"The idea that Huckabee could mount a credible general election campaign is laughable."

johnnyrocket

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Thu Jan-03-08 10:41 PM
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"The idea that Huckabee could mount a credible general election campaign is laughable."

A GOP insider, interesting!

Huckenfreude

Gloria Borger

I spoke with a Republican strategist who is unaffiliated but is contact with every campaign and he's very upset about Huckabee's win. He said look, this is the right kind of state, the right kind of structure, large evangelical community. But this is a quote. He said, "This is the equivalent of Pat Robertson winning. The idea that Huckabee could mount a credible general election campaign is laughable."

This is the establishment Republican party speaking right now.

I'm shocked that Gloria Borger could find an "unaffiliated" strategist who hates Huckabee but is authorized to speak for "the establishment Republican party."

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2007_12_30_archive.html#8941364548440194431

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msongs

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Thu Jan-03-08 10:42 PM
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1. same thing was said about Hitler nt

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Jackpine Radical

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Thu Jan-03-08 10:44 PM
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2. Every time I find myself thinking thoughts like that

I remind myself that I rooted for Raygun to win the nom becuse he was the only Puggy Jimmy Carter was sure to beat.

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TwilightGardener

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Thu Jan-03-08 10:48 PM
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3. Hope they're right. He's major icky.

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Strawman

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Thu Jan-03-08 10:50 PM
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4. Country Club Republicans will be begging Mike Bloomberg to run

Edited on Thu Jan-03-08 10:51 PM by Strawman

if Huckabee wins. Either that or they may decide they can trade reasonable moderate tax increases in exchange for defending the Enlightenment and lineup behind Obama or Clinton. If Edwards wins and Huckabee wins, they will be looking for an independent like Bloomberg for sure.

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