot. I don't want to be TOLD who my nominee is. One of the things that is so "mental" about this election process is the way they draw out the primary. For example the states yet to vote especially those a few months away - don't really get a voice. One of the media talking heads put it nicely without meaning to the other night. On FOX one lady said, "For the first time in a long time Wisconsin's votes actually count." DUH!! That's what's wrong with the system. Wisconsin's votes should ALWAYS count. I wish SOMEBODY would get a hold of that and CHANGE the way we do primaries so EVERYONE'S voice can be heard equally. If AMERICAN IDOL can do it, shouldn't the US government be able to do it?

[believehuckabee]

Mike Huckabee has the most executive experience of any candidate running, Republican or Democrat. He was re-elected Governor of Arkansas until his term limits expired. He was their Lt. Governor prior to that. He was voted one of the Best Five Governors in America by Time Magazine. He is a true conservative in every sense of the word. He is the best communicator since Ronald Reagan. Mike Huckabee is for real and he is authentic!

WE DID VOTE HUCKABEE!!!
And we will stand by that vote again in November!

[C. Grace Ma]

" Unfortunately, Huckabee would have to convince about 950 delegates like myself to vote for him, against the wishes of our constituents and to the candidate we have pledged to support. I'm sure Mike's a good man, but I will not vote for him at the convention. "

I bet you've never listened to a whole speech of Gov. Huckabee and didn't know his change of many lives in Arkansas which made him re-elected twice. He is a great communicator and a govennor with undeniably great records. (Read News Magzine).

I think you as a delegate need to at least listen once to each candidate's whole speech before you actually plege at the convention floor.

[ThomasJC]

Mike Huckabee IS a true conservative. Here are some FACTS:

1. Yes, Huckabee is 100% prolife--the REAL thing!However, there are many more issues where Huckabee is obviously an authentic conservative:
2. Huckabee supports the marriage amendment. And, he has always consistently stood his ground for the sanctity of marriage.
3. Huckabee is a firm supporter of the 2nd Amendment.
4. Huckabee is the only candidate to sign a pledge to not allow amnesty. His 9-point immigration plan is more extensive than any other candidates' plans.
5. Huckabee cut taxes more than 90 times in his state. He is a fiscal conservative.
6. Huckabee believes in a strong military. He holds to the Reagan doctrine of strength through peace.
7. During his 10+ years as a governor, Huckabee showed himself to be friendly to homeschooling. He signed into law homeschooling-friendly legislation, and he even had a homeschooling parent on his education board.
8. Huckabee's plan to abolish the IRS and have a Fair Tax is as conservative as you can get on taxes. He also wants to remove the tax burdens on small business owners.
9. Huckabee will help this nation to once and for all be free from dependence on foreign oil, and he has established a timetable to do that. Politicians have been talking about this for decades, but Huckabee has gone a step further: he has committed to doing it and has set a timetable
10. Huckabee believes that we are one nation *under God*.

There is no other leading candidate in this race who even compares to the authentic-conservative credentials of Mike Huckabee.

[Patty]

I hope Huckabee does stay in the race, even if to a convention delegate floor fight. We have had our primary decisions, like it or not, controlled by the TV "News" : FOX, CNN, MSNBC "polls' and commentary, who suddenly fell in love with McCain when they (and the RNC) saw Huckabee might be the one to come out ahead. Huckabee would be better than MCCAIN, the egotistial career Washington deal maker, with a much checkered past, politically and personally.I will NOT vote for MCCain ever ! I LIVED IN ARIZONA LONG ENOUGH TO SEE HIS TRUE CHARACTER. I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF THE EVILS WHICH HAVE BEEN PRUNED DOWN BY THE PRESS FOR ME.
Huckabee does have a platform which is on his website, if you take the time to look for information. (And his website UNLIKE MCCAIN'S WEBSITE does NOT make you sign an agreement to let him change the wording on comments you send in.

I am going to vote absentee in theTexas primary for Huckabee, because we need some fresh blood of a conservative nature as our president. He's more than a Baptist preacher, as the press would have you believe. I am not at all religious, but believe we should have morality and ethics represented by our elected officials for a change.

[Hombre Viejo]

Obama may tell everybody, in his unrealistic exuberance, they can have the stuff they want, and that is just fluff and the dreams of a utopia, not relistic thought.
One thing he is dead right on. "The fence alone..." Won't work unless we put our military on the border with it. That very expensive "Virtual fence" is going to be a joke! When the Mexican Mafia finds those cameras they will simply blow them away with grenades and AK-47 rifles!
Just another big waste of taxpayer money! Use it instead to post our soldiers on the border. At the current level of invasion this is bo longer a civilian issue. We need manned machine gun pits, not empty promises and hi-tech. This job requires more old fashioned supervision. Hi-tech solutions only work in a protected environment!

[Tim Kelley]

THE QUESTION:

Who do YOU(not the media or party bosses) ...TRUST...to consistently and clearly ARTICULATE the CONSERVATIVE cause in the general election?

Can McCain??? He (like Dole in 96) is an honorable man but he cannot be counted on to COMMUNICATE our cause with CONVICTION like Governor Huckabee CAN!

[Shameful]

Huckleberry is dilusional if he thinks he's going to win this nomination. I"m fed up with Huckleberry Hound sticking around in this primary when it's completely obvious that he has no chance. At this point, Huckleberry is only getting egg on his face. He reminds me of the lap dog that hangs around the dinner table hoping for the dinner meat scraps that mistakenly fall from the table. It's shameful. Let me lay this out straight.... I'm not at all excited for McAmnesty but, one thing for certain is the that the only thing more annoying than McAmnesty getting the nomination is Huckleberry Hound hanging around waisting money for a hopeless cause. Two weeks after Super Tuesday and a candidate that has dropped out (Romney) still has more delegates than Huckleberry. Enough is enough......hang it up Hucks.

[chris]

Yippee! A brokered convention. Let's do it. Vote Huckabee!

[roger walker]

I don't like to believe in conspiracy theories, but the way the mainstream media from the major networks to AP and the hometown newspaper, there has been a news blackout on Huckabee. Huckabee is the only candidate among three senators running for office that actually has executive office experience as a two-term governor. The media gives the impression that Huckabee's only credentials are that he once was a Baptist minister. They are afraid of Huckabee because if they would let the American public know fairly who he is, he woujld dance circles around McCain in a debate on substantive issues. Tim Russert tried to browbeat Huckabee and Mike didn't give him an inch. Go Huckabee. My vote counts. Hang in there until I get to vote in North Carolina. Right now I feel like I'm watching an election from a foreign country with "presumptive nominee" McCain waiting for his coronation. THIS IS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jeanette]

Are we forgetting Ron Paul? Do so at you're own peril. He is the ONLY candidate who is fit to occupy the WH! ALL the rest of them, republicrat, demepublican alike are NWO sock puppets and need to be run out of town on a rail.

[Gregory-Alan: Johnson]

Ron Paul will get the nomination. The other four candidates are influenced by or are member of the Council on Foreign Relations (NOT a Godly org). Many know that McCain doesn't have the temperment for the job, rarely tells the truth, doesn't abide by the Constitution, and is considered a traitor by many 'Nam vets. Huckabee has a voting record in Arkansas that very clearly shows his disregard for the rule of law and his oath of office. Phyllis Schlafley (Eagle Forum) states Huckabee as the GOP version of Bill Clinton. Ron Paul has the only voting record that upholds the rule of law and the Constitution. Ron Paul is the only candidate that can and will defeat the 'One World Order' effort of Clinton and Obama. Don't forget: Zbigniew Brzinski is Obama's foreign policy advisor, and we are dealing now with Zbig's 'seeds' (sown during Carter) in fruition in the middle east. Support Ron Paul or get ready for a One World gov't complete with microchip implantation (real i.d.)!! I challenge everyone to websearch this info. Thanks for your time.

[doc]

Wake up Sheeple!!! Ron Paul is still in the race!! He has not dropped out!!!

[William Wong]

I have never seen a major party (the Republican) beat up on one of its own candidates like what they did to Mike Huckabee. Pundits like Rush Limbaugh was declaring the end of the Republican party if people like McCain and Huckabee are nominated. Sean Hannity was treating Huckabee like he was a Democrat running for office. Hugh Hewitt was selling Mitt Romney from Day One.

Huckabee was portrayed as taking away conservatives' votes from Romney over and over again. Even after beating Romney by 9 points in Iowa despite being outspent 20:1, Huckabee continued to get hammered. Fred Thompson skipped Michigan to concentrate on S. Carolina where he hammered away at Huckabee. Huckabee lost S. Carolina to McCain by 3 points. After S. Carolina, Thompson quit!

Huckabee raised taxes in Arkansas for schools and roads. As a result, the schools in Arkansas rosed from the worst to 8th best. The roads improved from worst in the country to most improved according to Truckers'magazine. Gov Romney raised fees by $500M. Yet the Club for Growth (527 organization) spent thousands of dollars attacking Huckabee for being a tax raiser.

Republicans pundit also attacked Huckabee for being soft on crime yet he alone among all the candidates had sent not one but 16 convicts to the gas chamber. Soft on crime? I think not!

But by going nuclear on Huckabee, the GOP had grossly miscalculated. Instead of Romney, they probably got McCain. and also lost millions of conservative evangelicals as well. Everytime I get a Republican letter asking for money, I trash them right away. And I am not alone.

The only way the GOP can redeem itself is to encourage Huckabee to continue campaigning as long as is mathematically possible and allow further debates. Simply pressuring Huckabee to quit is not going to help at all.

[MediaMike]

I can't believe it took so long for a Ron Paul comment to appear here!

As a long time Arizonan, I know McCain changes his position with the wind, and Huckabee won't stop the flood of illegals ruining our economy and job market. We need a true Constitutionalist to end ALL the problems at the federal level, and there is only one who was EVER in the running...RON PAUL!

[Mike Huckabee for President!]

Hargrove08, at least Mike is a good man, maybe you can take lead from him and try to become one by voting for the only electable conservative left-Mike Huckabee.

James-It is small-minded, unread liars like you who have allowed the likes of McCain into this race. Do your research before you open your ignorant yap. Mike Huckabee has the best second amendment record of anyone in the race. He cut taxes 94 times and had his tax burden rise LESS THAN HALF of Romney's in almost three times as long. Mike is the ONLY candidate left who supports a life and marriage amendment (something that 92% of Christians polled say they want). Mike supports the Fair Tax and tax cuts until it can be implemented. Like, Ron Paul, Mike has called for controlled spending to end our unbalanced budgets. Mike Huckabee has spent less in total than McCain took in special interest money LAST MONTH according to CNN. SO get your facts straight. You are a complete embarrassment to our party.

[huck-a-vote]

yeah right, true conservatives! just write in huckabee in the general election and god will reward our political stupidity --- with a president who is the exact opposite.

[James Finn]

Be careful of what you wish for, Huckabee. If it goes to a brokered convention...Ron Paul will crush you!!!!

[bodo]

If Huckabee wins the nomination, the Republicans have no chance in November. With McCain they might.

[Mike from Mass]

Ron Paul was the only honest candidate to begin with, and he's the only honest candidate left. He's one of the only politicians in the world with true integrity and a consistent voting record to match. McCain claims to be against special interest and corporate donations, but his pockets are lined with their money. Paul is the only politician truly against special interests and has raised more money that any other Republican except John "100 more years in Iraq and more wars anywhere" McCain. Vote for your constitution and true liberty. Vote for Ron Paul when it comes down to the brokered convention.

[Mike from Mass]

Ron Paul was the only honest candidate to begin with, and he's the only honest candidate left. He's one of the only politicians in the world with true integrity and a consistent voting record to match. McCain claims to be against special interest and corporate donations, but his pockets are lined with their money. Paul is the only politician truly against special interests and has raised more money that any other Republican except John "100 more years in Iraq and more wars anywhere" McCain. Vote for your constitution and true liberty. Vote for Ron Paul when it comes down to the brokered convention.

[joe]

Brokered convention may very well lead to a Ron Paul surprise win.... Congressman Paul has more delegates than you think or the war-media will admit.

[Ron]

"If Huckabee wins the nomination, the Republicans have no chance in November. With McCain they might."

What? He defeated the Clinton machine in Arkansas - Twice!

Go Huckabee! I am voting for Huckabee in Ohio.

[Charles Dixon]

To all of you that keep talking up a "FAIR tax" it will place the tax burden squarely on the middle class' shoulders. Imagine 23 percent what Huck is talking about and your local tax on EVERYTHING you purchase, (8-10 percent average) Say 9+23 is 32. 30000 for a car plus 32 precent, groceries + 32, new water heater +32, washer/dryer +32, new LCD TV 1500dollars +32. THAT is WAY more than anything I have paid on my 50-90k a year I make. IT WILL BREAK the middle class and the rich will have the let off the hook they have been wanting. You will be in servitude. Imagine a car, water heater, groceries, and a new TV in a year no deductions a conservative estimate is 13k. Median income 40k that is a HELL of a tax burden. That doesn't include Huckabee having a cozy relationship with Mexican gov't officials helping facilitate illegal immigration in AR to benefit Wal-Mart and Tyson chicken. Read up on that before you set you "heart" on some guy. Would Jesus support exploiting 3rd world immigrants for below poverty wages, abusive work practices, and pillage of our southern neighbor?

You want to change your tax burden? Do something about Gay marriage? Do you want an advocate for positive change for all your "social issues? etc etc? Then Huckabee fans need to realize the only "hope" for a true Conservative in this election is Ron Paul. He has taken first in quite a few states, and 2nd in others, he has more money on hand than any republican, and will ABOLISH the IRS, and eliminate YOUR tax burden all together. And he advocates positions that all you "Social issue" voters will love. People say well he can't win? He has won already and if more people got informed and chose with principle over "lesser of evils" we'd have something not EVIL AT ALL.

But really people please get the focus right. Social issues are just tools that they use to separate us and fighting among ourselves while the destruction of our Republic goes on unabated. GAY marriage, abortion etc, NONE OF THEM WILL change a damn thing on those. They will continue to play you all like a drum if you don't get away from thinking about those "social" = divide and conquer issues. They play these up to keep you focused away from the REAL problems in our nation. IE broke Treasury, borrowing from China to pay for Iraq, scandal after scandal, YOUR loss of liberties and rights, (IE Patriot Act) PEOPLE WAKE THE **** UP!!!!!

[Nattie]

A true conservative understands that if faith could solve the problems of men, there would be no need for government. Huckabee has done some good things as governor but like the Muslim clerics of Iran, he's a theocrat who thinks that public problems can be resolved through a specific (Christian) personal morality.

[Marge]

Unfortunately, Huckabee is the wrong conservative even if a brokered convention is possible. He has a Gomer Pyle persona and can not win nationally in a general election. Mitt Romney (whom Huckabee curiously denounced while schmoozing up to McCain) has the national appeal and record to win including winning Blue States like Massachusetts and Michigan in a general election. That is a strategy for conservatives winning a national election. While McCain has won many Blue states in the primaries, these are largely the states that are overwhelminging Democratic in the national election (like NY, NJ , CA, etc). I detest McCain as a turncoat on many issues important to conservatives, especially on immigration, so I hope for a brokered convention where Mitt Romney can re-engage and win. Huckabee has been a spoiler in the race because he refuses the see his lack of national appeal and cared only about his own self-promotion. He split the conservative vote and allowed the weakest candidate to emerge who is viewed as too old, out of sync on major issues, with a bad temper and too willing to make deals with liberals. Huckabee has also behaved badly as a pastor with his name calling and demeaning insinuations against his opponents. He needs to run by himself as a Third Party candidate...then he can see what support he has across the country....and it won't be a winning ticket.

[Luke]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>TEXAS!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>VOTE HUCKABEE!<<<<<<<<<<<

[Robert]

Hang in there Huckabee! McCain is going down. That oder .you smell coming from his campaign is burnt toast.

Get the old fart to a nursing home where they can deal with his little memory lapses. And moral ones as well.

[Nancy]

I am a 55 year old woman. Been happily married 35 years, have 2 grown sons and 6 grandchildren. All of us are devout conservative and born again Christaians, and we are Republicans. I know in my heart and according to scripture, this world is not going to get any better. As a Christian, my purpose is to love the Lord with all my heart and to spread the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ to others. I like Mike Huckebee. I like his heart and agree with his beliefs. I have ALWAYS liked President Bush. I know he is a man of faith and every day for almost 8 years I have prayed for him to have wisdom. I also know that John McCain understands the situation in the world, that we face. So...the bottom line is that the Bible says to pray for those in authority, and I also know that the Bible says in Romans 13 that there is no government that God has not placed there. We need to pray, seek God's direction for this election and then vote.

[Huckabuddy]

You all seem to be forgetting that God is ultimately in control and quite a few of us Christians are praying and believing that God will make a way where there seems to be no way! Gov. Huckabee is a great leader, a great communicator and he will be the best president this country has ever had! He will be the people's president, elected by the people - not the pundit's, not the media but by we who believe! If God is for us, who could be against us! Keep the faith, stay the course. Go Gov. Huckabee! You will have my vote, even if I have to write it in the general election!

[chaz]

Huck's down with the CFR. He is a wolf in sheep's clothes. More war, more huge profits for globalists. ..and he lied about having a degree in theology. Huck's no good for us and will not beat the dems.

Ron Paul is the repub party's only hope, whether they accept that fact or not makes no difference. As a delegate i will not vote for the NWO. My message to the repub party is join the revolution or lose. We are not going to waiver in our support for Paul, and the republican party stands no chance to win without us. (without vote fraud)

[Randohr]

Huckabee can not win against Obama or Clinton. McCain might have a slim chance against Clinton, but no chance against Obama. Ron Paul, if his message is actually heard (and understood) by the masses, could beat Obama or Clinton. For the Republicans to win the White House, Ron Paul is the only chance. The "all powerful" but extremely corrupt establishment has black balled Paul since the beginning. The only conclusion; Obama, the man with the least experience, must take the job to further the direction of global control. He will need many, many advisers. Fellows from the "think tanks" will be his only choices. But, then again, all of the "chosen" candidates we have to choose from are CFR members, so it really doesn't matter who we vote in, it will be the same stuff, different day, just a different face mouthing the same rhetoric. If America is serious about wanting true change, Ron Paul is our only choice. He is still in the race contrary to the media reports.

[jim bob]

This is in response to Jenny's comment, "this country was founded on EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE VALUES." To all you people who think that our founding fathers were conservative christians, maybe you should do some homework! Washington and Franklin were Deists (believed god created the world then LEFT for us to figure it out), Jefferson was an atheist, and only of the 1 out of 56 of our "founding fathers" was a church clergy member. Before you start spouting off your religious rhetoric, maybe you should check to see if you're right.

[charliegirl42]

Ok. Listen up. McCain is a traitor. FIND OUT WHY there are groups like Vietnam Veterans Against McCain out there. LISTEN TO THEM. FIND OUT WHY McCain single handedly shut down a GOVERNMENT INQUIRY ino bringing the known to be EXISTING VIETNAM POWs home. SINGLEHANDEDLY! Find out why!
Read Ron Paul's record of voting!
Then read Huckster's voting record.
McCain is "proud of his record of service" to Amerika??
Oh puh-leeese...
Huckster is a democrat in drag. I don't care if he does say he's a "christian"... I wouldn't vote for that "tax hike Mike" if he was the ONLY candidate running for the nomination. I LIVE HERE IN ARKANSAS... and the schools are WORSE THAN EVER. Check out how much money is spent on education here PER STUDENT. And we're still turning out kids who can't write a coherent paragraph. I took my daughter OUT of public school in the 9th grade because of the CURRICULUM. www.ibo.org is what we have now instead of advanced placement classes. FROM UNESCO!!
Huck signed it into law that school districts would be allowed to use this COMMUNISM-LADEN curriculum.
I protested by taking my daughter out. I fought it from the beginning by exposing a middleschool principle who used SCHOOL DISTRICT MONEY for him and 2 teachers to take a trip to the east coast to SEE THIS CURRICULUM in action, and then lied to me IN A PUBLIC MEETING when I called him on it. He dodged me left and right until I cornered him.
This is what you can expect if Huck OR McCain wins the White House: McCain is a member and Huck has the PRES of the CFR as his chief foreign policy advisor. That's the only thing that matters. CFR wants to dissolve the US as we know it; merge the US, Canada and Mexico into one region and eventually merge the already existing OTHER REGIONS into A ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. Go to Youtube and search for CFR Candidates. CHRISTIANS!!!!! THIS IS PARAMOUNT FOR YOU TO KNOW!!!
RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!! HE'S THE ONLY CANDIDATE NOT A MEMBER AND THE MEDIA IS IGNORING HIM BECAUSE OF THIS!!!!!!
He's the only candidate who can BEGIN the fix on our economy and bring consumer prices down.
Our economy is only the verge of implosion and we could not even BEGIN to be in Iraq 100 years... WHAT A RUSE ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!
My 26 year old son returned from Iraq from an 18 month deployment. IT IS ABOUT THE OIL!!! NEVER ABOUT "the war on terror"...
My son's chief job was to guard the pipeline as it traveled from the wellhead to the coastline. His orders were to "guard" it from anyone trying to molest the freeflow of oil. Oil is coming here to the United States and is being stored in underground storage facilities in the upper midwest. Believe me when I say there are literally millions upon millions of gallons ALREADY HERE and more is coming every day!!!!! I don't care if you believe it or not, it's the truth. It is the "pay" for our being in Iraq. The Iraqi people as a whole DON'T WANT THE OIL. They say it causes misery and heartache. This is what the local populace told my son's unit. They were very friendly to our guys there and very sympathetic. One little old lady crocheted a cap for my son to keep his head warm while it was cold. They knew why we were there and appreciated it, but they knew we would be in trouble later for being there at all. They are very smart people!!! But apparently the general population of the United States is not and that's because
WE RELY ON THE CONTROLLED MEDIA TO TELL US WHAT WE ARE TO THINK!!!! WAKE UP AMERIKA!!!

Healthcare is already in a mess. Ron Paul who is the ONLY physician candidate KNOWS what it will take to fix the healthcare mess...and nobody is listening!
USE YOUR HEAD PEOPLE... TAKE OFF THOSE REPUBLICAN GLASSES AND LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES!!!
CHRISTIANS!!! WAKE UP!!!!! THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL!!!
BE THE WATCHMAN OF EZEKIEL 33 1-6 AND BLOW THE HORN WHEN YOU SEE THE DANGER COMING!!!!
The BEST indicator and predictor of future behavior is past and present behavior...
RON PAUL HAS THE ONLY VOTING RECORD THAT SUPPORTS THE TALK HE'S TALKING!

fact: McCain is a gun-grabbing liberal.
fact: McCain is the one who pushed McCain-Feingold finance "campaign" reform (abrigement of 1st Amendment)
fact: McCain wants to be in Iraq "100 years".... (our economy won't last that long... we're teetering on the edge of bankruptcy now)

fact: Huckabee only changed parties to Republican from Democrat to get the pro-life vote
fact: Huckabee spent and raised more taxes here in Arkansas than Clinton
fact: Huckabee's foreign policy advisor is Richard Haas, the current PRESIDENT OF THE CFR... (world government pushers)

Still think Huck or McCain are "good choices"..?????
VOTE RON PAUL.... look at his voting record!~!!!
I cannot stress that enough...

He's the only guy telling us the truth!!! Yeah, I know it's a bitter pill to swallow, but it's time for TRUTH...

Patrick Henry said that he would rather know the truth and prepare for it....check it out.

One who knows... I live in Arkansas and have since Clintoon was Gov.

[VAL]

I too feel you are leaving out the ONLY Candidate with a REAL chance at the CONVENTION for DELEGATES and SUPER DELAGATES is RON PAUL! Huckabee, McCain, Clinton, Obama are all paddling the same canoe to the FALL! Wake up people!

[Live in PA]

I hope that all three stay in the race to PA. I can tell you that there is a tremendous grass roots support for Ron Paul here in PA. Signs are everywhere. Honestly, I have not seen one Huckabee or McAmnesty sign in my travels throughtout PA, compared to hundreds for Ron Paul.

To support Ron Paul a few of us traveled to NH to assist with his campaign. NH is a very conservative state compared to other states in the union. We went to the huckabee, romney and Ron Paul pep rallies throughout the state. Guess who was able to turn out the largest most enthusiastic crowds?

At the huckabee pep rally it only filled a elementary cafateria. More people were excited to see Chuck Norris than Huckabee.
The romney pep rally was even worse.

You want to talk about a cult of personality. Ron Paul supporters are very energetic and enthusiastic, NOT so much about him, but rather the message.

No other candidate in the Repug party has that level of enthusiasm for their candidate...

Get REAL America, Arkansas has created a long string of criminals in the past 20 years. Huckabee probably had to have the Governors mansion fumagated prior to moving in...

[amy]

Huckabee is a great man with a proven track record. Look at how much his magin of victory was over both Romney and McCain in each of their own states. He did great things in his home state and whoever wants to bash him by quoting stats out of the overall context is doing himself and everyone else a disservice. As far as Ron Paul goes, if anybody beats my choice Huckabee for president, I pray it is Ron Paul. Besides a few issues I have with his foreign policy, besides Huckabee, he does make the most sense. I would like to see Huckabee when he wins in the brokered convention ask Dr. Paul to be in his administration somehow. They have both been treated like dirt in this whole election sham and yet have made the most sense the whole time. Go Mike!!!!

[Katie]

It's interesting that you say Huck would have no chance at the general election, and McCain might, since pollsters have neglected to provide us with current polls matching Huckabee up with Obama, and he is in a statistical tie with Clinton in any general election polling data. Oh, and McCain is losing to Obama in all the newer polls. Much the the data is influenced by how much those polled believe Huckabee has a chance to be the nominee. Most don't think it would happen, so they don't consider him, THOUGH THEY MAY LIKE HIM BEST. What if Huck did become the nominee, and all those people realized Huckabee was the nominee? He'd beat the Democrats--both of them-- by a landslide. Why? Because independents would take a look at him and see his refreshing honesty, hard-line Republicans would vote his way (even if for nothing else than that they would rather a Republican in office than a Dem--partisan, I know, but it's still a factor), and even many Obama dems would be rankled by the politics of their party and switch to an outsider with more exec. experience than anyone else running. The polls don't show how winnable Huck is because the pollsters haven't explored that line of thought.

[OneVoice]

I am a Republican left without a candidate. John McCain will allow every illegal alien to stay in this country while every time they are deported the first thing they do is steal money from banks by taking out a second home mortgage and then letting their home foreclose. I can't vote for him.

I am not able to vote for Huckabee because he will take dollars from my pocket and pay illegal aliens to go to college while hundreds of thousands of hard working legal immigrants and citizens need more help completing higher levels of education.

I'm a Republican who's party has disappeared.

[mazz]

Huckabee ya think??????

Mike Huckabee is sixth on the list naming... 'The Most Corrupt Politicians in 2007" according to Judicial Watch.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-announces-list-washington-s-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-

6. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR): Governor Huckabee enjoyed a meteoric rise in the polls in December 2007, which prompted a more thorough review of his ethics record. According to The Associated Press: “[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office.” And what was Governor Huckabee’s response to these ethics allegations? Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted to shut the ethics process down.
So don't vote for Huck then leave it in God's hands……. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! Vote for the only true Conservative and Christian Presidential Candidate.....Dr. Ron Paul

[s35wf]

Out of ALL the Gop candidates Dr. RON PAUL IS the MOST and TRUE CONSERVATIVE

[Carl]

James,

"If Huckabee wins the nomination, the Republicans have no chance in November. With McCain they might."

You got it wrong! McCain couldn't go against Obama to save his life. Like every noun and verb for Gulliani is 911, every noun and verb for McCain is POW and post 911. We would have four years of a hot head who will demand things from Washington where everyone moves in two speeds slow and stop. Reform for the sake of Reform is bad. Just like change, it needs accountability and real solutions. McCain keeps saying he can do it (reform), doesn't mean he can or will. Very disappointing he is. The media continues to show pictures of Obama, Hilary, and John. No Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul.

Mike Huckabee is a man of conviction, clarity and is a great debater. McCain will not dare to debate Mike at all, so what makes you think he will have a better chance against the Dems? Mike has beaten the Clinton machine twice. If anyone could take Obama on it would be Mike Huckabee. Mike has boldness and fervor, it's just the media preventing him from being heard or recognized. Many republicans are stupid to think that John McCain could beat the democrats after the post anti-Bush era. If Texans live up to their name that they would do things in a BIG way like showing America that the land of the free is not going in the way of "Poop in a hand bag". Come on.. Make it go to convention!!!!
If Mike loses, its because of the media and wimpy republicans not the Dems.

What is wrong with people?! THE FAIR TAX is the way to go. We don't want the same old crap that we've been shoveled. We are enslaved by our very tax system. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

http://www.mikehuckabee.com
http://www.fairtax.org

CPAC speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyV4UvYoCI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Pc90IaPAI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fXvKOMiNI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzvxc0Dx3Vc&feature=related

Here is a video of him explaining the fair tax:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm4YG-xhLpM

Plano Texas rally
http://thehuckreport.blogspot.com/2008/02/mike-huckabee-visits-plano-texas.html

-Carl

[Robin Buckley]

You sheeple supporting Huckabee and/or McCain crack me up! My God, do you really think either will beat Obama or Clinton? You're in denial and just not true conservatives if you don't support Ron Paul. Just look at their records:
Huckabee: Supported college benefits for illegals, approved and signed tax increases, doesn't understand that war and nation-building is bankrupting the nation - over $1 trillion a year and is # 6 ON THE JUDICIAL WATCH LIST OF THE MOST CORRUPT POLITICIANS! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

McCain: Supports keeping the troops in Iraq for 100 years, authored McCain-Kennedy bill that provides amnesty for 12 million illegals currently in U.S., voted against Bush's 2001 & 2003 tax cuts and recently admitted he doesn't really understand economics!

Paul: Ron Paul has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership, never voted to raise congressional pay, has never taken a government-paid junket and never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

VOTING FOR THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS IS STILL EVIL AND A WASTED VOTE!
Ron Paul can still win because the delegates are not obligated to that candidate and especially now because McCain is getting ready to implode and Huckabee is unelectable. Besides, he personally makes me sick. Huckabee, that is. Anyone who cares about animal welfare issues should know that his son brutally tortured and killed a stray dog as a boyscout leader and his self-righteous, "Christian" father covered for him so the fat redneck never was punished for such an incredibly sociopathic act.
VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE PEOPLE, VOTE FOR RON PAUL!!

[Sam]

If God fearing Americans will vote for "TRUTH" and real change, their conciences must point them towards Ron Paul. Truth must take precedence over all. There is no
lesser of two evils, it's either right or wrong.
Americans be brave, be truthful to yourselves, that way you will be truthful in the eyes of God if that is your motivating force in life.
Ron Paul is your best hope for true democracy, take off
your yokes, unburden yourselves of insidious foreign controll, owe nobody anything, own yourselves.
Remember that politicians are your servants, you are not slaves to their vested interests or to those of their puppetmasters. Turn America into a great again nation
with real moral courage and power.
Ron Paul is your only hope.

[charliegirl42]

I wish I had the chance to speak to the christians like Nancy above who says:

I have ALWAYS liked President Bush. I know he is a man of faith and every day for almost 8 years I have prayed for him to have wisdom. I also know that John McCain understands the situation in the world, that we face. So...the bottom line is that the Bible says to pray for those in authority, and I also know that the Bible says in Romans 13 that there is no government that God has not placed there. We need to pray, seek God's direction for this election and then vote.

Nancy, and all other christians who may read this:
I have been where you are and a certain part of me says the very same thing you have said. I have prayed for "all men everywhere in authority" like the scripture commands me. But government only has certain authority. It cannot do certain things. The Constitution was mainly to hold government in check and says mostly what the government CANNOT do.
Let me quote from Pastor John Weaver's book, "The Christian and Romans 13: Civil Government"
begin quote from page 1:
All government is ordained and instituted by God. it does not matter whether it is church, family, self or civil government. Paul gives us clear and concise statements concerning all authority and power. It is God who ordained government! There can be no denial of this plain truth. God is the Author of all government. (page 5) God has instituted and ordained authorities, and therefore by the very nature of delegated authority, every authority that exists is accountable and answerable to God. they are limited. That means they can go only as far as God has ordained. They are responsible. That is, they must answer to God. They are accountable, therefore God will judge them. (page 8) Most people are willing to admit that government is power. Everyone is willing to admit that government is authority. But how many are willing to go as far as God goes, and say that yes, governments have power and have authority, but they only have that power and authority from God? God has ordained.....government to be His deacons, to be His servants, to be His exacters of righteousness and to be His public worship. If government is a servant, then a servant must obey"
(end quote)

Pastor John Weaver then goes on to point out that every body of authority has limited power. It must be subject to it's limitations! he says that it is foolishness of wicked preachers who admonish their audiences to obey governments that are contrary to God and His Word. Can you imagine Jesus Christ on earth today saying, "Now look folks. I know your government said that abortions are legal, so you just go ahead and have them. And I know that I taught that sodomy is wicked and deserves the death penalty, but after all, your government says it is not a sin, it's an 'alternative life style' so just go ahead and support sodomites" I know that Jesus would NEVER SAY THOSE THINGS.
We have a government that is OUT OF CONTROL. It has left it's confines and become something the Founders NEVER intended.
We have a great chance to bring America back to her moorings, if we can just WAKE UP and quit putting the wrong people in office....
Also we have other problems like BLACKBOX VOTING. Computer touch screens and the like. WAY too much chance for vote fraud!!

I have shared this information (posted above) with fellow Christians in our church in the past. You know what they say? They respond:
"Well, Jesus is going to return and we won't have to be bothered with all this anymore".
Well, that's just great! But you know what else? THAT is in the "sweet by and by". What about the nasty here and now?
I'm looking for Jesus to return ANY DAY NOW. In fact, there is nothing else that needs to be accomplished that prevents His glorious return for the Church.
But on the off chance He delays His returning for four more years, or say, 10 or God forbid 20 or more years? What are you going to do then? What are you going to do NOW to prevent that?
Are you going to sit on your blessed assurance and let things go to hell in a handbasket while you and your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are rounded up for being believers? Faith without works is dead, Nancy. Maybe you haven't read that scripture in a while. Have any of you thought about that? Or what about having the jackbooted thugs show up on your doorstep for your guns? Want a visit from them? Or what about the illegal aliens FLOODING into our nation? Nancy, do you want your local hospital to shut down because they can't continue to do business because they have to give FREE MEDICAL CARE to illegals??? Some hospitals in places across the nation have had to do just that. I work in a hospital. Word gets around!
What about merging our nations together and having a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT? Anybody want that one?
I'll tell you right now, I'm going to do everything I can to see to it that my four grown children and my two grandchildren have a FREE AMERICA to live in.
Nancy, I'm just a tad older than you, 54 to be exact. My dad who is 82 introduced me to Ron Paul 11 years ago. And I always said, I really like this guy! If he ever runs for President, I'll do whatever I can to get him in the White House.

Look. You can pray and that's great. In fact we need all the pray-ers we can get to praying right now. America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the church (to quote a song by a popular christian music artist) and what have the milquetoast, gutless preachers and pastors been telling their parishionners for literally years? "Well, politics is a dirty business and christians shouldn't be involved with that".
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW! When will the church arise? When we will come alive? When will we STOP letting the media TELL US WHAT THEY WANT US TO KNOW??????
TURN OFF THE TV! No wonder preachers used to preach against watching tv! It used to be called "hell-avision"... and it is.
And the only thing the internet is good for according to some people is passing cute little jokes back and forth among themselves.

GET OFF YOUR BEHINDS CHRISTIANS! WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN AMERICA BEING TRULY FREE IF YOU WILL BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT WHO IS RUNNING, WHO IS BACKED BY WHOM, FOR WHAT REASON, AND FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Ron Paul is a Christian. But he has not made an issue of it. If you'll notice he has never slung mud like McCain or Romney or even Huck.

Huckabee is BAD news. Check out this story.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58455
and then this one:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59252

Now this on McCain:
http://www.gunowners.org/a022806.htm
and
http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm

NOW look at the issues at Dr. Ron Pau's website:
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

The issues buttons are at the top of the page.

PLEASE WAKE UP America!

[Maria]

Ron Paul will not protect you.He's anti-war.Is he a Jehovah Witness?

[NSM]

IsRon Paul a Christian?He should tell the whole nation that he's
a Christian.Is he ashamed to tell everybody?

[earl]

name me any Presdential candidate in the history of the United States that could write something like this:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul434.html

folks wise up: humans live in a world of goods. In fact captialism was misnamed. It should be called 'goodsism'

If you have paper money, you have paper banks, and paper Bilderbergs. The root cause of 100 million humans that died because of paper money since the 1600's.

"The obscure you willl eventually see - but the obvious takes a lot longer" Edward R Morrow

Ron Paul is the only hope!

[Scrip]

Ron Paul will win a brokered convention because folks will finally hear his message? Are you serious? Plenty of folks have heard him and have NOT voted for him! It's over for you Ron Paulites!

Ron Paul is a decent man but he has his head in the sand when it comes to the determination of our enemies to wipe us out. Speaking of heads, we will all be wearing turbans if Ron Paul HAD his way ...

[rEVOLution]

Talk about electile dysfunction... a vote for any one other than Ron Paul is a vote for failure and staying the course. McCain is Bush's third term. Clinton means more scandals and mysterious deaths. Obama, the snake oil salesman, along with Huckabee whose advisor (Richard Haas) is the president of the CFR and the rest of the field of CFR ponies have been bought and paid for by 'big business.' Only Ron Paul is NOT a sell-out to the US and the constitution. His supporters are the true patriots. With the exception of Dr. Paul the rest are frauds, cheats and losers.

[Brad]

The powerful McCain Lobbyist media moguls have already eliminated him. He is hardly given any time. I am not an evangelical but I will vote for anyone with a fair tax plan. It is interesting that the mega wealthy want to keep the same tax code that is killing the middle class. Mc Cain is in bed with the media Lobbyist I do not see him losing. He will be the next President do to his position on the FCC commitee.

[Sammy]

What bothers me is that most people that I've talked to who favor Huckabee favor him ONLY because he said he is a Christian. hmmm...as I recall, Bush made that same claim. I am not voting for a priest I am voting for the best person to get this country back on track.

[Sammy]

I've done REAL research on McCain for the last six years. I get sick of people who go to a website and read junk written by idiots and claim it's fact. McCain is a good man! Bush is a puppet who couldn't run a gas station let alone a country. He is a complete idiot! Those who still support him cannot possibly have a working cell in their brain! They obviously don't put any effort into research, they simply believe what they see on their tv screen. Sheesh!

[Don.]

Ron Paul will be our next president, he's the only man fit to vote for.

[Cobalt Mining Companies]

This only candidate in the race who will talk about the real issues such as fiat currency, illegal federal reserve system, honest weights and measures, gold and silver backing our currency, elimination of the IRS and illegal income tax.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, please open your eyes and quit being one of the stupid sheeple.

[SASOB]

If the convention delegates pick the president, chances are they would pick the most conservative. I would be the one they would end up picking, if that’s the criteria."

Huckabee is no where near being a conservative except socially. Ron Paul is the most conservative Republican candidate running, and HE is the one the delegates should pick, if they want a true conservative. He's the only one in the entire race that has brought up the question of sound money. The other candidates won't even touch it!

[Liberty]

I hold an elected position within the GOP and was present during the Texas Straw Poll. Despite a vastly overwhelming presence of supporters Ron Paul ended up in third in Texas. Only GOP insiders, delegates, were allowed to vote. But how did these GOP insiders treat McCain? Did he fair much better? We'll John McCain ended up in eighth place. He had like 3 votes and the crowd laughed when his result was announced. Texas is still conservative, we will NOT support McCain. In fact, I've never once met a McCain supporter in Texas. Where do these polls come from, thin air? If...and I do mean "if" McCain gets more than 15% of the vote in the Texas primary you might as well not vote anymore because the election is entirely rigged and the system is a sham. Let the Texas primary be the test....

[Roobah]

I TRULY want Huckabee to stay in the race as long as he can because I TRULY want Ron Paul to win, and that IS a possibility in a brokered convention, which won't likely happen if one more Republican drops from the race.

Those of us in Utah are still working to do everything we can to make sure Romney's wishes of "giving" his delegates to McCain does NOT happen - it's contrary to the Republican Party bylaws of Utah. We are working hard to make sure the rules are followed to give Ron Paul the best chance to succeed.

[DDM]

I live in Colorado, one of the many states that have not assigned delegates. In my precinct, 3 of the 4 delegates that could be elected to the RNC are Huckabee supporters. I am one of them. The fact is that most of the RNC delegates are NOT COMMITED to any candidate, and if they are, it is only for the first round. Huckabee wants to keep McCain from 1191 so we move past the first round, where most delegates are again free to choose. Go to the attached website and see where the delegates really are. As far as the general, it has to concern McCain that he hasn't won anymore RED states than Gov. Huckabee. These are states that have to come up for the Republican nominee, or a Democrat will get in. I see clear differences between Huskabee and the Dem's. McCain........................not so much.........

[rhojeko]

It has been reported on Fox news, and CNN that the diebold voting machines are easily hacked into. So, whoever is behind the machines elects the president. not voters. the party insiders pick their candidates. Anyone who actually think their vote counts hasn't been paying attention. I just can't help myself, i will vote, and i will probably have to write Ron Paul on my ballot.

[toasty aroma]

"IsRon Paul a Christian?He should tell the whole nation that he's a Christian.Is he ashamed to tell everybody?"

He did tell everyone, but he doesn't like wearing his faith on his sleeve like Huckabee. The bible has harsh words about people who do that: check out Matthew 6:5-6. Ron Paul is very humble but if you do your research you will find that he is a Christian, but he respects the constitution, is not a theocrat, and respects other's religious views.

watch this video of Ron Paul at the Liberty University:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek5uzGv1ijk
the other parts (2-4) should be in the related videos.

Ron Paul 2008!