Comments on: The Mike Huckabee Effect

By: Meghan McCain Throws Huckabee Under the Bus; Palin Should Follow « Submitted to a Candid World

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:50:57 +0000

[...] notions of religious morality ahead of constitutional values. That brand of Republican may have had a chance at the nomination in 2008, but the Republican far-right has never had a shot at an electoral college victory. The GOP will [...]

By: Après McCain: A New Low for American Conservatism « Submitted to a Candid World

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:25:06 +0000

[...] practically a quirk of history. Recall his unlikely victory in the primaries, more a consequence of the division of the evangelical vote than a triumph on his own merits. Four months ago I highlighted the Republican’s expressed [...]

By: Bobby High

Bobby High — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:10:09 +0000

i like what Larry Perrault said

By: Après McCain: A New Low for American Conservatism

Après McCain: A New Low for American Conservatism — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:55:25 +0000

By: Salvation: Bob Barr Runs for President « Submitted to a Candid World

Salvation: Bob Barr Runs for President « Submitted to a Candid World — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:16:18 +0000

[...] ask Neal Boortz). In a party that distrusts McCain as “too moderate” for them (see my earlier post), Barr is just the thing we need to either throw the general election into disarray, or spread [...]

By: Larry Perrault

Larry Perrault — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:17:52 +0000

Perhaps those few get extraordinary press coverage, but few evangelicals hate gays or Mormons.

I am one and invite you to challenge any of them that hating is defiant of both the model of Jesus and the instruction of He and the New Testament writers.

What people must do who say otherwise, is define dispproval of homosexual behavior or disagreement with Mormon theology as “hate.” Do you hate veryone with whom you disagree?

I was also a Huckabee supporter. Huckabee supports McCain and so do I, strongly. I will voice that support at the TX Republican convention, next month. I’m thinking that Democrats are blowing what should have been a good opportunity, this year. And BTW, I never voted for George W. Bush for president

By: A Social Conservative Has A ‘Come To Jesus’ Chat : Conservative Superiority

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:53:22 +0000

[...] The Mike Huckabee Effect http://acandidworld.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-mike-huckabee-effect/#comment-188 [...]

By: Winghunter

Winghunter — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:48:45 +0000

A Social Conservative Has A ‘Come To Jesus’ Chat
http://conservativesuperiority.com/2008/04/14/a-social-conservative-has-a-come-to-jesus-chat/

By: Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:50:48 +0000

I think the biggest factor in Republican politics that liberals consistently overlook is the ability to circle the wagons. Conservatives have been in the White House for 20 of the last 28 years for that very reason. We're just better at unifying our party when we need to and we are better at running a national campaign. At the very least, it spells the end of the energized & unified Republican base. I don't think it spells the end by a long shot. If anything, an exodus of one/two-issue voters from the GOP will strengthen the party. They have held waaaaaaay too much power and embarrased us for far too long. I think center-leaning Republicans are tired of being overshadowed by zealots. I wrote abou this topic awhile back. See this.

By: didionsmommy

didionsmommy — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:46 +0000

and some of those protest votes are going to hilary. at least, that’s what our anecdotal data show (which consist of a republican couple in texas. they couldn’t vote for obama because he is simply too liberal and, of course, too black.) the irony of diehard right wingers voting for a clinton, especially the female one, is especially delicious and certainly should have mccain’s peeps wringing their hands.

oh, and romney might have been palatable to moderate republicans, if they had to go the religious route, but the evangelical fundamentalists would have stayed home on election day. the joke around our house (courtesy of yours truly) early in the primary season what that the only thing an evangelical social conservative hates more than a married gay couple is a mormon.