Huckabee won about half of the African American vote in Arkansas

Carrieyazel

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:14 AM
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Huckabee won about half of the African American vote in Arkansas

Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 01:16 AM by Carrieyazel

http://www.issues2000.org/2008/Mike_Huckabee_Civil_Rights.htm

Huckabee isn't your run of the mill Repuke who gets 9% of the black vote. He's very dangerous, and will be a difficult nominee to run against. If he's nominated.

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kurth

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:16 AM
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1. Gomer is not your typical Bible thumper

He's a fucking dangerous Bible thumper.

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Thrill

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:16 AM
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2. Who was he running against?

We know he's not the normal Repuke. Thats why the Repukes don't like him. He;s considered liberal on economic issues. This isn't news. Why do you think the conservatives aren't crazy about him.

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Carrieyazel

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:18 AM
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4. Weak Democratic candidates. But still......Dems could not stop him

and Ark. is arguably the most Democratic southern state.

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:18 AM
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3. This is in no way representative...

...but I've spoken to a large number of black people around L. A. who support the Huckster. The big attractions as far as I've been able to tell is that he's a Baptist and will apparently be "tough on immigrants."

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ingac70

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:20 AM
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5. Nope he isn't run of the mill.

Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 01:21 AM by ingac70

He's got a populist message... although it is a Christofacist one....

He publicly called the Club for Growth the "Club for Greed".:rofl:

The Corporatists in the GOP hate him, and all the trash talk about him on right wing radio (Trashing him was a "talking point") in the last couple of months shows there will soon be a showdown in the GOP.

All that wondering why social conservatives vote against their economic interests? Well, they finally found their man. It is going to be an interesting political season.

:popcorn:

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maximusveritas

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Fri Jan-04-08 01:25 AM
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6. That's disputable

http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2007/09/27/news/news03.txt

I doubt he got anywhere near that number. Polls like that are very bad at getting minority voters right.

Huckabee will be one of the easiest to beat.

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