Former Governor Mike Huckabee’s interview with Katie Couric came out today. Here is the clip related to Presidential politics:
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Huckabee’s points:
- Republicans win by sticking to principals and carrying them out
- Republicans have been hurt by supporting big spending, centralized government, and breaking principal of localism
- Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin have a “very significant future”
- Marco Rubio will be a contender for President someday
- Mitch Daniels is “brilliant”
- Haley Barbour is “probably best political strategist in the country”
Watch the Clip
November 24th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Great stuff again, David.
Keep it comin’.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Mike has the essential winning message. I hope the interview is watched by all. Let’s keep the momentum building month by month thru ‘10 and ‘12!
Nice remarks about Sarah, Marco, Mitch, Haley and even Mitt (see, Mike likes you!) who normally has to deal with this EVERY and EVERY month…
ROMNEYCARE: DC Examiner slams it. The Next Right slams it, WSJ slams it, Cato slams it, Philip Klein slams it, residents of MA don’t think it’s worked. WSJ slams it, once again. Red State slams it. American Spectator slams it. Ken Blackwell slams it. Paul Gigot slams it. Cato, again.
HEADLINE:
Massachusetts: 26% Consider State’s Health Care Reform a Success
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Massachusetts voters say their state’s health care reform effort has been a success. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that 37% say the reform effort has been a failure, while another 37% are not sure.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Huckabee is almost stunningly good in those kind of settings. He’s positioned well politically; if only he had a remotely conservative record. Still, it’s been awhile since I’ve been uncomfortable with the idea of a Huck nomination.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Congress Never Ceases to Amaze
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=181952698434
November 24th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
^ oh brother.
I find it strange that to so many conservatives, apparently the military is the one government function which is impeccable and cannot afford any spending cuts.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Huckabee is definitely on his game here. You get the feeling that KK generally likes him.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Poll: Romney’s Favorables Among Republicans Drop Below 50 Percent
By David Weigel 11/24/09
This is a surprising result from Public Policy Polling, the occasionally partisan group which nonetheless called the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races accurately. Mitt Romney’s favorable rating among Republican voters has fallen to 48 percent–a plurality, but a weak one. And the trend lines are even more interesting. Since April, when PPP started asking the question, Sarah Palin’s favorable number has moved from 76 percent to 75 percent; Mike Huckabee’s has moved from 67 percent to 65 percent. Romney, alone, has seen a statistically significant drop from 60 percent down to 48.
http://washingtonindependent.com/68823/poll-romneys-favorables-among-republicans-drop-below-50-percent
November 25th, 2009 at 1:39 am
Poll: Stephen M is a thread-jack troll
November 25th, 2009 at 1:39 am
I do wish people would stop using the word “localism” to refer to political issues being handled at the local level. “Localism” more often connotes the economic theory that goods should be produced or bought at the local level, rather than from abroad. When speaking in political terms, we should simply use terms like “federalism” and “decentralization.”
November 25th, 2009 at 1:41 am
How Romney can turn RomneyCare to his advantage.
Say: “I screwed up, and vow never, ever, to do anything like that again as long as I live.”
November 25th, 2009 at 1:46 am
8. Who’s your candidate? Did you watch KC’s interview of Huck? What’d ya think?
November 25th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Go Huck yourself!
November 25th, 2009 at 2:02 am
12. Nise. That will showe them.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:09 am
FTW!
November 25th, 2009 at 2:10 am
Romney. In a class by himself. A low, low class.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Sauce! I need sauce! (Geek-speak for “source”; may I have a URL please? This is a great article that I want to share with all my extra-special friends.)
November 25th, 2009 at 2:13 am
lol
November 25th, 2009 at 2:16 am
16. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_state_surveys/massachusetts/massachusetts_26_consider_state_s_health_care_reform_a_success
November 25th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Do you wear hammer pants and sport a mullet? Federalism and decentralization are so 5 minutes ago. Now it’s subsidiarity or devolution. Or even the nouveau portmanteau “chaordic” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaordic). Fair warning: if you use the term “chaordic” within earshot of me I will lob a shoe or whatever else I have to hand at you. I hate that stupid term.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Thank you, Corso.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Huckabee fans can’t help themselves, race08′ turning into an anti Romney site.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Relax, Ikv
Watch the CBS video, my friend.
Then, offer something before your candidate is an asterisk.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Only if you help us, friend. Would you commit yourself to one out of three of your posts being an anti-Romney message? If all of us pledge just one in three of our posts we can make this the greatest site in the entire universe. What say you, little one? Are you with us?
November 25th, 2009 at 2:38 am
RACE 4 2012 Categories -located on the right margin (# of stories???)
John McCain (1497)
Mike Huckabee (705)
Mitt Romney (1473)
Newt Gingrich (235)
Rudy Giuliani (1028)
Sam Brownback (163)
Tom Tancredo (53)
Poll Watch (2408)
Mike’s got a lot of catching up in coverage at this site, I would say. ; )
November 25th, 2009 at 2:42 am
You don’t understand conservatives. No one believes the military is “impeccable”–corrupt politicos like Murtha have turned the pentagon into their personal slush-fund piggy bank. We need procurement reform, we need the formation of a combined services general staff instead of joint chiefs formation, and we need combined-arms weapons systems that are powerful yet simple and sustainable. But cutting the budget will deliver none of those goals.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:43 am
Let’s put that on the top of our to-do list.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:43 am
yeah, I knew you would show up with a quick juvenile straight out of high school quip.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Ikv,
Thoughts on Mike’s performance with Katie? Watch the video!!!
November 25th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Mike Huckabee is indefatigable.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:17 am
26. Don’t worry, we will catch up on the Huckabee coverage when he tells NRA members that Obama shot himself – again. Good ole Huck has some great qualities we find in VP Biden.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:20 am
30. The NRA national membership adores Huck!
Jealous, Micah?
November 25th, 2009 at 3:23 am
Let’s be friends and console ourselves with the news that Romney has fallen below 50% favorable among Republicans and that RomneyCare now polls at 26% satisfaction among people in MA.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:44 am
31. You nailed it R.C.! I’ve always wanted the NRA to adore me. I don’t know why but it’s been a long life dream. Nice…
November 25th, 2009 at 4:31 am
…a “long life dream” LOL
November 25th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Mitt’s a “long life” member. Isn’t he?
Until he got caught in a lie about it!
That went over well with the NRA.
; )
November 25th, 2009 at 4:39 am
“Let’s be friends and console ourselves with the news that Romney has fallen below 50% favorable among Republicans and that RomneyCare now polls at 26% satisfaction among people in MA.”
You betcha!
Best news of the day!
November 25th, 2009 at 4:59 am
In part because of recent events, Mr. Huckabee is not my first or second choice, but in this interview he knew what buttons to push and he shows here why he is the front-runner at this this early period in the game.
November 25th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Sounds like Mike is running for VP again
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Yeah what’s with all these strange Romney critics popping up everywhere and ruining this site?
November 25th, 2009 at 6:07 am
38. Did you view the entire video?
Huck’s a risin’, Mitty’s droppin’ like a rock.
It’s Sarah and Mike from now on!
November 25th, 2009 at 6:13 am
r r r r r r omneyCare.
No.
o o o o o o bamaCare.
No.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:39 am
I hope I am an honest, non-emotional person so let me set my self up for a hit. Mike huckabee is very comfortable and easy to listen too. I think his gift and most powerful influence is that of a commentator or populist show host. I thought his commment about Mitt and Sarah were the nicest, non-combative thing he has ever said about those he truly sees as his adversaries. Good for him: here comes the “But” … Does anyone struggle with Huck’s assesment of Sarah when he said “I dont think she is anything like what others have said about her and then he repeats and articulates in words a slam of Sarah palin more blunt and pithy that her own opponets have done.
I dont think I am reading more into this than I should, HUck has used this tatic before and to be completely honest I have too when I really wanted to dig someone in a self protective manner.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Sorry for the spelling errors I’m holding down two jobs and sometimes I just get too tired.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Huckabee does best in spontaneous, off the cuff interviews because he knows what he believes and is not afraid of what other people might think.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Here’s what’s strange: A lot of us suspect that the pro-Romney waktard chorus that stalks this site are trolls whose purpose is to discredit Romney with their over-the-top praise that only calls attention to Romney’s massive character and accomplishment deficits. Only no one here supports Romney. Not with a straight face anyway. So people who think Romney is a drooling idiot find themselves in arguments with trolls who pose as pro-Romney waktards whose purpose is to discredit Romney. Weird.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:10 am
F#%&$ Huckabee
November 25th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
45. yes-You tale them Falz
November 25th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
#2,
I like this link much better:
http://www.rwjf.org/coverage/product.jsp?id=48348
it’s more current than yours.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
47. That’s a phony poll run by Romney’s gang defending RomneyCare.
I’ll stick with RASMUSSEN’S numbers out just a few months ago, you Romnut.
Nice try though. ; )
Again RASMUSSEN HEADLINE:
Massachusetts: 26% Consider State’s Health Care Reform a Success
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Massachusetts voters say their state’s health care reform effort has been a success. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that 37% say the reform effort has been a failure, while another 37% are not sure.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_state_surveys/massachusetts/massachusetts_26_consider_state_s_health_care_reform_a_success
November 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
48,
63% don’t agree with the 37% that say it’s a failure. Those are your own figures.
I stll like the more current numbers I stated earlier. please show your proof of a link between Romney and The study?
http://www.urban.org/health_policy/url.cfm?ID=411958
November 25th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Mike Huckabee 58% / 30% {+28%}
-A lot of voters just waitin’ for another HUCKABOOM!
Mitt Romney 49% / 38% {+11%}
-Best showing in a long time.
Barack Obama 48% / 51% {-3%}
-LOL LOL LOL
November 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
You still trying to defend RomneyCare…
Oh my!
Google Rasmussen Mass Care, fools.
November 25th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Results 1 – 10 of about 584,000 for Rasmussen Mass Care. (0.25 seconds)
November 25th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Fox News Sunday (November 29th)
Huckabee and Howard Dean square off!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
“Fox News Sunday (November 29th)
Huckabee and Howard Dean square off!”
By Jove, that will be epic!
Yea, I watched the whole interview, Huckabee has not gotten rusty thanks to his FOX show.