Huckabee Leaps Past Romney In Iowa Poll

Obama Edges Slightly Past Clinton, Edwards Among Democrats

(AP)  A new poll shows Mike Huckabee leading the Republican race in Iowa, while three Democrats remain front-runners in the state.

The poll for The Des Moines Register had Huckabee with 29 percent, ahead of Mitt Romney who had 24 percent. Rudy Giuliani was third with 13 percent.

Huckabee's surge among Iowa Republicans continues with a poll indicating for the first time that he's opened up a small lead over Romney, who has held the top spot in Iowa polls for months. Giuliani is far behind in third place, with other candidates in single digits.

Among the Democrats, in what is still a 3-person race, Barack Obama had 28 percent, followed by Hillary Rodham Clinton with 25 percent and John Edwards with 23 percent.

The Democratic race continues to focus on three front-runners, but Obama appears to have some momentum.

The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. It comes a little more than a month before Iowa's January 3 precinct caucuses.


DEMOCRATS:

Barack Obama, 28 percent
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 25 percent
John Edwards, 23 percent
Bill Richardson, 9 percent
Joe Biden, 6 percent
Christopher Dodd, 1 percent
Dennis Kucinich, 1 percent
Not sure/Uncommitted, 7 percent

REPUBLICANS:

Mike Huckabee, 29 percent
Mitt Romney, 24 percent
Rudy Giuliani, 13 percent
Fred Thompson, 9 percent
John McCain, 7 percent
Ron Paul, 7 percent
Tom Tancredo, 6 percent
Duncan Hunter, 1 percent
Not sure/Uncommitted, 4 percent

The telephone poll for The Des Moines Register of 500 voters who say they definitely or probably will attend the Democratic caucuses and 500 voters who definitely or probably will attend the Republican caucuses was conducted Nov. 25-28. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

[tbweb]

Posted by GrammaWhamma at 03:44 AM : Dec 04, 2007,,,

Sticking together is common among any group, gang, fraternity or organization, unfortunately the main group, the American group, the United States group has lost all notion of this "sticking together" concept of late and has instead digressed into too many sub-groups, all with their own agendas working at cross purposes to the central group! United We Stand!

[grammawhamma]

I have a theory why Huckabee has now surged over Romney (but I also know it sounds stupid). Just hear me out please.

Alot of people don''t know anything about the Mormon religion. Dancing with the Stars was the most watched show on TV the last few weeks. People who loved that show because of people''s dancing ability were upset that Marie Osmond''s Mormon fans said they would vote for her to win even though they admitted she had no dancing talent...just because Mormons stick together. People were pissed and maybe now would not trust a Mormon candidate for President. Okay...it is just a theory don''t rip me a new ****** over it.

[mariethomson]

It is a sad day for America when we have a candidate like Bible Belt Bigot the Huckster Huckabee who can''t get his campaign going by discussing issues so he can only attack another successful candidate regarding his religion. Mitt Romney has led the most optimistic, positive campaign in recent memory.

Huckabee has stirred up the old hatred and bigotry that this country has been trying to do away with since President Kennedy''s era--bigotry based on ***, religion or color. He is hitting below the belt and unconstitutionally since the constitution clearly states there shall be no religious test for president.

Also, by focusing on Mitt Romney''s religion, he is trying to divert attention from his less than stellar record as Governor. If he gets folks all hot and bothered about Romney being a Mormon maybe they will forget to look at how he was called out numerous times for ETHICS VIOLATIONS and how he raised taxes 50% or how he supported gay civil unions (not a very conservative position.

Maybe the secret will get out anyway with a little help from blogs like this one. BIBLE BELT BIGOT & HUCKSTER HUCKABEE IS A LIBERAL IN PASTORS CLOTHING!!!

[mudrose-2009]

I don''''t care what proposals these actors and other buffoons make. Get them out and keep them out before they steal more public dollars to distribute to their friends.
Posted by johndevinejr

I see you would prefer the coddling of BIG NANNY GOVERNMENT spending billions of tax dollars give you free health care which you will be paying for - see it ain''t free - someone has to fund it. I bet you want to see government issued light bulbs and more abortions because according to some of you clowns babies are now polluting the planet. The list of stupidy goes on and on and on and you just sit there and welcome it. The Dimnowits will steal more public dollars than you can image. Like their Schip healthcare hype. Instead of securing money for poor children their aim is to let prosperous families drop their healthcare and come on board with their Schip proposal thus expanding universal healthcare. You just don''t see the forest for the trees now do you? P.S. Can you explain the term BC and AD?

[mudrose-2009]

Huckabee stated in one of the debates that he doesn''''t believe in evolution.
"He also publicly supported creationism, a philosophy advocated by fervent Christians, arguing that students should be exposed to the study of the doctrine as well as evolution." (from The Washington Post)
Teaching creationism in schools is like taking the science class to the base of Mount McKinley and telling them it it 10 feet tall and made of graham crackers. It is absurd.
Anyone who is unencumbered by reality should not be President of the United States.
Posted by johndevinejr

So, really, how did the earth evolve? How did man stand upright? Where did man come from? What came first the chicken or the egg?

[mudrose-2009]

This guy is too funny he said on the debates that he would do away with the IRS then if you check out what he is proposing it is worst.

My God the GOP has really lost its mind.
Posted by antoniof123

The Rebpublicans are at least exploring possible alternatives to the current tax structure. Huckabee is talking about a Fair Tax and I believe Thompson is talking about a Flat Tax. The ideas are important and at least they are on topic. What are the Dems on topic for. Global warming, *** in the Military, Abortion and Impeach Bush. Real hot button issues, now, right?

[mudrose-2009]

Huckabee would be just another GOP great hope, a lousy one-term governor just like Bush, and more of the same. A "righteous" Republican wanting to meddle in America''''s bedroom.

Posted by kissamaarse

Somebody''s gotta meddle in America''s bedroom. If it ain''t abortion, giving condoms to young kids and birth control to 11 year olds, it''s downgrading parental controls and condoning rape by Planned Parenthood. So plese if you don''t think BIG NANNY GOVERNMENT HAS''T MEDDLED IN THE BEDROOM, THINK AGAIN.

[antoniof123]

This guy is too funny he said on the debates that he would do away with the IRS then if you check out what he is proposing it is worst.

My God the GOP has really lost its mind.

[omega39-2009]

republicans do not want illegal immigration and they do not want tax increases!!!
Posted by floridasandy

floridasandy, when will republicans start to pay down the Iraq war debt that they have championed over the last 4 years? It is naive to think that you can spend 7 BILLION a month in Iraq and are entitled to no tax increases.

[kissamaarse]

Huckabee would be just another GOP great hope, a lousy one-term governor just like Bush, and more of the same. A "righteous" Republican wanting to meddle in America''s bedroom.

[realpatriot1]

It''s no surprise that Huckabee is passing Romney & Guliani by. He''s a positive person who campaigns on ideas rather than dirt, which is what mostly makes him seem like a Democrat to some Republicans.

There have been very few moments in this campaign season when a candidate has made me want to stand up and cheer; one of those was Huckabee''s response to Romney that we are a better country than to punish children for what their parents do.

Romney & Guliani are the two biggest scum bag hypocritical dirt throwing ppolls in the race and the GOP would do well to avoid them like the plague.

But if they choose to nominate either one of them I''ll be ok with it.

[antoniof123]

The Republicans don''t have a snowball chance in hel1 of wining this year they blew it with the current administration.

[omega39-2009]

Give me a break, if you think that an MBA Harvard degree got Pres. Bush elected (he had a C average...not something you''''d really brag about) or that it has anything to do with our country''''s current economic posture your misinformed.
Posted by atyou10

I would have thought the first "CEO" president would have had enough sense not to run his company/country like Enron, I would have thought he would have picked up that business acumen from Harvard, my bad.

[bmouller]

I agree titoj. I wonder who decides the cnn debate format. The questions they chose for RP made it too obvious of their bias. Considering he won the most straw polls, and wins every debate. It also was pretty obvious that cnn is pushing Huckabee now. Rudy and Mitt''s support is dropping, while Huck and Ron Paul are gaining. Yet, cnn gave Huckabee the most time/questions. They gave more time to Hunter and Tancredo than Ron Paul even though they are lower in their so called polls. They been trying to suppress the message of peace. We cannot afford this war. Why have they not showed pictures of all the innocent children killed in Iraq? Because they want to setup camp in Iraq before too much anti war sentiment goes around. Yet with the internet you can find the truth of what is going on. Ugh.

[titoj2]

So many foreigners say that americans r dumb,brainwashed by tv media.Our major media is owned by 5 conglomerates,who have been bought yrs ago to control r information.Tv is almost all pro war,yet the majority of us want out of Iraq.We r there 4 aipac, the world bank,oil,contractors(Haliburton,Bechtel,Whitewater)-all non competetive contracts.Cheney''s stock has made a ton on the war(250k at start,now he''s got 8mil).All of the candidates u people r talking about r pro war(dems keep funding also),pro big business,and r running 4 pres with money from corporations.1 man is not running with corporate money,has never sold out or pandered 2 voters by flip flopping.He says what he means,is honest and his 20 years voting record is proof of this.He is running only on donations by the us citizen(most cannot afford 2 donate, yet do).This man that represents the citizen is RON PAUL.The majority of intelligent americans know that the others do not represent any1 but themselves & special interests.They r selling out r country and so many have no clue.With the internet they cant control r media like they used 2.All the others(dem. and repub) are in the same club,the CFR.They have big plans,world gov.,n american union,illegal alien amnesty,etc.R constitutional rights have been under attack,dismantled by these people u keep voting 4. Big business uses r military 2 do the dirty work around the world.Unbiased information is out there on the internet if u look 4 it.

[floridasandy]

go romney!

[floridasandy]

i cannot believe that these polls are not manipulated. huckabee might as well be a democrat with his tax increases in arkansas and his pro immigration stance. republicans do not want illegal immigration and they do not want tax increases!!!

[tbweb]

Posted by brianbwb at 12:17 AM : Dec 03, 2007,,,

Mike Huckabee is not racist and would not Preach from the Oval Office, there is no indication he Preached from the Governors office, so why would anyone expect that? Mike Huckabee strikes me as more of an Independent than a Republican. I like Huckabee because he''s a nice person, a rare bird in Politics these days, no more mean people!

[brianbwb-2009]

It really doesn''t matter who is in the lead, the point is that the Republicans stand for unapologetic, unregulated corruption, mixed with obfuscation tactics like "racial" and religious intolerance, and "macho man" war worship. A Republican vote is a vote for further human devolution.

The Democrats just settle for the corruption, but they at least spare us the ugliness of the open advocation of the other principles listed above. A vote for the Democrats is a vote to still lose your money, but at least we can say no to "racism" and all the other "isms".

[atyou10]

Give me a break, if you think that an MBA Harvard degree got Pres. Bush elected (he had a C average...not something you''d really brag about) or that it has anything to do with our country''s current economic posture your misinformed.

Mitt Romney on the contrary was a Baker Scholar, the highest honor given to MBA graduates at Harvard. Look at what he did at Bain Capital it went from $1 million to more than $40 billion during his tenure. He took the 2002 Olympics from a $300+ million deficit to a $100 million profit in less than 3 years! While govenor of Massachussets he completely elimated a $3 billion deficit!

He''s got everything: smarts, tons of highly successful leadership experience, a role model family almost a throw back to "Leave it to Beaver" or "My Three Sons". It''d be nice for a change to have a president whose marriage and family are highly functional and where people can give pause and think, "what a nice family".

Mitt Romney is a class act and it is amazing that someone of his caliber is willing to put himself and family throught all this. He is by far the most capable person we''ve had running for president in decades. Even Bill Clinton with his Rhode Scholar doesn''t have as good a resume as Mitt Romney and I don''t think I need to go into the moral differences.