Huckabee's Actually Done Some Math of His Own
(CBS)
LYNCHBURG, VA. -- It may be miracles he’s espousing, but Mike Huckabee’s done a little math of his own. Even if he might not be able to attain 1,191 votes necessary to win, he’s banking on the possibility John McCain can’t either.
“If John McCain doesn’t get 1,191 delegates, this goes to the convention, all bets are off,” Huckabee told reporters. “And after the first ballot anybody can end up being the nominee.”
So what if Karl Rove went on CBS' Face the Nation saying it’s implausible that Huckabee will get the numbers necessary to win the nomination. Huckabee’s response: “Karl Rove has also maxed out personal contributions to John McCain … The fact the opposing team has their cheerleaders and band blowing songs against me hardly motivates me to quit. It only motivates me to play harder.”
For Huckabee, the game is not over.
“I’m really not very persuaded by the party officials and the party establishment who come out now and are saying 'Oh, well John McCain has 700 delegates, we oughta just quit,'” said Huckabee.
“When they wrote the rules, it said you had to have 1,191. So why did they write the rules for that game of play and now want to change the rules, that’s crazy. And so, you know, I’m playing by the rules that were written for me and I’m not trying to make them and I’m not trying to break them, so we’ll continue doing it.”
Referencing Hillary Clinton’s tearful moments in recent months, Huckabee said, “If I cried and whined every time someone ignored me in this, I’d quit a year ago. But you have to realize that in every stage of this, there’s yet to be a time when the pundits said, Huckabee’s the guy to pull this off…I’m enjoying it if no other reason than to just intimidate the daylights out of all the other people who feel like they have it figured out.”
Following what he called an “overwhelming” win in Kansas and “shocking” victory in Louisiana, Huckabee said he felt “confident” going into Virginia.
"When [your opponents] really don’t think you have a chance, they ignore you. When they say bad things about you, they fear you. So the fact that I’m being asked to leave and all these things are being said, it’s an extraordinary honor. I don’t necessarily enjoy it, but I sure appreciate it."
Best-selling author Mitch Albom on his first nonfiction work since "Tuesdays with Morrie."
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See all 29 CommentsSome may argue that that was the law he had sworn to uphold, yet if that''s the case and he has no argument when it''s ''THE LAW'', then he should respect the right of choice - because it''s THE LAW.
This is amazing.
Sure, CBS didn''t do the cleavage story, but they''ve done falling flagpoles, choking on water, shrieks and complained about the food Romney fed them. It says something that clear electioneering doesn''t get reporters "salivating", as this blog put it, as much as getting ahold of Hillary documents she''s not required to release because of an order Bush enacted to prevent from releasing his for years without complaint (and still hasn''t, btw).
Huckabee supporters might conclude it''s anti-Christian. Libs that you''re in bed with the GOP. It smells either way.
"In god we trust" won%u2019t be changed to "America goes to the dust". Mike Huckabee won%u2019t let Iran send a nuke through your bedroom window in the next five years like the liberal pacifists. You couldn%u2019t ignore the Nazi%u2019s and you can not ignore Islamic fascism intent on destroying our lives. Grow up people die in this world and people are gathering in dark places that don%u2019t want you to breath. Vote for a Pastor that carries a big stick that%u2019s Mike Huckabee!
Compare Huckabee''s visionary FAIRTAX ( http://snipr.com/nextrung ) to McCain''s interest in the current tax system - IRS-oppressive to wage-earning families ( http://snipurl.com/irsmisconduct ) - it''s pretty easy to see who will lead us OUT of TAX SLAVERY ( http://snipr.com/taxburden ) - $265 billion annual tax code compliance costs representing 5 billion wasted hours, annually.
Well Huckabee is the scrappiest, most energetic, intelligent and commanding person to ever run against the establishment.
We can win this and we will win this.
I say to the Republican party leaders, stop the negativity towards Huckabee and allow him his fair shot.
If the republican party doesn''t knock off their games, the Republican party may not exist when this is all over.
I will vote for Mike Huckabee no matter what he runs for. We choose Mike Huckabee for America.
John McCain would be the oldest president if elected in US history.
John McCain is not a true conservative. He is against the 1996 Federal Family act, human cloning and wants to keep the borders open.
Mike Huckabee was the first candidate in the Republican primary Dr. James Dobson ever endorsed. Huckabee is the true conservative candidate.
In 2006 the Republican''s got hammered and lost both the House and Senate because of the "My way or the Highway" stance on the Iraq war. How can John McCain win the general election with the same type of philosophy to stay there 100 years? He will absolutely lose in the general election.
If you are a Republican and you want to keep the Republican base leading, you must seriously considering voting for Mike Huckabee. He has the stamina, desire, intelligence, wit, charisma, experience and honesty to lead this nation at this point in our history.
Vote for Mike Huckabee!!
www.mikehuckabee.com
That person made a phone call and they stopped counting the ballots.Then when they sorted through the votes they found enough to put McCain slightly ahead. They stopped the count at 87% and called the election for McCain! I bet that most of the missing 13% are Huckabee and Paul votes.
The liberal and conservative elites could not care less what their base thinks!
The establishment, talking heads, political pundits, and the opposition all attacked Mike Huckabee with half-truths, innuendos, and often outright falsehoods.
Worse yet, those who simply function as trained parrots and further spread the smear tactics of the politics of destruction are shameful.
Here''s the TRUTH.
Mike Huckabee is and always has been a TRUE Reagan Conservative. In fact, if you actually take the time to LOOK at his REAL record one could make a fairly strong case that he is actually MORE conservative than even Ronald Reagan.
But I guess it is easier to participate blindly in the Clintonesque politics of personal destruction than to actually do the research OURSELVES sometimes.
Don''t be sucked in with the negative smear campaigns. Rise above it all.
Learn the TRUTH.
http://www.MikeHuckabee.com
I am so grateful that Huckabee has the backbone to take this to whatever level it needs to be taken to for conservative values, principles and ideals to be upheld. That puts it back into the hands of the conservative voter.
I am fed UP with being told to calm-down, called a right wing fanatic, being labeled with psychobabbled labels, etc., simply because I won''t take marching orders from a party that seems to have lost it''s compass. (i.e., I won''t be told I have to vote for somebody I am diabolically opposed to... and... if I don''t, I am responsible for the outcome.)
For the first time since I cast my first vote in 1972, I''m not sure I will be able to cast a vote for a President. That stinks.
I am tired of hearing negative remarks about Huckabee being a pastor; like we need anymore trial lawyers on "the" hill.
SO, thanks... hat''s off... applause... to Huckabee for standing in the gap for "we the people of the Republican party."
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