The Candidates
To be absolutely clear, Mitt Romney has not won the West Virginia Caucus.
Voting continues in the Mountain State, and sources on the ground tell me that when it is all said and done, you can expect Gov. Mike Huckabee to win West Virginia’s 18 Delegates.
February 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Dirty……dirty…….dirty……………..
February 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
“sources on the ground”…..lol…please
February 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
THANK YOU FOR STATING THE TRUTH
(SORRY FOR THE CAPS_ SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY PC)
February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Go, Huck, go.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Sources on the ground tell me Huckabee’s an idiot
February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Yeah . . . that makes sense. The guy who has the most votes in the first round is obviously the one who shouldn’t get the delegates.
That would be a travesty.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
It would be disappointing if it turned out this way. Romney supporters have to be working over the Paul people right now.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
wow, the hostility even on r408 is reaching new levels. the race is obviously not over yet.
i think kavon may be right. all of pual’s peple won’t go to mitt in round two settin gup a mitt huck fight. mccain’s people will probably go to huckabee simply because a huckabee victory does nothing to hurt them because he has no shot but a rommey victory hurts their chances because he is the only one at a shot for beating mccain.
i predict mccain’s wins. too bad. what a stupid system. very unrepresentative.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Those dirty, rotten SOG’s. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Tag teaming!!!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
McCain’s folks (Kavon and DaveG) are actively rooting for Huck.
You people are SICK!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Kavon,
Are you going to “UPDATE” your posting if you are wrong…….
Why didn’t you simply say “No declared winner in WV yet”…..
Instead of “Romney does not win”…………
No bias right…….
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
wow, the hostility even on r408 is reaching new levels. the race is obviously not over yet.
i think kavon may be right. all of pual’s peple won’t go to mitt in round two settin gup a mitt huck fight. mccain’s people will probably go to huckabee simply because a huckabee victory does nothing to hurt them because he has no shot but a rommey victory hurts their chances because he is the only one at a shot for beating mccain.
i predict huck wins. too bad. what a stupid system. very unrepresentative.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Why don’t they just keep voting until McCain wins? Unfreakingbelievable!!!!!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Give me an argument for Paul supporters to go to Huck or McCain over Romney. I’m just not seeing it.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
The second ballot voting will being at 1:30 EST.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
oh rombots_______have a little pity party for yourselves
February 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
ABE..he put Romney does not win to counter the post saying he did win. Its just an update…settle down.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
sorry for the double post. i meant looks like huck will win for obvious reasons unless all of paul’s people break to romney. therei s no way a mccain supporter will go with romney over huck when huck is no threat and romney is.
too bad. what crackhead thought up this system? it is bound to result in a pick, barring an overwhelming victory in the first round, that does not represent what the majority of people want. amazing.
i will refrain from any interfamilial procreating jokes.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
#14, Jeff,
2nd Amendment. RP’s are huge gun fans - Romney is scared to death of guns and would not veto the assault weapons ban…
Plays big there…
February 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Logic does not always follow those who support the fine Doctor Paul.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Paul’s people are anti-war and anti-violence, andnthey are definitely anti-McCain.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Oh, please look at the bright side. Those 18 delegates won’t got to Romney. Can’t we all come together and celebrate at least this one small victory?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
obviously west va delegates didn’t get the fighter squadron memo
February 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
That system of voting is garbage it gives the loosers like mcCain a chance to vote against their own candidate to wound another candidate.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
“sources on the ground!!!!” LOL Kavon
February 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Um, you mean like when Romney voted for Paul Tsongas in a Democrat primary?
Or would you like to argue that Romney was really a Tsongas supporter?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Romney will win. It’s a closed caucus. He already paid for a landslide victory. /sarc
February 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Prediction Romney 51%
Huckabee 49%
February 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
WV is Rust-Belt/Midwestern along the Ohio Valley to the West, from Wheeling to Huntington. The Eastern Panhandle is like Northern VA/MD — the DC ex-exurbs now. The southern part where I live is heavily religious. Huck is an excellent fit here in the south generally because of his top Second Amendment credibility, firm pro-life stance, and God-fearing religiosity.
Good luck, Huck!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I’d have to agree with Kavon. Unless all of the Paul people go to Mitt, I don’t see how Huck loses. It’s possible that the McCain folks are ultra secular types, who’ll have a hard time voting for the deeply religious Huck, even if it’s in their own interests. But, conventions are usually pretty organized and non-emotional. McCain folks will probably swallow their bile and fall in line.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
What? It goes from Romney to Huckabee you folks are saying? Let’s wait the real stuff, if Romney got over 40% in the first round, I say that halfway to a win. Huckabee is unqualified to be the president anyway, he only gets sympathy votes.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
does anyone know when they will be voting again in WV?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Daniel,
At 1:30.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Let’s face it; all this proves is that we need to scrap the archaic convention/caucus systems. They’re silly and undemocratic. Every state should have a primary, period. No other system makes the slightest bit of sense in this day and age.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Huckabee is unqualified”
are you forgetting that he was governor for over ten years in arkansas?
he has more experience than mitt
February 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
34 - well said, not to mention all the winner take all is reallly unbalanced as well.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
People have to remember these aren’t voters, they’re delegates. They’re cogs in the party machinery, who understand and effectuate strategic voting better then anyone. McCain HQ has already given that unaligned 16% orders to vote for Huck. And they will.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
i think we are getting closer to a mccain|huckabee ticket today
February 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
#36 - thanks, though I have mixed emotions on that one. If you suggest that, then you’d have to say that electoral college allocations should be proportional, too. And if you suggest that, then you may as well abolish the electoral college and go with the popular vote. I just don’t know.
I do think that there should be consistency - every state proportional, or every state WTA - I just don’t know which makes more sense.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Give me an argument for Paul supporters to go to Huck or McCain over Romney. I’m just not seeing it.
I’m guessing that the Fair Tax (abolish the IRS) might resonate among the Paulians. Also the fact that Huck has criticized the current administration for its “arrogance” overseas.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
We should have 6 super tuesdays with a balance of north south east and west states in each one. Then we would truely have a presidential nominee that represents ALL the PEOPLE. Only voters who have registered to vote in that party should vote. ID must be required and proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
All Romney needs is 30% of the Paul/McCain delegates.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
If Huckabee got the entire 16% of McCain voters, it would be 49%, so he would just need a handful of Paul voters. It will be close, but Romney either needs to get just about all Paul voters or get a small handful of McCain voters to disobey orders and vote for Romney over Huckabee. This is just more back luck for Mitt if it doesn’t work out.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
is arkanasas in the Union?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I have heard people say that the most fair way it to give out delegates proportionally, but give bonus points for winning a state.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
would absolutely love it if huck win west va!
mitt….close your checkbook and go home! you gave it the good old college try, and that’s respectable…..
February 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
#46,
The class warfare is getting old.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The fact that McCain is instructing all of his people to go to Huckabee could turn off the Paulians, because they really do not like McCain.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
UA,
Huckabee’s qualifications are that he’s not qualified to govern a state. Mitt’s proven that he can do that.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
It is very possible that if Mitt doesn’t get the nomination, his people would vote for Paul instead of McCain, if Paul is a 3rd party candidate.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Sources on the ground are telling me that the Paulites are voting as a block and are going to decide who will win between Huck and Mitt. Let’s hope they go with Mitt.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
A victory by Huckabee is a victory for McCain. That’s all you have to tell the Paulians.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
#49 - yeah, that is why Huckabee was re-elected.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Good Gravy!
Ron Paul is a revolutionary. Mitt Romney is just revolting…
February 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
My question would be: How monolithic are the McCain voters? Does every one of them have Huckabee as their second choice? Do they get shot on the spot if they deviate from McCain’s orders? Kind of scary.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
If that is the case I think Paul voters will go to Mitt. That is if you’re being truthful about sources on the ground. The problem is Paul people are anti-establishment and will be less politically savvy than McCain people, so it will be hard to keep them as a block. Indeed if all of them go to Mitt he’ll be fine.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Stupidity at work:
Just posted at the Charleston Gazette..
“There is speculation on the convention floor that rather than stay with McCain on the second ballot, his supporters may switch to Huckabee in order to give him a victory over Romney.”
http://wvgazette.com/News/200802050313
February 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Quick note - no guarantee that any voting block will stay united. From a Fox news article:
February 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Shouldn’t Huck protest that no candidate should be dropped? Isn’t that his mantra for continuing in the race?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
If it’s true that half of the delegates were uncommitted before today, Romney probably still has a chance. People that were deciding between Romney and McCain and ended up narrowly breaking for McCain, probably aren’t as likely to buy the “a vote for Huckabee helps McCain” logic.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hey Kavon?
After that WV Gazette article where McCain concedes shouldn’t the title of this thread be “John McCain Does Not Win WV Caucuses”
I mean, he’s the only one who’s conceded . . .
A little objective journalism please.
http://wvgazette.com/News/200802050313
Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer conceded defeat for Sen. John McCain at West Virginia’s Republican state convention on Tuesday.
Roemer, who represented McCain at the Charleston event, asked McCain boosters to support Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on the second ballot in order to block former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
“The truth is, John didn’t win, and John wants a strong organization,” Roemer said.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
We should find out pretty soon I would think.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I heard that only around a third or less were committed before today.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
And that “speculative comment” has been taken off of that link provided.
Afraid they’re gonna be eating their words?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Whining about the rules in the middle of the game isn’t going to change things…
I think one thing that virtually everyone can agree on after this chaotic, messy primary is that the whole system could really use an overhaul. Seems like alot of this stuff is a holdover of the horse-and-buggy era, when the series of tubes known as the internets didn’t yet exist…
February 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Ahh, good old fashioned backroom politics. I love it, even if my boy gets hosed.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
McCain + Huck on the first ballot does not equal 50%.
They’re gonna need some Ron Paul support plus 100% of the McCain people going to Huck to pull it off.
Mitt has to scrounge up 9% . . . Huck 17%.
We’ll know shortly though.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I just think we should have a national primary on one day and do away with the delegate system ans the caucases. Why not let the people decide all at once? It’s what make sense.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Greg the problem with that is the most known candidate would win. THE entire USA is too big to campaing in.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I like the idea of different regions being grouped together in clusters to ensure that no one region or demographic gets to decide the nominee.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Greg,
I like our system. A National primary is an awful idea. It ensures that only multi-millionaires, or outrageously charismatic candidates will run. And it doesn’t give voters any chance to reflect. To take second looks at candidates. To consider how other Republicans are reacting. For instance, if you’re a McCain guy, maybe you re-consider about his “electability” after seeing a movement revolt. It’s a much healthier process, even if it might not give us the result we’d like this time around.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I second Matthew on that.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I just think the current system is unrepresentative. The West is way under-represented.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Huck needs more of the Ron Paul vote than Romney needs of the McCain Vote, plus he needs Mitt to get a very small portion of the McCain vote.
It’s a narrow path to victory for Huck, especially since people like to back winners.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
After 4 co, Mike 39 votes, Mitt 38 on the 2nd round of voting
February 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
After 8 counties,
Mike 88
Mitt 65
February 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
#75 Shawn T
What “4 co” mean?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Not looking good for Mitt.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
#77 Sorry - It means “4 counties”
February 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Linda,
If all this Super Duper Fantasmagorical Friday crap hadn’t combined with all sorts of states wanting to move up, we would have had what you like and what Matthew refers to; an orderly process that, more often than not, achieves what we want … the best candidate.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
how many counties in WV?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Where you getting the numbers Shawn?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
After 14 counties.
Mike 136
Mitt 104
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Huckabee 155 Romney 119
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Greg,
The West shouldn’t have much representation. Other then California, Oregon, and Washington, we’re looking at very small states in the west. I tend to agree that they should have a big “early primary’ as well, to balance out NH, Iowa, and SC. But, beyond that, it seems pretty fair to me.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Hobie: 55
February 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Oh, and it’s first to 567
February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
#82 People on Huck’s Army are watching the results live on TV and posting them. I am just repeating the posts here.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Shawn where are you getting these results from?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
85 - I think Nevada played that role tolerably well this time around. Kept Mitt in the race despite McCain winning SC the same day.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Best scenario for future nomination contests IMO
1 - Group the states (West, mid-west, south, northeast)
2 - First round of primaries would be a single state from each group spaced 3-5 days apart
3 - Second round of primaries would be 2 weeks of 8 states voting (2 of each group) - spaced 1 week apart
4 - Third round would be Super Tuesday - 16 states
5 - Fourth round would be all the leftovers
Oh, and no winner take all, but rather statewide winner gets a bonus. This would best represent the voices across the country, still preserve the retail politics.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
20 counties
Mike 231
Mitt 204
February 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Looks like McCain’s support has shifted wholesale to Huckabee during this round.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Shawn T
They only dropped Paul right? Is McCain still getting any votes or are all of them going to Huck following the plan?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
25 co,
Mike 277
Mitt 249
February 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
my sources on the ground tell me that mike huckabee is a massive tool.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
#94 let me find out
February 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
The problem with the system is that Iowa votes first. If there was a Super Tuesday type scenario to start things off in early January, where only small states like Iowa, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming, etc. could participate, then have the larger states go later, that would be much better. This way, candidates with little money have the entire year leading up to the first states voting to get their names out there.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
The Huckabee/McCain alliance is alive and well. McCain is going to be forced to take Mike as Vice President.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
My math says Mitt got 463 votes last round… need 567
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Rush’s dream ticket!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
30 co
Mike 316
Mitt 275
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
The Huckabee/McCain alliance is alive and well. McCain is going to be forced to take Mike as Vice President.
Why do you say that? In this contest (WV), it is McCain that is helping Huck out, so he owes Huck nothing on account of today’s vote.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
But seriously, people are still hanging their star on Huckabee? He must be symbolic or something. I don’t think the guy is qualified. Buy him a world map and some integrity, and give him a few years.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
29 counties:
Mike 294
Mitt 289
February 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Shawn T, where are you getting your results?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Well, I canceled out Jason’s vote here in Illinois just about an hour ago. In fact, since my wife voted this morning, the best tally I have says:
Huckabee 2.
Romney 1.
That’s a 2-1 margin for Huckabee!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
cnn.com/live is streaming the count in WV too
February 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Shawn T can you link everyone else to the results you are getting?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
#107 LOL
February 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
where are you following the count?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
what tool Huckabee is
February 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Huckabee wins WV.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
McCain has less than 10 votes
February 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
By integrity, I don’t mean he doesn’t want to be honest and straightforward, he just has the habit of working out his ethics and morality when the cameras are around. And he makes it a big embarrassing moment. Most people work these issues out in private, if they’re sincere. I don’t want to see someone like that embarrassing the US on a daily basis. So, I have little patience for serious discussion of Huckabee in this race right now.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
The Mccain Huckabee alliance is going to get Huckabee West Virginia. It’s a game to these guys.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
#113
is that true?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Keep reporting guys, my computer doesn’t want to display the cnn feed for some stupid reason.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
“It’s a game to these guys.”
It’s politics. That’s how the system works.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Hobie - possibly - just a matter of minutes and it might will be true
Huck: 479
McCain: 10
Romney: 426
February 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Huckabee/McCain win this one
February 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
376 Huck
335 Mitt
February 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Huck: 524
McCain: 1110
Romney: 479
February 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Yeah, Huck passed Mitt’s old count. Looks like Paul’s people went for Huck too.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
McCain - 11 - sorry
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Scott Saxton is reporting Huckabee has won this round if he can hold his prior supporters and win no extra votes in any other counties.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
MWS:
Just like Huckabee having his supporters call Romney’s people again and again in Florida and purporting to be from the Romney campaign?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
50 co
Mike 524
Mitt 479
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
one of the county jsut called out vote for “Huckleberry” and some guy yelled - “It’s Huckabee! not Huckleberry”
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Well, it’s a great start for Huck today. So far he is leading 2-1 in Illinois (see #107 above) and has 100% of the delegates today.
At this rate, he’ll be vetting his cabinet by dinnertime!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
524 mike
479 mitt
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
how many counties are left?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
#109 - http://forum.hucksarmy.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8983&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=165
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Only 5 more counties. Huckabee’s won.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
So Huckabee people are perfectly content to deliver McCain the nomination on the chance Huck might get the Veep slot?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
The McCain people all voted for Huck. Man this stinks.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
55 co
Mike 567
Mitt 521
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
You people don’t get it - Huck’s voters have far more in common with McCain than romney. Wake up and smell the coffee!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
huckabee is at 51% right now
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Ughh. Wait ’til we get the sane vote from the conservative western states. President Huckleberry? Never happen.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
shawn - who released the last 5 counties numbers?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Why isn’t CNN calling it?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
567 wraps it up
February 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Late deciders appear to break for Huckabee, sports fans.
http://www.batesline.com/archives/2008/02/late-deciders-going-to-huckabee.html
It’s turning into a pretty good day, don’t you think?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
#135
No we are not… Keep your friends close and your enemys closer. LOL.
We would love to go head to head against Mccain if Romney were to drop out. Which he probably won’t but who knows.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
“Huck’s voters have far more in common with McCain than romney.”
True, true. Huck and McCain and both quite liberal.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Huckabee’s got to be so proud of himself to be able to get some of the lime light back from Rudy and all of McCain’s other friends. Huck’s been so jealous for the past week and thought McCain wasn’t giving him enough attention
February 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
A shame that this political process can be so eaily manipulated by two guys ganging up on another.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
pngrata,
“So Huckabee people are perfectly content to deliver McCain the nomination on the chance Huck might get the Veep slot?”
Well, just speaking for this Huckabee person, I’m perfectly content to vote for Huckabee. As for Romney and McCain, a plague on both their houses. I kinda’ hope that Huck ISN’T the veep this time out. I’m looking for a redux of 1996, and that sure didn’t brighten Kemp’s star now did it?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
And both insane in their own special way
February 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Where can we send thank you card to Huck?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
This is going to be a great day!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WV
February 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
#145,
You’ve got to be kidding. Up to this point, Romney won 1st or 2nd place in every contest except for South Carolina and he is supposed to get out???
February 5th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Yes, that and Romney himself so savaged Huckabee in Iowa and beyond that no self-respecting Huckabee supporter would ever consider Willard Milton Romney. Ever. This is the problem with going negative in a primary. You’re all supposed to be on the same side.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Kudos to the 12 voters for McCain. Stuck to their principles
I guess the new saying will be “a vote for McCain is a vote for Huckabee”
February 5th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Civic Virtue,
Thanks for the encouraging news.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
civic virtue, Huckabee attacked Mitt’s religion before Romney ever did a compare-contrast ad. Huckabee showed himself to be a bigot very ealry on.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
#155 — good point. Rather than embrace Huck voters in an effort to woo them over to his side, Romney insulted them today, saying they’re wasting their vote.
Mitt’s preppy arrogance shows its head…
February 5th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Huck won and the DOW has dropped 300 points, Holy Crap!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
No, please. Let Romney stick around, humiliate himself further, squander more of his fortune, and continue destroying the GOP.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
The narrative seems to be that Huckabee voters that Mitt would be their 2nd choice. That is just not the case. At least not the Iowa Huckabee supporters that I have spoken with. A lot of them are life issue voters and they don’t trust Romney who decided to become pro-life when wanted to be president. They just don’t trust Romney. The fact is that many conservatives have not been motivated by anyone, especially Mitt Romney. Conservatives can bemoan the fact that McCain is going to be nominee but they failed to present a truly conservative candidate that inspired the conservatives and the rest of the party.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Huckabee won this thing.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Huck is a sellout just like McCain, just like the Democrats. And their supporters have no souls. Now we know.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Romney people are asking their voters to cast votes for Huckabee in Tennessee, I am hearing.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
What the Heck? Huckabee won?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
#160 - yes, all of wall street is looking at the West Virginia convention for clues. /eye roll/
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
No, that’s because they thought Romney had won, as some on this site thought too. The DOW will recover quickly now that Huckabee is the confirmed winner.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
#161,
Huckabee is the one, who with his buddy John McCain, who is destroying the republican party.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
AP just called it for Huckabee, congrats to him.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
#161,
Huckabee is the one, who with his buddy John McCain, is destroying the republican party.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Sorry about the repeat
February 5th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
FOXNEWS CALLED WV FOR HUCKABEE
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Huckabee already destroyed the republican party in Arkansas.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Well, the CNN website just called it… The second state for Huckabee and the last state he will win at anything in…
Oh…I forgot Arkansas…
Thanks West Virginia for playing…Hope we can do this again next year…
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Congrats to McCain, one less state that Romney gets.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
This reminds me of Kavon’s post about Louisiana.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Huck 52%, Romney 47%, McCain 1%
February 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Cheers to all the Huckaboppers from Wiley, Wonderful WV!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Just shows you that Romney is NOBODY’s 2ND CHOICE
February 5th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
From what I have heard, I think McCain’s people got to vote again or shifted their votes after it appeared McCain wouldn’t win and they went almost to a man for Huckabee.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
#181,
Brett, last Time I checked, 41% + 6%+ 47%, so he obviously was someone’s 2nd choice.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I bet FOX news is spinning this
February 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
The endorsements by the media and lib GOPers like Arnold and Rudy, the lies and dirty tricks and naked bigotry. It’s a lesson in modern politics, the old-fashioned way. Mac’s a pro at sleazy manipulation. The mob is so pathetic. So ignorant. God help us.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Sorry 41% +6% = 47%
February 5th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
To the McCain people, voting for Huckabee was not a vote FOR the man from Hope, but instead a vote AGAINST the man from Boston. Funny thing is that if Huckabee people were in those same shoes, they would have went for Romney. Gotta love politics…
Hate to say it, but looks like we are moving back to the party of Ford/Nixon
February 5th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Huckabee supporters WILL NOT vote for Romney. Romney is not our second or even third choice.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Mike Huckabee-John McCain’s puppet.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I will vote for the Dem in November and enjoy being the opposition party for 4 years…nothing will make me happier than to see McCain being humiliated in the GE.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Rombots= sore losers
February 5th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
where does it say I have to vote for John McCain if I am in the Republican party…I am not a sore loser…I am a “Maverick”
February 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Huck is nothing but a McCain puppet. So sad.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Congrats Huck supporters you are off to a better start than any other candidate so far.
#187 Relax. No one can make blanket statements about any of the candidates second choice. I am sure there are 2nd choices to go around to all the candidates. You might have the majority feeling, but it is not unanimous.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
actually Romney voters in states where he is running 3rd should cast their vote for Huckabee…lets have 3 guys still in this at the end of the day
February 5th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
#194
Can you imagine just for fun that after today all 3 are within 100-150 delegates of each other.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
actually the fact that it came down to Romney/Huckabee is not a good sign for McCain…am I wrong?