tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post2652271505949362813..comments2023-11-05T02:58:27.295-05:00Comments on Campaign Diaries: Republicans: Can Huckabee survive the deluge of attacks?Tanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333289018970623022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-88506977903597903282007-12-15T16:47:00.000-05:002007-12-15T16:47:00.000-05:00None other than the far-left blogger Markos of Dai...None other than the far-left blogger Markos of DailyKos fears Mike Huckabee as one of the 'scariest' opponents the Dems could face in 2008. I agree with Kos on virtually nothing, but this is something I think we agree on. <BR/><BR/>Sure, there's a few groups who claim to be mad at Huckabee, but his credentials on abortion, homosexuality, the death penalty and guns are beyond reproach from what I've heard. People are kidding themselves if they think that Huckabee has somehow accidentally stumbled across his current lead in states like Iowa and South Carolina. Huckabee is winning because he's good at what he does. <BR/><BR/>I strongly suspect that conservatives will rally around him in the end, should he win the nomination. I can't say the same about Giuliani or Romney, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-72790152514729103262007-12-15T14:45:00.000-05:002007-12-15T14:45:00.000-05:00Good point about the Huckabee-Dean analogy. It is ...Good point about the Huckabee-Dean analogy. It is interesting to note that a lot of the people who have been most scared of Huckabee from the beginning and accurately predicted his rise -- some of the progressive blogs in particular -- were precisely those who supported Dean in 04. I think however you could argue there are in fact two big blocks of swing voters -- blue collar Reagan Democrats, yes, but also suburban white collar voters for whom economic populism and social conservatism is exactly the wrong combination.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048161270400031879noreply@blogger.com