Picture of the Day
It's telling that Giuliani's collapse in the polls isn't generating headline coverage.
We'll call it the Fred Thompson effect.
(Rudy Giuliani speaks during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida January 3, 2008. (REUTERS/Joe Skipper))
Later: (ABC) Giuliani goes to church, “So I am not coming here to ask for your vote," Giuliani said. "This is not the right place. I am coming here to ask you of something, very special, very important: I am asking for your prayers.”
posted by mikevotes at
8:41 AM
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Slap on a blue leisure suit and white loafers and you'd have a carnival circuit "faith healer."
The commercial media has already elevated McCain as the second coming. Like a tuna sandwich in summer, Mr. 9-11 is quickly moving past his sell-by date. Not that I'm losing any sleep over it.
My concern is with the rise of Huckabee. I think he'd be truly disastrous as president -- and he seems like so obviously intellectually unfit for the role -- yet he his schtick seems to play well with the masses. Odd.
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-epm, at 9:31 AM
"Oh no.... It's Godzilla 9/11!!!
I actually wrote a post about the media's giddy excitement over McCain, but decided not to put it up.
And, I wouldn't worry about Huckabee, I find it pretty implausible that he could win the general especially in this year's political environment.
I would argue he wouldn't even win the primaries if the turnout was the full GOP rather than the evangelical heavy primary crowd.
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mikevotes, at 11:26 AM
I hope you're right about Huck. You probably are, but in my active imagination I really think he'd be the toughest candidate for the Dems to go against in the general. He's got that "nice guy" appeal to the lesser informed voters. He also is the most non-establishment candidate.
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-epm, at 12:11 PM
All true, but I just don't see America electing a pastor in chief.
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mikevotes, at 1:32 PM
Remember Iowa nominated Pat Robertson in the '88 caucuses. Huck ain't in it for the long haul cause the Xtian huckster thing aint' gonna fly. Take a look at Andy Griffith's character in "Dusty Rhodes". That's huck in a nutshell. Loves the adulation but despises the flock.
Ghouliani could be resurgent but I hope not. McCain is the Dems best bet to beat next Fall.
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matt, at 1:50 PM
The pro-Huckabee argument is that he shortly gets SC and Fla where he'll likely do well, but there's a big question whether he can springboard into Feb 5.
I don't see him doing all that well in California and NY.
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mikevotes, at 1:57 PM
I also don't know how well he plays in Western states, which I believe are more libertarian that social conservative. My head say's he goes nowhere outside the fundie states, but I have such low regard for the general voting public....
I really think the media can play a huge role in shaping the public's appetite. I think their biting, misogynistic coverage of Hillary's "human moment" played a part in her victory in NH. So did their tripping all over themselves in covering McCain as the "real winer out of Iowa."
If Huck wins in SC -- and more significantly in Nevada -- then the talking heads have a whole new view of Huck. Mitt gets pushed to the weeds like Giuliani and it becomes a "two man race." It'll be the fresh, nice guy, populist Huck vs. the cancerous, establishment, tough-talkin' McCain.
If it's just Pastor Mike, then he's just a curiosity. If the commercial media starts selling Huck as a mainstream candidate then who knows...
I'm just painting a picture here. Not predicting he WILL win the nomination... Just trying to figure and angle where it would be possible.
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-epm, at 2:16 PM
Frankly, I don't think they'll ever treat him as a regular candidate.
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mikevotes, at 3:29 PM
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