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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:34 PM
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If GOP primary vote counting keeps getting dicey...could Huckabee go third party in the fall?
Would McCain be electable if that happened?

Or is the idea to provoke the Huckster into breaking ranks so they can permanently marginalize him?

Whaddya think, campers?
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jkshaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:36 PM
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1. I think that would be nice.
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libertee Donating Member (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:36 PM
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2. That would be great
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:38 PM
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3. I don't think the Huckster has that kind of money support.
I think he will be a thorn in Old Man Cain's side until Cain shores up enough delegates.

Right now, Huckster is just draining Cain's campaign money and dividing their party. I think he's playing redneck-ball: He's going to hang around until Cain gives in, or can afford to ignore him.
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WRPendleton Donating Member (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:38 PM
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4. I'm no expert but...
I would have to guess that this would be take a significant number of voters from McCain more so than Green party effects on the Democratic Party in past Nader runs. Whether or not Huck sees this as an actual option though is difficult to see.

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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:40 PM
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5. DO IT HUCK!
You know you want to...
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 09:47 PM
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6. No way, Huckleberry is true GOP. The RWers are playing
games right now seeing if they can make McCain bend to all their
whims.

Gay Bauer Head of one the CC endorsed him today--a big get
Jeb Bush endorsed him today--a bigger get. Jeb is a favorite
among the RWers.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 10:00 PM
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7. Don't get too caught up in the KABUKI ... it's designed to get the news cycle.
Edited on Mon Feb-11-08 10:03 PM by TahitiNut
:shrug:


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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 10:05 PM
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8. Never. He is an rpig the whole way and will fall in line. His staying for now is
to represent the gay-bashing "Christians" and to carry some delegates to the convention to demand forced prayer and teaching creationism and eliminating science in schools and to make sure they have a strong effort to express their intolerance toward all people not white and "Christian".
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 10:21 PM
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10. and so he can call Mittens a "QUITTER" when Huckster runs in '12
on the "I Told You So" campaign theme :)
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 10:06 PM
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9. Christ, I hope he does.
Redstone
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 11:29 PM
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12. But does CHRIST hope he does?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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comradebillyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-11-08 10:43 PM
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11. it would be fun but unlikely nt
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