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Perfect Stranger [Mike Huckabee]
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| Contributor | particleman |
| Last Edited | particleman Aug 26, 2007 11:50pm |
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| News Date | Monday, August 27, 2007 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | If you're trying to watch your waistline, Tommy's Ham House is probably the last place you ought to go for breakfast. But there was Mike Huckabee last week, working his way around the Greenville, S.C., restaurant, shaking hands, making small talk and doing his best to keep his distance from all those plates piled with steaming smoked ham steaks, buttery grits and syrup-soaked pancakes. [snip]
Huckabee restrained himself and turned to the real reason for his visit: winning over the 100 or so GOP voters who'd shown up that morning to hear his presidential pitch. He didn't disappoint. Huckabee's speech hit every major theme on the Christian conservative wish list. He explained he's unshakably pro-life, opposes same-sex marriage and supports the troop surge in Iraq. He promised to protect gun rights and vowed to abolish the Internal Revenue Service, the agency Republicans love to hate most. "I want April 15 to be just another beautiful spring day," Huckabee declared. "Amen!" one man called out.
On paper and in person, Mike Huckabee seems like the perfect presidential candidate for Republicans in search of a successor to George W. Bush. Conservatives haven't hidden their dissatisfaction with other GOP candidates.
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Despite his positions, Huckabee has struggled to gain attention. His debate performances have been praised, but he barely registers in polls. It's a problem that vexes his staff: He's got the message. He's got the story. He's got the charisma. So why can't Mike Huckabee get any respect? The short, cruel answer is that many people who should be his most enthusiastic supporters don't think he could win if he were pitted in a nasty race against the one Democrat conservatives loathe most. "We like Mike a lot," says Richard Land, a leader of the Southern Baptist Convention. "But nobody thinks he can beat Hillary, and a fear of another Clinton White House outweighs almost everything."
In other words, Huckabee is too nice to be president. |
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