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February 8, 2008 8:05 AM

Huckabee Gets Dobson's Backing

Posted by Joy Lin
(CBS)
From CBS News' Joy Lin:

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson endorsed Mike Huckabee late Thursday night, repeating an earlier statement that he "could not vote for Sen. John McCain."

"The decision by Gov. Mitt Romney to put his campaign 'on hold' changes the political landscape," Dobson said in a written statement.

"His [Huckabee's] unwavering positions on the social issues, notably the institution of marriage, the importance of faith and the sanctity of human life, resonate deeply with me and with many others."

On McCain, Dobson added, "His record on the institution of the family and other conservative issues makes his candidacy a matter of conscience and concern for me."

Meantime, a senior official in the Huckabee campaign told CBS News that the candidate's private events on Thursday in New York involved meetings with donors, who expressed an uptick in enthusiasm following Mitt Romney's withdrawal from the race. While Huckabee's grassroots support consistently generates dinero, his bigger business donors are more fickle. However, but according to this source, the ones in New York seemed to be enthusiastic about Huckabee following his better-than-expected showing on Super Tuesday.

Huckabee adviser Jim Pinkerton dropped off the campaign trail last night to go to Washington, D.C. to prepare for Huckabee's Saturday speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Some analysts have compared the potential impact of the speech to Obama's 2004 debut, one that would set the tone and groundwork for a future presidential run.

Huckabee's ability to survive until the prize state of Texas on March 4 (and this may still just be lip service) depends on a good showing in Kansas on Saturday. He'll spend the day campaigning there today in advance of that state's caucuses.
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by SabreHawk February 8, 2008 11:21 AM PST
Gov. Mike Huckabee is the true conservative. He can still win.

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by kristycorn February 8, 2008 11:36 AM PST
Mike Huckabee has God on his side so I believe anything can happen at this point.
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by sabradee February 8, 2008 12:22 PM PST
James Dobson finally gives an endoresement. A little too late? Now that it seems a statistical impossibility for Huck to win. Huckabee has ALWAYS been consistant with his pledge to fight for the unborn, and for marriage protection, and strong family values. He never changed. Where have you been Dobson? If he loses it is the fault of the lack of early support from Dobson, Perkins, and Bauer. They have always been in a position to unite conservative voters around this upstanding candidate - I am very dissapointed that their voices were unheard until now.
How foolish the Christian leadership has been. Pat Robertson supported Giuliani! Give me a break! What a fool that man! Bauer supported Thompson - that lazy opportunist never had it in him - He was the reason Huckabee didn''t win South Carolina - a spoiler ONLY and a good friend of McCain - go figure. And others who supported flip-flopper Romney -an obvious liar and panderer from the start. Shame on these leaders who failed on wisdom, leadership and guidance. No wonder the US is in such a mess. A house divided can not stand!
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by jbcornette February 8, 2008 1:03 PM PST
Hey all you Mike Huckabee supporters - no despair. As long as McCain stays below the magic number of delegates, this can easily be won at the convention. Assuming McCain does not get 51% during the primaries and thus will not on the first round of convention voting, delegates are not bound on the second round of voting. All those states like SC, OK, MO and perhaps even FL can come over the Mike Huckabee. Full sweep of the south will take him to about 1215 delegates (best guess.) All those "pundits" doing the math now and saying impossible, have forgotten the process [which corrects itself we candidates drop out]. Mike can win on the 2nd round of floor voting, an if this goes to the convention with no one at 51% majority, Mike will be the republican nominee.
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by robbyshanka1 February 8, 2008 1:51 PM PST
How can you people support Mike Huckabee as a conservative. True conservatives are honest, unlike Mike. True conservatives don''t smash government hard drives when leaving office, they don''t take campaign funds as payment for being their own media consultant, they don''t use their political clout to get their sons out of trouble after brutally murdering animals, they don''t pardon hardened murderers, they don''t treat illegal aliens better than American citizens, they don''t raise taxes. God is definitely NOT on this liars side. The fact that he is so called Christian leader makes it even worse. Mike Huckabee is WRONG for America. Don''t be fooled by his down home smile and "I''m one of you" rhetoric. He is NOT one of us. He is so out of touch with the American people it is sickening.
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by davide73-2009 February 8, 2008 1:56 PM PST
Mike Huckabee IS one of us. He just happens to be brighter and more articulate than most other people, and ALL of his detractors. When God was handing out brains, you guys must have been on vacation.
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by ivote-2009 February 8, 2008 1:58 PM PST
Mike Huckabee is a true fiscal conservative - people have been reading too many lies about Governor Huckabee. He was named one of the BEST Five Governors in America by Time Magazine. He was re-elected as Governor of Arkansas until his term limits expired. He was their Lt. Gov. prior to that. Most of the media is trying to write his obituary again for the millionth time - but it is not going to work. He is for real, he is authentic and HE WILL WIN! He is the Seabiscuit and Cinderalla Man of our day!!!
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by brackattack February 8, 2008 3:55 PM PST
If John McCain & slick Willies Wife are the 2 left in november, my family & I will not be going to the polls. Simple as that.
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by cbcbcb2-2009 February 8, 2008 4:11 PM PST
Huckabee is conservative, but he''s not presidential material. What a dismal field. It''s a pity.
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by Ruidu February 8, 2008 5:31 PM PST
Huckabee is a conservative, and he is presidential material.
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by hosers22 February 8, 2008 6:16 PM PST
I will stomach McComplain, but if Huckabigot is any part of the equation, I will vote for Obama or even Hillary.
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by pastor_lindy February 8, 2008 7:16 PM PST
Huckabee is a long shot--but I hope he wins. I believe him to be a sincere Christian and a conservative, politically. Though I don''t agree with all of his political positions, for most evangelical Christians, he is the closest thing we''ve got to someone who represents Biblical values.
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by KYJurisDoctor February 8, 2008 9:30 PM PST
Will it matter? I doubt it. Dr. Dobson is hoping to get Mike Huckabee the Veep nod.

http://OsiSpeaks.com or http://OsiSpeaks.org
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by johnjacobs99 February 8, 2008 11:05 PM PST
Mike Huckabee and this race remind me of the two women that came to Solomon to decide who was the real mother. As you recall Solomon pulled out his sword and threatened to divide the baby in half and give half to each woman. The real mother agreed to give the baby to the other woman.
Mitt Romney is like the real mother. He forgo his position to help conservatives or what is left of the party
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by russhay78 February 9, 2008 12:26 AM PST
I totaly believe in Mike Huckabee. Being that i am military, i feel like he is the only canidate that can run our country both militarily and economicaly. Has America forgotten why we are even in Iraq? We have to get rid of all terrorism that threaten our beautiful Country. Pulling out of Iraq will cause more terrorist training and the chance of 9/11 all over again. Mike Huckabee believes in stopping terrorism and the values of Americans. Think before you vote. This is you, your children, and your freedom at risk. Read Mike Huckabees values, i know most people have not.
I believe in this guy, i hope you will too. www.mikehuckabee.com
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by becauseicare February 9, 2008 12:42 AM PST
It appears that Dobsons first choice was Romney - he had to take Huckabee as second choice. If Dobson thought Huckabee was such a great Christian leader I would think he would''ve endorsed him much earlier. I doubt he truly does. I read somewhere that Huck has asked for the Romney supporters to move over to his camp - WHAT AN ARROGANT JERK! How can he expect that those of us who RESEARCHED his record and see his religious bigotry would ever vote for him! McCain had better take note that people all over these blogs are saying they will never support a ticket with Huckabee''s name on it! ROMNEY SUPPORTERS CAN STILL VOTE FOR ROMNEY- PLEASE DO AND KEEP EITHER OF THESE TWO FROM GETTING A MAJORITY!
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by russhay78 February 9, 2008 12:50 AM PST
AMERICA do you want a CHANGE? Change your mind on canidates who want to withdraw our troops and lead our country to another terrorist attack on our own soil. Maybe the next planes will hit our schools and supermarkests. Come on America.
www.mikehuckabee.com
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by ivote-2009 February 9, 2008 12:59 AM PST
People making comments here should give consideration that 27 states, districts, and territories have not yet voted. Do you think maybe they should be given an opportunity to take part in the election process .... or I guess you all have just decided for them.

Romney did not pull out of the race because he wanted to help the Republican party conservatives, he pulled out because he spent over 35 million dollars out of his own pocket and could not pull a single state out of the south on Super Tuesday. It was a reality check.

From CNN Website
"Loser: Mitt Romney
The Super Tuesday primaries across the United States offered prizes to almost all of the candidates -- only one man was left looking short-changed. Mitt Romney, the Mormon tycoon who has invested millions of his own money running for president, was left in the unenviable position of denying he would drop out. Romney did win his home state, Massachusetts, the heavily Mormon state of Utah and a few others. But after personally spending a reported $35 million, he was the clear laggard in the three-man Republican race behind Senator John McCain and former governor Mike Huckabee."

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by gjhicks February 9, 2008 1:03 AM PST
What makes a person Presidential? That''s such a strange statement. Is it money? Is it arrogance? Huckabee walks humbly and relates to the average guy on the street...guess that''s not good enough to be President of the USA.
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by greasons February 9, 2008 1:14 AM PST
Sorry CBS. Sorry all media. Sorry all 27 States that have not voted. I''m sorry that the Media has declared the Republican primary over. I''m sorry that they seem to think that your vote won''t count. Mike Huckabee has a great chance of winning over the Wolf in Sheep''s clothing - John McCain. Yes, there is an alternative. The only alternative to beating either Clinton or Obama. And Huckabee is it. Please go to the polls and show them.
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by ih2005 February 9, 2008 3:01 AM PST
Dobson is a JERK. Huckabee ISN''T. His FAIRTAX advocacy is sensible; it is the most important policy issue in this election - yes, even more so than Terrorism because "freeholder" psychology is restored to empower citizens to begin holding their Federal legislators accountable for their spending instead of fighting each other because of the tax code shenanigans politicians and lobbyists use to enrich themselves while "picking winners and losers." http://snipr.com/fairtaxslate
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by hosers22 February 9, 2008 10:48 AM PST
If Mike Huckabee, "the former ordained baptist preacher" bigot is on the republican ticket, this four time republican state delegate will vote for anything the Democrats put up.
I will never vote for a bigot. Never.
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by michaellitz2 February 9, 2008 12:48 PM PST
Mike Huckabee deserved to receive Dr. Dobson''s backing a LONG time ago. I sent Dobson an e-mail telling him so months ago. No other candidate who was ever in the race had as strong a record on conservative social issues as he did. No other candidate had as much executive experience. No other candidate was as likable. No other candidate even NEARLY as ELOQUENT in expressing and defending the precious values that we claim to care so much about. Besides all that he had a GREAT record as Governor in Arkansas. There are lots of good reasons that he was named one of America''s top five Governors. All of us collectively as Values voters have let Mike Huckabee down. Our support for him should have been clear and intense from the beginning. I doubt very much that any of us will ever see a better Values candidate in our lifetimes. That having been said, the race is not over. The field is narrowed and Mike Huckabee is still in the race!!! Let''s boldly and GENEROUSLY support this great champion of our cause from this moment on!
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by tyahlstrom February 9, 2008 4:36 PM PST
I''ve become really disappointed in Gov. Huckabee. He turned out to be a pretty big poor sport when he started to lose to Gov. Romney. When Mr. Romney attacked him on his profesional credentials he fought back with personal attacks about his bussiness ethics and even stooping to spout out some anti-Mormon half-truths. As well, after Mr. Romney realized that his chances of winning were narrow he graciously bowed out not wanting to jepordize the GOP''s chance of winning. Huckabee still wants to drag it out even when winning looks impossible. Is this just for his personal glory?
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by hosers22 February 9, 2008 5:07 PM PST
The Hick from Arkansas must be ashamed of his family. Has anyone seen any of them on the campaign trail. Or is Huckablob just hiding the fact that no one in the family can control their appetite.

Everyone questioned why Romneys boys didn''t join the armed services. We all know why the Hickablobs will be deemed 4-F in any draft. Obesity has its privileges, I suppose.

On another note, I can''t wait for when he becomes President and the first family has the Ambassador from Ethiopia over for dinner. That will be an awkward moment.
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by russhay78 February 9, 2008 6:50 PM PST
To answer your question hosers 22. The last i heard Mrs. Huckabee is here in Washington. So yes he does have his family backing him up. How the hell can you talk so bad about obesity? Half of this country is overweight. You are way to irrogant to be a delegate. I am military and i think it''s awesome that Mike Huckabee was one of the first politicians to hold a concealed weapons permit. We need these for people like you. Get a hobby. www.mikehuckabee.com
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