I love the way you've described them: most aggregious Huckabee ignorers... :) It describes many in the main stream media! That is EXACTLY what so many of them are! Especially certain people on Fox News Channel...
Thank you!

It is interesting to see how they are ignoring Huckabee but continue to push Romney. Can it be any more obvious? I hate it when "they" try to decide who we will vote for. They tried to get everyone to ignore Huckabee in the primaries, but I was very impressed with him in the debates. He appeared to have a brilliant mind that could speak intelligently on any subject.

The media and Washington insiders want to shove their candidates down our throats. They're not really looking for candidates the people would actually want to vote for and support. Somehow they keep forgetting this is a representative form of government (of the people). What percentage of the population is ivy-league educated, lawyers, or rich? So much for representation. Mike Huckabee is much more representative of the people and therefore more of a threat. Outside of Washington most Americans go to public schools, a variety of community or state colleges and work 40 hours (or more) per week. We're the people politicians and pundits disdain. Hopefully enough of us will have the guts to vote most of them out of office and in the case of the pundits---turn off the TV.

No Huckabee fan on any level here. But picking him for VP feels awfully strange. I'd grant that Huckabee has certain skills, but Romney just seems more credible.

Didn't Huckabee raise his hand on the infamous creationism question? Regardless of one's views on evolution, that was a non-prime-time, fringey move, IMO.

Robert, please go to you tube and put in huckabee evolution and you will see that it had 2.5 million hits and almost everyone on there praised Huckabee and wanted hin as president. Yes, the media bias against Mike is criminal, and the media has praised Mitt for months. Even so, Huckabee just topped the Ramsussen polls for McCain adding +8 to his ticket, Pawlenty +1 and Romney -6. Guess all that Mitt PR didnt work....

As my personal friend in Arkansas prior to becoming involved in politics I knew Mike Huckabee in a way I wish those who are so determined to write him off as just another polititian could have known the individual I knew back in Arkansas. I've never personally seen anyone progress this far into politics yet remain unscathed being the same person they were prior to stepping onto the political stage. If America still has the moral fortitude for truth of character and principle, Mike Huckabee cannot be ignored as the most qualified and viable contender for the Vice Presidential slot.

Michael A. Brown

Co-Founder, HucksArmy.com /
Save08.org

This article is how I see it in my tea leaves, exactly. The Populist cnadidate(for the People) Governor Huckabee has the largest coalition of support of any candidate on the Republican side, maybe even over McCain. Governor Huckabee holds the balance of power and must not be ignored.

On evolution, global warming by man, the very battleline in this world today is the one of fascist Science Political Marxist forces trying to dominate the world through their unproven theories that are not holding to any truth. 80% of the citizens of America believe in God and the evidence in intelligent design has broought forth many new questions, such as how did all tht earth get on top of all the oil? Fossel fuel or intelligent design creation.

Yes, according to Rush, Sean, Ann, Laura and Fox News, Mitt Romney (aka the "Zombie") is the second coming or Ronald Reagan when he is, in actuality, Reagan in a Hillary Clinton Costume. Not a fiscal or social conservative by any stretch.

1. Mitt Romney's actual record shows that he is a fiscal liberal. Romney opposed the Bush Tax Cuts earning him praise from Uber Liberal Barney Frank. Moreover, Romney's $800 million dollar tax hike and quasi-Socialist healthcare plan which was endorsed by Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and Planned Parenthood have devastated the Massachusetts' economy. Proof Sources: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12568 and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121728669884991317.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks

2. Mitt Romney's actual record shows that he is an extreme social liberal. Romney established abortion with a $50 dollar co-pay as a "healthcare benefit" in his "signature" universal healthcare plan (AFTER HIS FAKE "PRO-LIFE CONVERSION") that has been an abysmal failure according to the Wall St. Journal, Cato Institute, and Boston Globe. Romney also appointed a permanent Planned Parenthood member to his advisory panel (AFTER HIS FAKE "PRO-LIFE CONVERSION"). Romney also illegally instituted same sex "marriage," increased funding for homosexual indoctrination starting in Kindergarten, forced Catholic Charities to give children to homosexual couples even though he was not obligated to by law, forced Catholic Hospitals to issue abortion pills, again, when he was not required to by any law, favors special rights for homosexuals and others who practice sexually deviant behavior, and opposes a ban on homosexual boyscout masters. Bottom line: No Democrat has been able to institute same sex "marriage" and tax payer funded 50 dollar abortions. But Mitt did! Proof Source: http://www.undergroundjournal.net/members/theunderground/adminpages/AttentionEarthlingYouMust
The American Spectator reports:
McCain campaign insiders say that while it's true they have polled Romney on the (McCain) ticket, the data confirms that such a move would be a political disaster for the party.
"Mitt tanks the ticket," says a McCain insider. "We lose fiscal conservatives. We lose social conservatives. We lose Catholics. We lose evangelicals. All the groups were spending time and money on bringing into the camp would be lost. He just doesn't help us enough to do something like this, as much as Mitt might think we should. He doesn't even win us Massachusetts."

Huckabee is little more than a progressive "communitarian" who has infiltrated the GOP. His understanding of Christianity is flawed...and he was rightfully rejected by the party...even when going up against a poor candidate like McCain.

If McCain chooses Huckabee as his Veep. I will vote for Obama just to punish America, and the GOP, for it's stupidity.

Huckabee was a side-effect of anti-Mormonism -- as is McCain's victory. Huckabee rode the waive of evangelical Romney haters, not the waive of admiration for his own merits (he had none). The FOX commentators recognize this and that's why they don't give Huckabee any credit -- in fact they think he spoiled the GOP primaries just like Nader did to Gore. Unbelievable how many evangelical bigots there are out there.

I am tired of the Romney and Hucakbee fighting with the two candidate's supporters. What is unbelievable is that over 90% of the Mormon's voted for Romney and only about 45% of the evangelicals voted for Huckabee however there is a discrimination factor on the Huckabee side. Granted Huckabee made one comment that was taken out of context and made public by the MSM, which were afraid of people stating their beliefs and standing behind them. Unfortunately there are not enough politicians that have the same moral ground as Huckabee. If we listened to all of the MSM then we would have 57 states as indicated by Obama, Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran like McCain, believe that Romney has someone talking in his ear during debates to feed him answers.

If you want to judge a man and his beliefs then look at actions and don't listen to the words. Because of this I believe in Huckabee as the VP not the image that the MSM creates.

WE NEED HUCKABEE AS VP!!! He energizes people to get involved in their government and he inspires people. CHARACTER MATTERS!!!!

If McCain goes with Huckabee he'll end up splitting the party. Huckabee is actually a democrat with conservative social values.

Huckabee struck me as a witty, talented retail politician but without any deep understanding of the foreign or economic issues that confront our nation. Add into the mix he made many, many people uncomfortable with his overt politicising of his religion and you end up with a candidate who will never be the right choice for a national ticket. Maybe he should look into the next Arkansas US Senate race?

I'll vote democrat for the first time in my life rather then risk any chance of Huckebee being President.

Many people commenting here seem to forget that outside of the South Huckabee has extremely limited appeal and the perception of being a intellectual lightweight (2.5 million supportive hits on Youtube evolution clip notwithstanding).

If McCain were 10 years younger and better-regarded by fiscal conservatives he might risk putting Huckabee on the ticket to shore up the South and motivate evangelical voters. But as it stands today the vast majority of non-evangelical Republicans (not to mention independents)would probably stay home rather than vote Huckabee one (old)heartbeat away from the Presidency...

These people who think Romney is a republican are seriously blind. He said he wasn't a Reagan/Bush republican, yet you people continue to compare him to Reagan. I'm still an undecided voter. The VP choice may make up my mind for me. But only if it is a strong man of character like Gov. Huckabee. Enough of these Harvard Business school republicans (Bush and Romney) that destroy the economy of the state or country when they are elected. They pillage the government and leave it in shambles for the next guy. I'd rather they do nothing than get in there and mess it up.

I think McCain and Obama are clueless on the economy. They both want to campaign on national security. Neither of them seems to recognize the problems in our economy. McCain doesn't see the economy as a problem and Obama doesn't see gas prices as a problem. Well, I think they are both a problem; I remember Huckabee standing with those 10 or so republicans at the Michigan debate. Huckabee was the only one of all of those republicans that saw the problems in the economy. Well, he won my vote there. Mitt, Fred, McCain, Rudy, etc. all down the line tried to mock Huckabee as a fear monger. They said that the economy is all sunshine and cotton candy. Well, they were wrong and Gov. Huckabee was right. Why on earth would I then vote for McCain/Mitt ticket when neither of them saw the economic problems facing Americans. I don't want a president that waits until we have a depression to act. That's exactly why I won't vote for McCain if he picks Mitt. McCain has one shot at getting my vote. I think he is too weak to pick Huckabee; he knows the Washington establishment and the MSM will be mad at him for not picking from the list they provided him. If he picked Huckabee he would have my vote; but I think like Dole picked Kemp, McCain is going to pick Romney.

That's the problem with being in Washington (like Broder and the Washington Times): you don't hear the voice of any real hardworking Americans. These clueless media types refer to our states as "fly-over country" (the people you fly-over to get to the important places.) It reminds me of the flat-earth cartography; when the designers got to the part of the map where they didn't know what lied beyond the known water or land, they'd write "Beyond here, there be dragons." That's what the media is doing. Broder and clan say of us in that "fly-over" part of the country: "Beyond here, there be bigots." (That's the Washington Times' interpretation of dragons.) Well it sounds just as stupid as dragons to us in middle America.

That's why I am undecided. Obama has almost no chance of getting my vote, but I have been looking into Bob Barr's platform since he got the Libertarian nomination. I also like his running mate, Wayne Allan Root. So congratulations Michael Bindner, you have discovered the New World. Of course, the media will mock you; as a "dragon," I thank you for mentioning the candidate that the media "dare not speak his name."

Robert Capozzi,
When Mike Huckabee raised his hand on the infamous creationism question, he was stating what he believed. Do you know that most of our past Presidents (except maybe Clinton), believed in "creationism". Most of our past Presidents have been Christian. This question should not have been asked in the first place...what does that have to do with being President?

Patent Attorney,
The people who voted for Mike Huckabee are not and were not Romney bigots. Huckabee supporters do not like Mitt Romeny because of his character, lack of integrity, dishonesty and flip-flopping over the issues. It has nothing to do with the Mormon religion.

Middle America,
You think that Mike Huckabee has limited appeal...check out the exit polls from Georgia and Alabama during the Presidential primary. Mike Huckabee got more Independent voters than Romney or McCain. He had lots of the youth vote and the women's vote during the primaries. He had over 48% of the Black vote in Arkansas when he ran for Governor. The people of this great country did not listen to the pundits who tried to paint him as a liberal, because he isn't. If you call caring about the poor and middle-class of this country (Republ. called Huckabee a populist) a bad thing, maybe you ought to ask fly-over country if they would want a candidate who cares about them and can relate to the blue-collar workers, or an elitist who cares about how much money they can get.

Mike Huckabee did not want to talk about religion all the time, but the questioners in the debates always asked him the faith questions instead of what he wanted to talk about...his record as Governor of Arkansas for 10 1/2 years. The radio and TV pundits also wanted to paint Mike Huckabee with only being a past pastor to turn people off. Mike Huckabee did not push his religion on the people of Arkansas when he was Governor and has said he will not push it in a government position.

You are so right, Michael Binder, Mike Huckabee has got no respect from the Republican Establishment or the media. Maybe that isn't all bad because he is an "outsider to Washington politicians" and he can help John McCain as his VP to give this country real change with actions, not just words.

I can picture Huckabee winning the Democratic nomination in 2012. He has the John Edwards style populist crowd nailed.

Huckabee/Edwards 2012!

Survey USA took a series of polls to determine the VP candidate (out of Huckabee, Lieberman, Pawlenty, and Romney) who would help John McCain the most.

They took polls in PA, NM, VA, CA, OH, IA, KS, WI, NE, OR, NY, MA, MN, AL, KY, and MO. Of these, PA, NM, VA, OH, IA, OR, MN, and MO are generally considered to be possible battleground states in November.

In almost every case, Governor Mike Huckabee did best. He even had a slight lead in Massachusetts where Romney was once Governor!

Rasmussen took a similar poll within the last few days. They compared Crist, Huckabee, Jindal, Lieberman, Palin, and Romney.

Huckabee had the highest favorability and net favorability rating. The net was +8% compared to -6% for Romney.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/huckabee_lieberman_have_highest_favorables_among_possible_mccain_veep_choices

As an evangelical, I'm not against Romney because he is a Morman, I'm against his nomination to the VP because of the way that the GOP establishment crammed a blue blood social liberal down my throat throughout this campaign. Just to set the record straight, Romney cost Huckabee the nomination. If he had not been in the running in South Carolina, Huckabee would have won SC and Florida and this thing would have been over. Romney never had enough support to win the nomination and he won't ever carry the South. If you can't carry the South as a Republican you can't win the general election of these United States in the early 21st century.

As for those who say they won't vote for McCain if Huckabee is nominated... my hunch is that most of you live in states that don't have a snowball's chance in hell of going GOP anyway. Vote for Obama or stay home, it won't make any difference anyway.

Romney's nomination won't deliver any Northeastern states including Mass. and it will put midwestern and southern states at risk.

Recent polls show Huckabee adds 8 points to the ticket Romney costs us 6. It doesn't take a rocket scientists to figure out who should be the front runner for the VP spot.

To repeat. As an Evangelical I am still outraged at the way that the way that secular Republicans treated Huckabee. Romney's promotion is a symbol of this effort. It is clear that you don't think much of your social conservative cousins and that you wish we would just shut up and go away. If you aren't careful in the way you handle Huckabee from this point forward... you may get your wish.

To BellWeather:

Sir, I believe you made a slight error in your previous post. You said that "recent polls show that Huckabee adds 8 points to the ticket Romney costs us 6."

The poll I believe you are referring to did not ask whether the person being polled would vote for McCain with different candidates on the ticket or not, it asked whether or not they had a favorable opinion of those candidates. However, you are right that Huckabee would be statistically better for McCain that Romney. SurveyUSA polls show that.

Thank you for reading this!

Mike Huckabee was demeaned and ignored by the media; he was snubbed by the party establishment; and he was made fun of by the pundits. I'll never forget Brit Hume's analysis just prior to Iowa - Huckabee had better get out of the way because the Romney Avalanche is coming hard and fast and will quickly eclipse his puney attempt at a descent showing in Iowa. I delighted in Hume's sheepish expression as he had to face the camera and actually report that the Romney Avalanche had sputtered and Huckabee (the unknown and underfunded candidate) had actually won Iowa by 9%. Huckabee was then dubbed the hick from Arkansas or the Southern Baptist preacher. Little recognition was given to the fact that he had more executive experience than any candidate on either side in the primaries or that he had very high favorability ratings. Huckabee had less organization, less money, and less staff than the others, but he came in second in total delegates as the primaries concluded. Rush, Laura Inghram, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, and many others blasted him daily. Later, Thompson (seeing that he could not win) followed Huckabee on virtually every campaign stop in SC criticizing him (and only him). Hannity incorrectly declared that Huckabee had dropped out of the race just prior to FL, deminishing any attempt he could muster to have a descent showing in the state. The pundits wrote him off altogether, and then came Super Tuesday and his strong showing throughout the south. Later he won KS and came close to a win in TX, but at every turn, the media marginalized his every effort or totally ignored him as a candidate. Everyday he was asked to get out of the race and called a spoil-sport. With no money and the media against his every move, Huckabee had little chance of winning. Romney, on the other hand, spent millions, had the press on his side, the Bush clan behind him, and the Republican establishment highlighting his "accomplishments" in hopes of convincing the American people that he was the perfect VP choice. As recent polls prove, Americans do not LIKE the stiff, polished Romney. He simply cannot resonnate with voters, and he does not appear authenic in any form or fashion.
Had Huckabee had one-tenth the advantages that Romney had, he would have been the nominee. If anyone wonders why Huckabee supporters (in large measure) feel they have been abandoned by the party, they only have to look at the unfair treatment Huckabee received and continues to receive.

As a Catholic from California that voted for Huckabee during the primary, I am tired of hearing that "Huckabee only appeals to Evangelicals and Southerners." Whether people agreed with him or not, Huckabee was one of the most well-liked candidates during the primaries. Immediately following his victory in Iowa, Huckabee was polling first or second in most state polls, including Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Texas. Here in California, Huckabee polled second! Only after the South Carolina primary did Huckabee's poll numbers begin to drop. Had Huckabee won South Carolina or if he had more campaign money, he could have well gone on to become the GOP's presidential nominee. Huckabee was the best campaigner during the primaries, as evidenced by the fact that he had the best dollar-to-delegate ratio (Romney had the worst.) Huckabee has strong grassroots support, which would immediately be mobilized to help the McCain campaign if Huckabee is tapped as VP. Huckabee as VP is McCain's best chance of winning this November!

The media and the pundits don't like to mention Huckabee because he's a threat to them. The conservative media wants Romney. The media seems to think if they don't mention Governor Huckabee, he will go away. They seem to forget that Huckabee has an army that still exists four months after he suspended his campaign. And his army will not give up. The media thinks they can control who gets into the oval office, but they seem to ignore that the people are a lot smarter than they think. Governor Huckabee will be an asset to Senator McCain. He will help him win. I'm voting for McCain if he chooses him. If McCain picks Romney, I will write in Huckabee.

To Truth:

I love the fact that in attempting to demonstrate Huck does not have limited appeal outside the South you cite exit poles from Alabama and Georgia. Your response goes along way to prove the point of my previous post.

To Cath4Huck:

California primary results: McCain 42%, Romney 35% Huckabee 12%. Various state exit polls gauged that between 2/3 and 3/4 of Huckabee voters were evangelical Christians. Regardless of the fact that you tired of hearing that Huckabee "only appeals to Southerners and Evangelicals" its factually based. Facts, annoying things, they always get in the way of our emotionally responses

If McCain thought that Huckabee would guarantee victory, Huckabee would be added to the Ticket in a heartbeat.

The fact that Huckabee is not even in the running for a VP slot is not a blue-blood MSM consipiracy, but a calculated McCain decision based on the reality that Huckabee will not help his chances of winning the Presidency.

Bellweather:

Huckabee was never going to win Florida, even if Romeny wasn't in the running. Most Romney supporters would have voted for Guiliani or McCain.

The primary reason Huckabee didn't get widespread support within the party is because he is actually very liberal on most economic issues. His stump speeches sounded alot like a watered-down John Edwards.

Huckabee supporters specifically, and social conservatives in general tend to forget that the Republican party is more then just an anti-abortion / anti-gay party, there are alot of Republicans who primarily care about fiscal responsibility, reducing government regulation, maintaining a strong economy, conducting coherent foreign policy.

Huckabee only appealed to social conservatives, or roughly 1/3 of the party. Given his fiscal record as governor he is unlikely to ever be able to broaden his appeal to fiscal conservatives (tough to say one thing when your record says another - just ask Romney).

So lets end all this whining that Huckabee was mistreated by anyone. He's a big boy and politics is a big boy game. Huckabee made a splash because he cleverly motivated his social conservative base (and admirbaly on a shoe-string budget), and lost because, given his record, was never able to broaden his appeal to the rest of the Republican Party. No conspiracy or mistreatment here.

I just want an intelligent President that has some conservative leanings. Not too much to ask for right? Bush didn't turn out so smart (but I knew he wasn't and voted for him anyway, my bad!) somehow I don't think McCain is all that. Romney and Guiliani would have been nice.

Then there was Huckabee. Somehow his degree at Ouachita Baptist University and subsequent study at a Baptist Seminary didn't give me comfort he will understand the vagaries of international trade, globalization or financial markets. However I would have been first in line for his sunday school lessons because he seemed much more interesting then the other suits.

How come Mark Sanford is not mentioned as a VP candidate? Now there's a real conservative I could support. Plus I hear he's a UVA grad...

While Huckabee is out giving rock concerts with his band and enjoying a leisurely summer, Romney is tirelessly out campaigning for John McCain and for many Republican Congressional candidates around the country.

So why is Romney getting serious vice presidental consideration and it appears that Huckabee is not?

Who is helping the party the most right now? Who is out fighting and fund raising for other Republican candidates day in and day out?

Who is keeping his name out front and helping others? Who is going to campaign events and giving speeches on in support of John McCain and other Republican candidates? Who is generating the most political capitol and good will from other Republican candidates right now?

It's not Mike Huckabee.

So why is the MSM pretty much ignoring Huckabee?

It's because it's hard to cover someone who isn't generating much news right now.

(By the way, rock concerts are usually only covered by the entertainment page staff in the newspaper - not the news staff.)

Let us be smart about this. Rasmussens recent poll of VP candidates show Mike Huckabee with the highest favorable rating 47% and Romney with the highest UN-favorable rating at 48%. It is not hard to figure out who would help McCain the most.

I looks like we've gotten noticed - so much so that we are under spam attack. I think it is time to stop comments.