Huckabee Fundraising Surges, Candidate Says

The fact is the libertarian wing of the Republican Party will not choose any candidate except Ron Paul. We’ve been duped long enough. The evangelicals will choose Huckabee. They’ve been duped long enough. Where will that leave all the others?

Only 2 in the GOP have the momentum working in their favor right now: Huckabee and Paul.
That makes the NEW top tier Giuliani, Romney, Paul, and Huckabee.

So Mr. Huckabee raised “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in just the past few days? I’m impressed.
Then again, anyone who visits Ron Paul’s website can see that he’s raised over $400,000 in the last three days alone–so where’s the mention of that? What’s with the media’s obsession with Mr. Huckabee?
Mr. Paul won the Conservative Leadership Conference Straw Poll, but there was a virtual media blackout on those results (I guess they were “inconvenient”). Mr. Paul also has won more straw polls across the country than any of the other candidates, so why does the media only choose to cover the ones where he doesn’t come in first place, like the recent “Values Voter Summit?”
It really is starting to seem as if the media is selectively reporting, and I used to accuse Paul supporters of being conspiracy nuts. Maybe there’s something to it…

Greg8898, there’s no mention of Paul’s fundraising because money hasn’t been an issue in the Paul campaign. In Huckabee’s however, funding WAS all he lacked to make his bid viable. Even Newt Gingerich said that H. would be “instantly viable” given funding.
Paul has had incredibly strong (some say “fierce”) support from his followers. He has won polls. He has done many things right. But he doesn’t connect with your average American, and, frankly, many of his followers have been anything but nice in the way they communicate. His strongest asset (his people) have become his biggest weakness. In their favor, I have noted that many of them are improving in their manners. Many others, though, have just been blocked, and many American hearts have been blocked to Paul because of them.

Mary, I’ve heard this argument before, and it still makes no sense to me. Why would anyone choose to not support a candidate because of the manners of some of that candidate’s supporters?
We need to vote on the ISSUES, not on whether someone looks pretty like Mr. Romney, or has a commanding presence like Mr. Thompson, or has a good sense of humor like Mr. Huckabee. And we certainly should not vote AGAINST a candidate’s overly enthusiastic supporters.

Mary (I’m Greg, by the way, not Dena), what “awful beliefs” have you heard from Ron Paul supporters? Some of us may come off a bit overzealous at times (I’m being charitable :), but I’ve never heard a Ron Paul supporter saying, for example, that we should nuke the whole Middle East. Or deport all Muslims. I’ve heard both those suggestions on more than one occasion from other candidates’ supporters. Most Paul supporters I’ve seen are prone to smacking down any fellow supporters who get out of hand.
And I should point out it’s highly possible some group like the Phelps family (those nuts who protest at military funerals because of “gays in the military”) might someday come out to support Mr. Huckabee since he is a very religious man. But that doesn’t mean I’d ever associate their beliefs with Mr. Huckabee. See my point?
Anyway, I also agree with Mr. Huckabee on many issues, and I sense his sincerity when he speaks–much more than with many of the other candidates. But I feel our foreign policy (and the implications that policy has toward our liberties here at home) is paramount in this election. I think the Republican party has lost its way in this regard, and I see Mr. Paul as the only candidate who can bring the party back to its roots.

Ron Paul made over $400,000 in the last 3 days and this flipflopping Huckabee gets the attention?? ABC news is being paid off to ignore Ron Paul. This is way too obvious. The mainstream media needs to recognize that there is a very large and legitimate crowd that wants a non neocon (dem or reb)as President.
Ron Paul 08

I like Huckabee, I think he has a clear message and is sincere with what he says. Unfortunately I am not a pro war republican so I wont be voting for Huckabee. All of the candidates are still quite content with huge Govt and massive spending, not one of them has made any points about cutting the deficit, or addressing any of the core Republican values. These Neo Cons come on the scene then the media pushes this through and the minority is made out (in the media) to be the majority. Well I’m not fooled one bit. I dont vote party lines, I vote principles.
Ron Paul seems to be the only true Conservative Republican.

This, Greg8898, is why Ron Paul easily comes across as way too aggressive. There’s not a single comment-enabled news story about any other Republican candidate without half a dozen versions of “Ron Paul is the only person to vote for…” Many of them are even verbally violent toward whoever the news story is about. Look no further than the comment by “theprolific” a few posts above this one.
I think Ron Paul has some interesting ideas, but I’ve been really aggravated by his army of cyber-spammers.

Good for Mr. Huckabee. He seems like a nice man. If he did not support the war and dropping nuclear weapons on Iran I would consider him. There is his stance on giving amnesty to all the illegals that bothers me but the war mongering is what really turns me off.

There is a difference between standing up for a candidate and bludgeoning every news story about other candidates. It’s great that you’re standing up for someone, but please do it respectfully without being obnoxious. Realize that it is language like yours which turns me off from Ron Paul so much.

I think Ron Paul is an interesting man though his mannerisms are a little awkward. His foreign policy is a total recipe for disaster. Clearly, he does not understand what we are facing thoughout the world and sadly, most people think (because they are short-sited) that the reason why we are hated is because of the current situation in Iraq. How truly sad they are. But I appreciate his perspective. It makes others think.
The issue with Ron Paul is not that he cannot pull in money. I am happy that he can and I am happy that he has a very savy internet groups that flood the online polls. I don’t have a problem with that either- they show their enthusiasme for their candidate. Ron Paul can raise $10 billion dollars but if his message is not well received, it doesn’t matter. Look at Romney. He has spent over $52 million and where does he sit in the polls compare to Mike Huckabee who has spent $1.5 million? Ron Paul supporters also have to realise that while he has no chance at winning the nomination (sorry, you are correct that he as well as Mike Huckabee get screwed by the mainstream media), it is important that he is part of that process. Why will he not win? Because the majority of people do not agree with his policies. That’s all. He is STILL at 2% nationally and is not even in the top 3 in his home state? Sorry guys.
Some of the comments that were reported on Mike Huckabee are just wrong and not worth commenting on. Please keep in mind that the illegal immigration issue hasn’t been dealt by anyone since 1986 until recently so to say that someone didn’t start deporting people when the federal government weren’t providing the resources to do it is pretty silly.

One ignored aspect is how Hillary will debate the Republican candidate. Picture any of them – and Hillary somehow cannot play victim to Huckabee in a debate. He has a disarming quality in conversation – did you see him with Alan Colmes? The victim vote is one thing she’s counting on.

Huckabee is being propped up by the media as it’s temporay token conservative.
Ron Paul is a permanent conservative.
Watch Ron Paul get 1st or 2nd in NH.
Watch the big campaign boost Ron Paul gets on NOV 11.