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Romney Steps Aside

Trenton Hansen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:31:25 +0000

Class. That’s all there is to it. Mitt Romney has more class in his little finger than John McCain and Mike Huckabee can muster together.

His speech to CPAC demonstrates who the real American Statesman is.

Just a parting “stick in the eye” to either McCain or Huckabee…buy one now.

Romney Handily Wins Maine Caucuses

Trenton Hansen — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:47:03 +0000

Here are the recent polling numbers:

68% of Precincts reporting:
Romney 52%
McCain 21%
Ron Paul 19%
Mike Huckabee 6%
Undecided 2%

I think the fun point of interest is Ron Paul’s point spread over Mike Huckabee. That’s got to be painful for the Huckabillies.

Mike Huckabee’s Race for Vice-President

Trenton Hansen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:34:03 +0000

Why is Mike Huckabee still in the race for the nomination? There is really no way he can win the nomination–he just hasn’t demonstrated that he has the needed support. So you have to ask, what does his refusal to give up the race say about him? Although several reasons have been discussed as to why he has not dropped out yet, I think an analysis will show that Mike Huckabee is in it for his own political gain.

1. He is in it because he doesn’t like Mitt Romney. There are several reports abroad about Huckabee’s dislike of Mitt. What are they rooted in? Does Mike see Mitt as a threat? That’s likely, considering that Mitt has a much broader base of support. Mitt appeals to Conservatives of all stripe (at least, the honest ones), and to moderates.

Huckabee may have inadvertently given away his innermost thoughts when he made statements disparaging Mitt’s religion. Many evangelical Christians don’t like Mormons simply because of their perceptions of Mormonism as a cult, accurate or not.

2. He is in it because he believes that John McCain is the best candidate for the position. This is what many of McCain’s supporters are saying. They believe Huckabee is in it to act as a spoiler in favor of McCain.

There are a couple of ways to look at this. Let’s suppose we poll Huckabee’s supporters and determine to which candidate they would throw their support if he were no longer in the race. If most of his support would shift to Mitt, then Huckabee is implicitly denying Mitt the support he might otherwise have had. In other words, he is toying with the voters. In my opinion, that’s not very gracious.

On the other hand, if Huckbee’s support would shift to McCain, then it makes no sense at all for Huckabee to stay in the race; McCain would have an even larger lead than before, and it would be counterproductive for Huckabee to remain. And if McCain really is the best candidate, why doesn’t Huckabee drop out and let the voters prove it?

Personally I think he has not dropped out so that he can act as a spoiler against Romney (whom both he and McCain personally dislike), ingratiate himself to John McCain, and win the nod for VP. Really, nothing else makes sense. Huckabee wants a way in, and he sees a way by throwing Mitt Romney under the bus for John McCain.

The problem with this is two-fold. First it is not very “Republican.” Many Conservatives may see it as a violation of Conservative principles. Second, he would be joining a ticket that will not lead to the White House. A McCain/Huckabee team would not be enough to overcome Hillary or Obama (or both, heaven forbid).

It just makes no sense

Trenton Hansen — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:23:35 +0000

So many have stated that Mitt Romney should not be elected because of his alleged flip-flopping. Nevermind that most all of those charges can be easily answered with a little research.

So, instead they vote for either John McCain or Mike Huckabee with the full expectation that these two will change their positions on the issues on which they currently disagree with Conservatives.

So, rather than vote for someone who has already changed their positions to largely match their own, they would prefer to elect someone that they hope will do so, but of which hope they have no evidence nor record.

It just doesn’t make any sense.