Rollins to serve as Huckabee’s national chairman
By Sam Youngman Posted 12/14/07 2:14 AM [ET]
December 14, 2007
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee scored a major victory Thursday when he secured the support of prominent GOP insider Ed Rollins, who will serve as national chairman of Huckabee’s campaign.
Rollins, who has struggled with recent campaigns, was known as the campaign manager behind Ronald Reagan’s landslide reelection in 1984.
In recent years, Rollins has been associated with K.T. McFarland, but he continues to be regarded as a stalwart of Republican consultants.
The fact that he would throw his support behind Huckabee lends the former governor some Republican institutional credibility, especially as he appears to be surging in the early states.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Huckabee now #2 in New York
December 17, 2007Quinnipiac Poll: New YorkPosted by BLAKE DVORAK E-Mail This Permalink Email Author
A new Quinnipiac Poll for New York State shows Rudy Giuliani losing a few points from a couple months ago, as the Huckabee surge continues.
Republicans
Giuliani 34 (-11 vs. 10/15 poll)
Huckabee 12 (+11)
McCain 11 (+2)
Thompson 7 (-5)
Romney 5 (-2)
A new Quinnipiac Poll for New York State shows Rudy Giuliani losing a few points from a couple months ago, as the Huckabee surge continues.
Republicans
Giuliani 34 (-11 vs. 10/15 poll)
Huckabee 12 (+11)
McCain 11 (+2)
Thompson 7 (-5)
Romney 5 (-2)
Huckabee #1 in Florida
Election 2008: Florida Republican Primary
Florida: Huckabee 27% Romney 23% Giuliani 19%
Friday, December 14, 2007
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Mitt Romney’s strategy for winning the Republican nomination was to win the early states and build momentum. Rudy Giuliani’s plan was to accept defeats in the early states and come back strong on January 29 in Florida and in many large states on February 5.
The latest Rasmussen Reports polling in the state of Florida suggests that Giuliani might need to work on a “Plan B.’ Mike Huckabee now leads in the Sunshine State Primary with 27% of the vote. He is trailed closely by Romney at 23% and Giuliani at 19%. Fred Thompson is at 9% in the poll, John McCain at 6%, and Ron Paul at 4%. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter each attract 1% and 8% are undecided.
Those figures reflect a stunning change in the race since November when Rasmussen Reports polling found Giuliani on top with 27% followed by Romney at 19% and Thompson at 16%. Since then, Huckabee has gained 18 percentage points and Romney picked up four points. Giuliani is down eight, Thompson is down seven, and McCain is down four.
Huckabee has shaken up the race for the White House with an amazing surge over the past month. He now leads in Iowa and South Carolina. He is tied for the lead in Michigan and consistently near the top nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Romney, however, holds a very solid lead in New Hampshire.
The results of those earlier votes will almost certainly have an impact in Florida where the race remains extremely fluid. Just 49% of voters are “certain” they will vote for their current favorite when the election actually rolls around.
If voters do change their mind, Giuliani narrowly tops the list as a second choice. Eighteen percent (18%) say the New Yorker is their second choice followed by McCain at 16%, Romney at 15%, Huckabee at 13%, and Thompson at 12%. Among those who say there is a good chance they could change their mind, Giuliani is an even stronger second choice preference.
Thirty percent (30%) of Florida’s Likely Primary Voters say that a candidates faith and religion are Very Important voting considerations. Another 30% say they are Somewhat Important while 40% say either Not Very Important or Not at All Important.
Among those who consider a candidate’s faith and religion Very Important, Huckabee has a huge lead. He attracts 44% of these voters. Romney attracts 15%, Thompson 11%, and Giuliani 8%.
Among those who consider a candidate’s faith and religion Somewhat Important, the three leading candidates are even—Giuliani wins 26% of this vote, Huckabee and Romney 25% each.
But, among those who say a candidate’s faith and religion is not important, it’s Romney 28%, Giuliani 22%, and Huckabee 17%.
Romney now earns the highest favorable ratings among Florida’s Likely Primary Voters at 74%. That’s up five points since November and up eleven since September.
Giuliani is viewed favorably by 69%, down from 79% a month ago. Huckabee is viewed favorably by 68%, up from 56% a month ago.
Thompson draws positive reviews from 64%, McCain from 57%, and Ron Paul from 23%
Florida: Huckabee 27% Romney 23% Giuliani 19%
Friday, December 14, 2007
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Mitt Romney’s strategy for winning the Republican nomination was to win the early states and build momentum. Rudy Giuliani’s plan was to accept defeats in the early states and come back strong on January 29 in Florida and in many large states on February 5.
The latest Rasmussen Reports polling in the state of Florida suggests that Giuliani might need to work on a “Plan B.’ Mike Huckabee now leads in the Sunshine State Primary with 27% of the vote. He is trailed closely by Romney at 23% and Giuliani at 19%. Fred Thompson is at 9% in the poll, John McCain at 6%, and Ron Paul at 4%. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter each attract 1% and 8% are undecided.
Those figures reflect a stunning change in the race since November when Rasmussen Reports polling found Giuliani on top with 27% followed by Romney at 19% and Thompson at 16%. Since then, Huckabee has gained 18 percentage points and Romney picked up four points. Giuliani is down eight, Thompson is down seven, and McCain is down four.
Huckabee has shaken up the race for the White House with an amazing surge over the past month. He now leads in Iowa and South Carolina. He is tied for the lead in Michigan and consistently near the top nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Romney, however, holds a very solid lead in New Hampshire.
The results of those earlier votes will almost certainly have an impact in Florida where the race remains extremely fluid. Just 49% of voters are “certain” they will vote for their current favorite when the election actually rolls around.
If voters do change their mind, Giuliani narrowly tops the list as a second choice. Eighteen percent (18%) say the New Yorker is their second choice followed by McCain at 16%, Romney at 15%, Huckabee at 13%, and Thompson at 12%. Among those who say there is a good chance they could change their mind, Giuliani is an even stronger second choice preference.
Thirty percent (30%) of Florida’s Likely Primary Voters say that a candidates faith and religion are Very Important voting considerations. Another 30% say they are Somewhat Important while 40% say either Not Very Important or Not at All Important.
Among those who consider a candidate’s faith and religion Very Important, Huckabee has a huge lead. He attracts 44% of these voters. Romney attracts 15%, Thompson 11%, and Giuliani 8%.
Among those who consider a candidate’s faith and religion Somewhat Important, the three leading candidates are even—Giuliani wins 26% of this vote, Huckabee and Romney 25% each.
But, among those who say a candidate’s faith and religion is not important, it’s Romney 28%, Giuliani 22%, and Huckabee 17%.
Romney now earns the highest favorable ratings among Florida’s Likely Primary Voters at 74%. That’s up five points since November and up eleven since September.
Giuliani is viewed favorably by 69%, down from 79% a month ago. Huckabee is viewed favorably by 68%, up from 56% a month ago.
Thompson draws positive reviews from 64%, McCain from 57%, and Ron Paul from 23%
Friday, December 7, 2007
Huckabee #1 in South Carolina
Election 2008: South Carolina Republican Primary
South Carolina: Huckabee 25% Romney 18% Thompson 18%
Thursday, December 06, 2007
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Huckabee with 25% of the vote, Mitt Romney with 18% and Fred Thompson with 18%. A month ago, Romney and Thompson were on top.
The latest election poll also shows Rudy Giuliani with 12% of the vote, John McCain with 9%, and Ron Paul with 4% (see crosstabs). The race among Democrats in South Carolina has become a toss-up between Clinton and Obama.
Huckabee, at least for the moment, is carrying out the plan envisioned by the Thompson campaign last summer. He attracts from 37% of Evangelical Christians and 29% of conservatives. Thompson currently earns 20% of the Evangelical vote while Romney is supported by 15%.
While Huckabee leads among conservatives, Romney has a modest edge among the smaller number of political moderates likely to vote in the Primary. Among moderates, it’s Romney 22%, McCain 16%, Huckabee 16%, and Giuliani at 14%.
A month ago, Thompson was leading among Evangelical Christian voters while Romney had the advantage among other Protestants. Today, Huckabee attracts 22% of other Protestants, Romney 21%, and Thompson 16%.
The race in South Carolina remains very fluid and could easily be impacted by results from earlier voting. Forty-one percent (41%) of Huckabee’s supporters say they will definitely vote for him but 19% say there’s a good chance they could change their mind.
Just 38% of Romney’s voters are certain they will vote for him while 18% say there’s a good chance they could change their mind.
Among Thompson voters, 41% are certain while just 10% say there’s a good chance they’ll change their mind.
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely Republican Primary Voters in South Carolina name immigration as the top voting issue followed by the economy (20%), national security (19%), and the War in Iraq (15%). Health Care is the top issue for 7%.
Huckabee and Romney are the frontrunners in Iowa, Romney has the edge in New Hampshire, while Huckabee and Giuliani lead in the national polls. However, five candidates are in double digits nationally, any one of whom could conceivably win the nomination.
Huckabee is now viewed favorably by 70% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters and unfavorably by just 21%. That’s up dramatically from 57% favorable and 29% unfavorable a month ago.
Thompson is viewed favorably by 74%, Romney by 72%, and McCain by 60%. Those figures are little changed from a month ago.
Giuliani is now viewed favorably by 65%, down from 72% a month ago
South Carolina: Huckabee 25% Romney 18% Thompson 18%
Thursday, December 06, 2007
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Huckabee with 25% of the vote, Mitt Romney with 18% and Fred Thompson with 18%. A month ago, Romney and Thompson were on top.
The latest election poll also shows Rudy Giuliani with 12% of the vote, John McCain with 9%, and Ron Paul with 4% (see crosstabs). The race among Democrats in South Carolina has become a toss-up between Clinton and Obama.
Huckabee, at least for the moment, is carrying out the plan envisioned by the Thompson campaign last summer. He attracts from 37% of Evangelical Christians and 29% of conservatives. Thompson currently earns 20% of the Evangelical vote while Romney is supported by 15%.
While Huckabee leads among conservatives, Romney has a modest edge among the smaller number of political moderates likely to vote in the Primary. Among moderates, it’s Romney 22%, McCain 16%, Huckabee 16%, and Giuliani at 14%.
A month ago, Thompson was leading among Evangelical Christian voters while Romney had the advantage among other Protestants. Today, Huckabee attracts 22% of other Protestants, Romney 21%, and Thompson 16%.
The race in South Carolina remains very fluid and could easily be impacted by results from earlier voting. Forty-one percent (41%) of Huckabee’s supporters say they will definitely vote for him but 19% say there’s a good chance they could change their mind.
Just 38% of Romney’s voters are certain they will vote for him while 18% say there’s a good chance they could change their mind.
Among Thompson voters, 41% are certain while just 10% say there’s a good chance they’ll change their mind.
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely Republican Primary Voters in South Carolina name immigration as the top voting issue followed by the economy (20%), national security (19%), and the War in Iraq (15%). Health Care is the top issue for 7%.
Huckabee and Romney are the frontrunners in Iowa, Romney has the edge in New Hampshire, while Huckabee and Giuliani lead in the national polls. However, five candidates are in double digits nationally, any one of whom could conceivably win the nomination.
Huckabee is now viewed favorably by 70% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters and unfavorably by just 21%. That’s up dramatically from 57% favorable and 29% unfavorable a month ago.
Thompson is viewed favorably by 74%, Romney by 72%, and McCain by 60%. Those figures are little changed from a month ago.
Giuliani is now viewed favorably by 65%, down from 72% a month ago
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Gingrich Says Huckabee Can Win the Nomination
Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:51 AMBy: Newsmax Staff
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Mike Huckabee may be soaring in the polls, but is it for real, and can he win the Republican presidential nomination?
“Absolutely,” Newt Gingrich told Alan Colmes.
Interviewed last night on Fox News’ “Hannity and Colmes,” Gingrich said Huckabee “is doing an amazing job. The more people watch him, the more they believe in him. ‘He’s very comfortable with himself’ is the phrase I hear most often.”
“People tend to underestimate him. This is a man who got over 40 percent of the African-American vote in Arkansas, getting re-elected as Governor. He has a very attractive personality. He’s a small-state person running in Iowa where I think the style of small-state Arkansas goes over pretty well in small-town Iowa.”
Gingrich notes a unique characteristic of those participating in the Iowa caucuses.
“There’s a kind of pride among Iowans that they can’t be bought. They kind of like watching this underdog come from behind. Whether he can carry it out 29 days from now…we’ll have to wait and see.”
No stranger to personal attacks himself, Gingrich indicates that the road ahead for Huckabee could be bumpy.
“He has go to go through what everybody else goes through. People are going top attack him, people are going to question him, he clearly has less knowledge about foreign policy, but his experience in health-care where he is diabetic and he lost 100 pounds and began exercising is personally a great story. He did great things in health care in Arkansas, his story in education reform.”
On another matter, Sean Hannity questioned Gingrich regarding scathing comments he made about Bill Clinton recently on C-Span. Hannity quoted Gingrich as saying “He is fundamentally dishonest on a routine, regular basis; it’s just his personality. He tells you the version that he needs to, to get through the week and he just did it in Iowa over whether he used to be against the war.”
“Explain,” implored Hannity.
“What is there to explain?” Gingrich responded. “How could any serious person look at his routine pattern of changing the facts to fit the current conversation and not recognize that this is a person of limited connection to factual accuracy?”
Hannity asked if Hillary has the same characteristics. Gingrich said no, she is very different from Bill Clinton.
About the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich noted that people voting for a candidate who doesn’t get at least 15 percent of the vote have a chance to vote a second time. In that scenario, he says he thinks John Edwards could come in first, Barack Obama second and Hillary Clinton third. He says that would be “a stunning evening.”
What do the Republicans need to do to beat Hillary, assuming she’s the nominee? What do they need to focus on?” asked Hannity.
“Three things,” said the former Speaker of the House. “Be for very real change, represent clearly the values of the American people…and force Senator Clinton or the Democratic nominee, whoever it is, to choose between the values of the left and the values of the vast majority of Americans … If they do that in a positive, issue-oriented way, I think that they have a very real chance of turning 2008 into a historic referendum.”
Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:51 AMBy: Newsmax Staff
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Mike Huckabee may be soaring in the polls, but is it for real, and can he win the Republican presidential nomination?
“Absolutely,” Newt Gingrich told Alan Colmes.
Interviewed last night on Fox News’ “Hannity and Colmes,” Gingrich said Huckabee “is doing an amazing job. The more people watch him, the more they believe in him. ‘He’s very comfortable with himself’ is the phrase I hear most often.”
“People tend to underestimate him. This is a man who got over 40 percent of the African-American vote in Arkansas, getting re-elected as Governor. He has a very attractive personality. He’s a small-state person running in Iowa where I think the style of small-state Arkansas goes over pretty well in small-town Iowa.”
Gingrich notes a unique characteristic of those participating in the Iowa caucuses.
“There’s a kind of pride among Iowans that they can’t be bought. They kind of like watching this underdog come from behind. Whether he can carry it out 29 days from now…we’ll have to wait and see.”
No stranger to personal attacks himself, Gingrich indicates that the road ahead for Huckabee could be bumpy.
“He has go to go through what everybody else goes through. People are going top attack him, people are going to question him, he clearly has less knowledge about foreign policy, but his experience in health-care where he is diabetic and he lost 100 pounds and began exercising is personally a great story. He did great things in health care in Arkansas, his story in education reform.”
On another matter, Sean Hannity questioned Gingrich regarding scathing comments he made about Bill Clinton recently on C-Span. Hannity quoted Gingrich as saying “He is fundamentally dishonest on a routine, regular basis; it’s just his personality. He tells you the version that he needs to, to get through the week and he just did it in Iowa over whether he used to be against the war.”
“Explain,” implored Hannity.
“What is there to explain?” Gingrich responded. “How could any serious person look at his routine pattern of changing the facts to fit the current conversation and not recognize that this is a person of limited connection to factual accuracy?”
Hannity asked if Hillary has the same characteristics. Gingrich said no, she is very different from Bill Clinton.
About the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich noted that people voting for a candidate who doesn’t get at least 15 percent of the vote have a chance to vote a second time. In that scenario, he says he thinks John Edwards could come in first, Barack Obama second and Hillary Clinton third. He says that would be “a stunning evening.”
What do the Republicans need to do to beat Hillary, assuming she’s the nominee? What do they need to focus on?” asked Hannity.
“Three things,” said the former Speaker of the House. “Be for very real change, represent clearly the values of the American people…and force Senator Clinton or the Democratic nominee, whoever it is, to choose between the values of the left and the values of the vast majority of Americans … If they do that in a positive, issue-oriented way, I think that they have a very real chance of turning 2008 into a historic referendum.”
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Mike Huckabee Leads Republican Field for First Time in Latest National Tracking Poll
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee
For the first time, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has taken the lead among the Republican field in a national poll.
The Rasmussen daily presidential tracking poll released Wednesday showed the former Arkansas governor with 20 percent, compared with Rudy Giuliani at 17 percent. Even though Huckabee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have played strong in early voting states like Iowa, Giuliani has led the field in practically every national poll since the race began.
Click here to see the Rasmussen tracking poll.
The Rasmussen poll, an automated survey obtained through nightly phone interviews that is reported on a four-day rolling basis, showed Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain each with 13 percent. The poll of likely Republican primary voters showed former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who once held a strong second-place position, with 10 percent.
The latest survey could be a sign Huckabee's seemingly contained surges in popularity are expanding. The Baptist minister has consolidated support among Christian evangelicals and recently gave a strong performance at a GOP debate in Florida.
The new poll figures conflict sharply with other recent polls. A USA Today-Gallup poll from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 showed Giuliani with 25 percent and Huckabee with 16 percent.
In the Democratic field, the Rasmussen poll also showed Hillary Clinton with her lowest level of support yet since Rasmussen began daily tracking in mid-July. The poll showed her with 34 percent, compared with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama at 24 percent and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards at 16 percent.
The poll gauges the views of 600 likely voters. The margin of error is 4 percent.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee
For the first time, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has taken the lead among the Republican field in a national poll.
The Rasmussen daily presidential tracking poll released Wednesday showed the former Arkansas governor with 20 percent, compared with Rudy Giuliani at 17 percent. Even though Huckabee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have played strong in early voting states like Iowa, Giuliani has led the field in practically every national poll since the race began.
Click here to see the Rasmussen tracking poll.
The Rasmussen poll, an automated survey obtained through nightly phone interviews that is reported on a four-day rolling basis, showed Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain each with 13 percent. The poll of likely Republican primary voters showed former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who once held a strong second-place position, with 10 percent.
The latest survey could be a sign Huckabee's seemingly contained surges in popularity are expanding. The Baptist minister has consolidated support among Christian evangelicals and recently gave a strong performance at a GOP debate in Florida.
The new poll figures conflict sharply with other recent polls. A USA Today-Gallup poll from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 showed Giuliani with 25 percent and Huckabee with 16 percent.
In the Democratic field, the Rasmussen poll also showed Hillary Clinton with her lowest level of support yet since Rasmussen began daily tracking in mid-July. The poll showed her with 34 percent, compared with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama at 24 percent and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards at 16 percent.
The poll gauges the views of 600 likely voters. The margin of error is 4 percent.
Friday, November 30, 2007
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InsiderAdvantage Poll Of CNN/YouTube Debate And Controversy After Debate
By Matt TowerySouthern Political ReportCopyright © 2007 Creators Syndicate
November 28, 2007 — Due to transmission issues our live coverage of the debate aftermath was interrupted. However, our cameras captured the moment when Matt Towery and Tom Baxter informed Governor Huckabee, who was surrounded by national press, that the survey of both Iowa and Florida Republicans conducted by InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research showed Mike Huckabee the winner of tonight's CNN/YouTube debate. The Florida survey conducted with the Florida Chamber of Commerce showed the following results:Huckabee: 44% Giulani: 18% Romney: 13% McCain: 10% Thompson: 5% Paul: 4%Hunter: 1% Tancredo: 1% Rest: undecided The survey of 341 Republicans who stated they were undecided, intended to watch the debate and agreed to phone in their opinion immediately after the ending was weighted for age and gender. It has a margin of error of +/- 6%. A survey of Iowa Republicans of over 1,035 Iowa Republicans taken in the last twenty minutes of the debate showed Huckabee the winner in that state as well. The numbers virtually mirrored Florida. They were:Huckabee: 32% Romney: 16% Giuliani: 12% McCain: 10% Thompson: 7% Paul: 6% Tancredo: 2% Hunter: 0% Rest: undecided Interestingly, the Iowa poll did not survey only undecided voters. Yet, both a survey of undecided voters in Florida and a general survey in Iowa showed Huckabee the winner.In the media Spin Room, most of the major candidates were left with little if any media attention as virtually all print and broadcast media circled Governor Huckabee.
By Matt TowerySouthern Political ReportCopyright © 2007 Creators Syndicate
November 28, 2007 — Due to transmission issues our live coverage of the debate aftermath was interrupted. However, our cameras captured the moment when Matt Towery and Tom Baxter informed Governor Huckabee, who was surrounded by national press, that the survey of both Iowa and Florida Republicans conducted by InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research showed Mike Huckabee the winner of tonight's CNN/YouTube debate. The Florida survey conducted with the Florida Chamber of Commerce showed the following results:Huckabee: 44% Giulani: 18% Romney: 13% McCain: 10% Thompson: 5% Paul: 4%Hunter: 1% Tancredo: 1% Rest: undecided The survey of 341 Republicans who stated they were undecided, intended to watch the debate and agreed to phone in their opinion immediately after the ending was weighted for age and gender. It has a margin of error of +/- 6%. A survey of Iowa Republicans of over 1,035 Iowa Republicans taken in the last twenty minutes of the debate showed Huckabee the winner in that state as well. The numbers virtually mirrored Florida. They were:Huckabee: 32% Romney: 16% Giuliani: 12% McCain: 10% Thompson: 7% Paul: 6% Tancredo: 2% Hunter: 0% Rest: undecided Interestingly, the Iowa poll did not survey only undecided voters. Yet, both a survey of undecided voters in Florida and a general survey in Iowa showed Huckabee the winner.In the media Spin Room, most of the major candidates were left with little if any media attention as virtually all print and broadcast media circled Governor Huckabee.
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Huckabee gets key Florida endorsementTuesday, November 27, 2007ORLANDO — GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee picked up an endorsement from one of Florida's most influential conservative politicians this evening in advance of Wednesday night's Republican debate in St. Petersburg.State Senate Majority Leader Daniel Webster, who last week hinted he would support Huckabee, this evening publicly endorsed the former Arkansas governor prior to a fund-raiser in downtown Orlando attended by about 50 potential donors."The governor's proved himself to be a leader. Not just someone who sat there and pushed against what was happening but yet became the leader of a state that had a lot of problems. And he did it within an environment that was somewhat hostile not only to his principles but also his party," said Webster, R-Winter Garden.After enumerating Huckabee's strong points, Webster offered another reason for his support: "He doesn't live in Washington."Huckabee welcomed the endorsement and praised Webster, a former state House speaker who has become a nationally respected conservative politician during his 28 years in the legislature.Recent polls indicate that Huckabee's popularity is climbing among Republican voters in the crowded field led by frontrunners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney.Huckabee had a simple explanation for the turnaround, with the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries just weeks away: "People started paying attention."Although his fundraising has been eclipsed by that of Romney and Giuliani, Huckabee said that does not concern him because of the effect of the blogosphere on political campaigns."Thanks to the Internet, you can raise enough money you need for the entire campaign in one night," he said.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Founder's Quote Day 4
On July 6th, 1775 our Continental Congress took action against England in offering a stern resolution, and warning, to the mother country. It seemed war was inevitable, and though most colonists did not desire war, they knew that that is what it might take in order to secure something England had deprived them of for so long: Freedom. This was titled a Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, and drafted by John Dickinson, and Thomas Jefferson. It began with a general statement of principles, then proceeded with a history of America leading up to the conflict-at-hand and enumerated the specific injuries and injustices inflicted upon the colonies by the mother country. I then concluded with a firm resolve to take up arms and defend American liberty:
"With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties; being with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves."
"With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties; being with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves."
Founders Quote Day 3
"From the omnipotent Power who dwells in the unclouded serenity of being, without variableness or shadow of change [James 1:17], we proceed as from the Fountain of Good, the Author of Hope, and the Source of Order and Justice, now that we assemble to commemorate the revolution, the independence, and the advancement of our country!... The festival which we keep is the festival of freedom itself - it belongs not to us only, but to man. All the nations of the earth have an interest in it, and humanity proclaims it sacred!... Trusting in the Providence of Him, the Universal Father, let the country advance to the glory and prosperity to which - mindful of its exalted priviledges - it aspires! Wherever its voice is heard, let it proclaim the message of liberty and speak with the divine energy of truth [and let] the principles of moral goodness [be] consistently followed in its actions! And while the centuries - as they pass - multiply its population and its resources, let it manifest in its whole history a devoted attachment to public virtue, a dear affection for mankind, and the consciousness of its responsibility to the God of nations!" -July 4th, 1826 by George Bancroft, the "Father of American History", Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of Defense.
Founder's Quote Day 2
"In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior. It forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation. The Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer's mission on Earth [and] laid the cornerstone of the human government of the first precepts of Christianity." -John Quincy Adams, July 4th, 1837
Friday, November 23, 2007
Founder's Quote Day 1
"It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble ackowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence." -John Adams, Signer of the Declaration of Idependence, framer of the Bill of Rights, President of the United States
Thursday, November 22, 2007
America Was Founded On Biblical Principles
"If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect it's instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity." -Daniel Webster
I have often wondered how any teacher or professor of history could possibly come to the almost hilarious conclusion that the Founders of these United States were atheists and agnostics. What's so funny? Well let's put it this way. Let's think of a hypothetical situation in which you and your best friend are quietly walking in the park on a beautiful sunny day, when suddenly your friend exclaims, "What a lovely red sky!" You laugh. Why? Because in declaring this you friend either displays color-blindness to the fact that the sky is blue, or he knows the sky is blue, but refuses to accept it. Sadly, this same kind of mistake is made every day by teachers and professors in schools accross the nation who must omit so much of the writings and speeches of our founding fathers in order to teach their version of American history. Why? Because their writings, speeches, legislation, and prayers consistently acknowledged God's devine intervention in the affairs of people. For this reason I'm compelled to do my best to post at least one letter or speech of one of our country's founders each day until the year's end.
I have often wondered how any teacher or professor of history could possibly come to the almost hilarious conclusion that the Founders of these United States were atheists and agnostics. What's so funny? Well let's put it this way. Let's think of a hypothetical situation in which you and your best friend are quietly walking in the park on a beautiful sunny day, when suddenly your friend exclaims, "What a lovely red sky!" You laugh. Why? Because in declaring this you friend either displays color-blindness to the fact that the sky is blue, or he knows the sky is blue, but refuses to accept it. Sadly, this same kind of mistake is made every day by teachers and professors in schools accross the nation who must omit so much of the writings and speeches of our founding fathers in order to teach their version of American history. Why? Because their writings, speeches, legislation, and prayers consistently acknowledged God's devine intervention in the affairs of people. For this reason I'm compelled to do my best to post at least one letter or speech of one of our country's founders each day until the year's end.
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