A vote for Huckabee...

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volsforever27

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is a vote for McCain. That's what I've been hearing for 24 hours or more. Just curious to see what you all think about it. I think anyone that has read my posts knows where I stand.


I will say this, look who Huck is going after, and more importantly, look who he's not.
 
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there's obviously back room dealing going on, just look at what happened in WV.

Huckabee knows he can't win, and now he's angling for the VP nod. A McCain/Huckabee ticket will virtually guarantee a democrat in the White House.
 
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dickens821 said:
Huckabee won the majority of the South yesterday. I think he's doing alright.
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Huckabee is in trouble. While he won a lot of southern states (AK, AL, GA, TN), he didn't win by enough to show that he can win in a state where the voters don't feel like it is a sin not to vote for the pastoral candidate.
 
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I would rather vote in an Obama-Clinton ticket than a McCain-Huckabee ticket.

Huckabee absolutely makes me sick.
 
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He is incredibly self serving. He publicly attacked Romney's religion. He is for a Federal ban on smoking. He raised taxes in his own state. The guy is the biggest advocate out there for a nanny, government knows best state. He is doing nothing but exploiting the evangelicals in this country, who seem completely happy to be exploited, so that he can finagle his way into the VP seat, for a President whose values are actually antithetical to the values of those people who vote for Huckabee.
 
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It's sort of funny how some automatically assume that everyone that votes for Huckabee is a mind numbed Evangelical being led to a slaughter.
 
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vader said:
^ Guess who voted for Huckabee :)
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I considered it, but actually I didn't. In the end I shunned the backsliding Baptist and the non-practicing Presbyterian in favor of the slightly slick Mormon. :p But it was literally a last second decision. Huckabee's support of the FAIR Tax is what made me hesitate.

I just think it's oversimplifying things to treat Evangelicals as a homgenous group that can be tricked into voting in a giant pack.
 
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GAVol said:
It's sort of funny how some automatically assume that everyone that votes for Huckabee is a mind numbed Evangelical being led to a slaughter.
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The exit polling would indicate that most of the evangelicals do vote for Huckabee. That is his largest constituency, and considering the fact that the evangelical constituency is largest in the states he won - it is obvious he depends on this vote. The largest fraction of evangelical vote went to Huckabee in the southern states. And...he came close to tying or that vote in the non-southern states.

Now..if the emphasis of your post was weighted more toward the back end..that is...that evangelicals are blind and don't see what's happening to them, then I would agree that this is a mis-characterization. From those I have spoke to, they voted for him knowing full-well what it meant. Others suggested that god would forgive them for not voting for the pastoral candidate if it meant selecting a candidate that could beat the democrats. Others didn't seem to think that it was all that big of a deal not to vote for him despite the fact that he was a pastor. However, we can't deny the fact that he depends on the evangelical vote - whether that is depending on their brain or their heart (or both), I'm not sure.
 
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GAVol said:
I considered it, but actually I didn't. In the end I shunned the backsliding Baptist and the non-practicing Presbyterian in favor of the slightly slick Mormon. :p But it was literally a last second decision. Huckabee's support of the FAIR Tax is what made me hesitate.

I just think it's oversimplifying things to treat Evangelicals as a homgenous group that can be tricked into voting in a giant pack.
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Huckabee supports the Fair Tax simply because he feels it is advantageous for him to do so while campaigning for the Executive Office. If he actually supported the Fair Tax, and the spirit of the Fair Tax, he would have done a lot more while Governor of Arkansas to abolish the state income tax there.
 
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therealUT said:
Huckabee supports the Fair Tax simply because he feels it is advantageous for him to do so while campaigning for the Executive Office. If he actually supported the Fair Tax, and the spirit of the Fair Tax, he would have done a lot more while Governor of Arkansas to abolish the state income tax there.
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which he couldn't do because he was busy turning the Arkansas highway system into the standard by which all other states' systems are measured. :eek:lol:
 
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TennTradition said:
Now..if the emphasis of your post was weighted more toward the back end..that is...that evangelicals are blind and don't see what's happening to them, then I would agree that this is a mis-characterization.
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That is what I was saying. I was speaking more to the notion that Evangelicals are somehow being exploited if they support a candidate that shares their ideals.
 
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GAVol said:
That is what I was saying. I was speaking more to the notion that Evangelicals are somehow being exploited if they support a candidate that shares their ideals.
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I'm not sure if that is directed at me, but no one is saying that, at least not that I'm aware of... as I've stated in another post I've heard people actually say that's why they're voting for him. As far as being exploited, you vote for whoever you want to vote for... I am pointing out what's going on, no more no less. If that's a problem, then take it up with Huckabee.

EDIT: after rereading, I think it was probably directed towards therealut, so I apologize for that... however, my stance on Huckabee is the same. If he feels like he can win, then go for it, but I don't think he should be there to get McCain elected.
 
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GAVol said:
That is what I was saying. I was speaking more to the notion that Evangelicals are somehow being exploited if they support a candidate that shares their ideals.
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He shares their values on social issues, but the fiscal conservatives in the party can't stand him or McCain. Romney "appeases" the fiscal wing (and I chose to use the word "appeases" carefully because he doesn't remind anyone of Steve Forbes), but is weak on the border issue.
 
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