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February 5, 2008 2:18 PM

Huckabee Wins West Virginia

By
Steve Chaggaris
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Mike Huckabee
The first Super Tuesday results are in and Mike Huckabee is the winner in West Virginia.

On the second ballot at the West Virginia state GOP convention, Huckabee received 52% of the votes cast and will receive 18 of West Virginia's Republican delegates. The remaining 12 delegates will be allocated later; 9 during a May primary and 3 more are technically unpledged.

CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reports that John McCain called many of his representatives in West Virginia and asked them to vote for Huckabee, in order to thwart Mitt Romney on the second ballot.

The vote went to a second ballot after the first round didn't result in a majority for any of the four candidates: Huckabee, McCain, Romney and Ron Paul.

Huckabee's win is a blow to Romney, who felt he had a solid shot at winning West Virginia. Romney had this morning's trip to the state convention on his schedule for a few days and there was a feeling that an in-person visit would get him the needed 50% to win on the first ballot (Huckabee and Paul also spoke to the convention-goers today).

But Romney was unable get that win during the first voting and with a little help from John McCain in round 2, Huckabee took those 18 much needed delegates away from Romney.

It's now on to the remaining 20 Republican contests today; results will start trickling in at 7pm Eastern Time.

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by jonesforch February 6, 2008 1:43 AM EST
To Mr. Huckabee you sold your votes. That is sad?
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by giantrobot2 February 6, 2008 12:07 AM EST
Conservative leaders Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family and Tony Perkins of FRC are endorsing Mike Huckabee for President in the huge value voters guide that I received last night from them.

Huckabee scores 100% in the value voter guide they issued while Romney''s liberal views are still showing through on abortion, human cloning, watering down the Federal Marriage act of 1996 and giving the government authorization to take any American''s property if they choose so.

Dr. James Dobson and Tony Perkins and many other huge National Right to Life groups are supporting Mike Huckabee for President.

Don''t let the Republican party fall in the trap of liberals. The Republican platform can not be water down with Romney''s liberal agenda.

If Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family and Tony Perkins of FRC are endorsing Mike Huckabee, and with the million member supporters they have through the last 20 years, the conservatives are rallying around Huckabee for true conservative values.
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by mt_voter February 5, 2008 10:56 PM EST
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=About.Home
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by mt_voter February 5, 2008 10:49 PM EST
Here is a site outlining who Mike Huckabee is. No rudeness about other canidates just facts. Huckabee is what our nation needs some one who is searving the people not the other way around.
He is solid and has a plan lined out- he will not waver with the opinion of the poles, but will stay true to his word and take America back to greatness.
He is well rounded in every area and understands every walk of American life, he is not running for his gain but for ours as a nation and that is something to consider when voting this year.
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by callenfallen February 5, 2008 10:22 PM EST
Where has the class gone. Majority of comments comming from Romney supporters appear they can''t take the heat. Bashing WV but was rubbin elbows till you didn''t seal the deal. Hopefully, the American people aren''t as disposable as West Virgin has been.
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by news4all February 5, 2008 8:28 PM EST
Romney is amazing! He has been lied about, dragged through the mud of religious bigotry, labeled as a flip-flopper even though he only flipped for the better and has truly had to deal with a lot of dirty tricks (the latest was McCain getting his people to vote for Huckabee in WV) and he still sees the positive side of things.

Romney is the most qualified for the presidency based on his education, experience, wisdom and integrity alone, but he also has something the other Republican candidates lack... Romney has decorum!

Consider McCain''s horrible temperament and Huckabee''s goofiness and self-righteousness. How can any Republican vote against Romney? He would make such a great president!
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by quantitave2 February 5, 2008 7:45 PM EST
To allenfuller:
Thank you for the tip to go to FactCheck.org I did so and strangely enough, found numerous articles about Huckabee''s distortions of Romney''s record and nothing about Romney''s distortions of Huckabee''s. Might I suggest that before you try to use fact based websites to support your case, you might try actually reading what it says before you attempt to bluff your way through an argument.
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by allenfuller-2009 February 5, 2008 7:27 PM EST
What''s this I hear? Mr. "No Whining" Romney is whining again?

"McCain and Huckabee had a back-room deal! No Fair! Waaah! I can''t take it! I can''t win on my own! I was double-teamed! Waah!"
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by callenfallen February 5, 2008 7:19 PM EST
Like to give my condolenses to other Republican candidates, that are not behaving like a republican should, at least their followers are not. The race is still on and West Virgin your ok in my book, we''ve stayed this far and now it is pay off time. WV this is comming from the North the light is always on!
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by allenfuller-2009 February 5, 2008 7:17 PM EST
Romney attacked first and worst.

FactCheck.org had to do TWO full articles on Romney''s distortions about Huckabee ALONE. Romney''s statements and ads have received many "Pinocchios" from the Fact Checker... including the only "four pinocchio" rating (last time I saw) for all the candidates...

Go ahead, everyone. Keep showing your visceral anger and your desperate, shallow and insulting attacks. It just drives more and more people to Huckabee.
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