John McCain may be the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, but he faces continued opposition from rivals Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.
Despite steadily lengthening odds, neither Romney nor Huckabee offer any hint they were ready to exit the race.
Filed under: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, dark horse
Little Rock, AR – Former AR Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee received praise from politics’ ‘odd couple’ – former President Bill Clinton and former Speaker Newt Gingrich –who said Sunday, in separate interviews, that he is the most likely “dark horse candidate” to win the GOP nomination.
Huckabee, who now ranks fourth in Iowa among likely Republican Caucus-Goers, welcomed the positive comments, saying his 1st place win in the recent “Values Voter” poll – along with other significant developments, has buoyed his chances for victory.
Huckabee is now ahead of Sen. John McCain in Iowa and nearly tied with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, according to a Sept. 29 Newsweek poll conducted with 1,215 Iowa registered voters by Princeton Survey Research Associates International on Sept. 26-27.
“The Newsweek poll reflects what we’ve been feeling on the ground for some time: that there is steady, upward momentum for my campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire , and other early primary states,” said Huckabee.
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee ripped the Bush administration’s war against terrorism Friday, delivering a bold speech that could establish the former Arkansas governor as the maverick among top Republican candidates and test his party’s loyalty to President Bush.
“This administration’s bunker mentality has been counterproductive both at home and abroad,” Mr. Huckabee said in opening a broad indictment of Mr. Bush’s style and policy.
His strong stand could give him the kind of maverick image that John McCain courted in 2000, which appeals to independent voters in states such as New Hampshire, where they can vote in the Republican primary.
But it also could turn off the majority of Republicans who still like Mr. Bush.
Filed under: Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Tancredo
In a posting last week, I looked at the Democratic contenders for president in 2008. As we head into the heart of the fall campaign leading up to the caucuses and primaries, let’s examine the Republican candidates.
One of the more remarkable and depressing aspects of the Republican presidential contest is how difficult it is for the candidates to talk realistically about Iraq. At the recent New Hampshire debate, when Mitt Romney exhaled a faint puff of skepticism about the surge’s results, John McCain jumped in to stiffen his spine. Those boys are going to white-knuckle this thing through till the end.
It was left to Ron Paul, who has virtually no support, to point out that the Iraq war is a disaster and that the GOP is destroying itself with its catastrophic war policy. Mike Huckabee shot back: “Even if we lose elections, we should not lose our honor, and that is more important than the Republican Party.”
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee takes heart in the results of a poll that show him tied with Arizona Senator John McCain among Iowa Republicans most likely to participate in that state’s influential caucus.
Huckabee cited poll results and expressed confidence in his performance after a nationally televised debate Sunday among Republican presidential contenders in Des Moines, Iowa.
