Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is probably feeling pretty good today.
A new CBS/New York Times poll puts him in second place in the early voting state of Iowa behind rival former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, came in second during the Iowa Straw Poll in August, though rivals Rudy Giuliani and John McCain did not participate. His strong showing there led some conservatives to take a closer look and he has seen his campaign contributions increase.
Or, as the wise-cracking Huckabee likes to say of his underdog status, “A dark horse is better than a dead horse.”
The survey found Huckabee receiving 21 percent support behind Romney, who led the field with 27 percent. When Iowa voters were asked who was their second choice, Huckabee and Giuliani tied at 17 percent.
However, the survey was not all good news for Huckabee. He received only 6 percent support in New Hampshire, whose presidential primary is expected to follow Iowa’s Jan. 3 vote by about five days.
Photo credit: Reuters/John Gress (Huckabee with his band at Iowa Straw Poll)
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I can’t wait until all voters throughout the country have the opportunity to learn what is becoming abundantly clear to folks in Iowa: Mike Huckabee is the best person for the job of President of the United States of America.
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- Posted by I Like MikeRomney’s recent WEAK response to FairTax questioning on “This Week with Geo. Stephanopoulos ( http://snipurl.com/stephanopoulosdebate )” drew a sharp contrast between Huckabee and all other presidential front-runners who will not embrace it. Huckabee understands that what’s wrong with the income tax can’t be fixed with “a tap of the hammer, nor a twist of the screwdriver.” That his opponents cling to the destructive Tax Code, the IRS, preserving political power of granting tax favors at continued cost to - and misery of - American families, invigorates his campaign’s raison d’etre.
Of the FairTax, Huckabee asserts that it’s…
• SIMPLE, easy to understand
- Posted by Ian• EFFICIENT, inexpensive to comply with and doesn’t cause less-than-optimal business decisions for tax minimization purposes
• FAIR, FLAT, and FAMILY FRIENDLY, loophole-free, and everyone pays their share
• LOW TAX RATE is achieved by broad base with no exclusions
• PREDICTABLE, doesn’t change, so financial planning is possible
• UNINTRUSIVE, doesn’t intrude into our personal affairs or limit our liberty
• VISIBLE, not hidden from the public in tax-inflated prices or otherwise
• PRODUCTIVE, rewards - rather than penalizes - work and productivity
Barrack Hussein Obama and/or Hillary Clinton CANNOT beat Huckabee! ‘Huckabee is Lincolnesque’: frugal beginnings, a great visionary, and a man of deep spiritual & moral conviction. He is also ‘Reaganesque’: a great communicator, iconic optimist, and a strong former governor. Huckabee will draw more conservative & moderate dems away from the democratic ticket than Reagan ever dreamed about. Mike Huckabee gives new meaning to the words ‘Charm offensive’!
I Like Mike! He actually belives what he is saying. ‘Flip Flop Romney’ will say anything to get elected. Lets go James Dobson - Endorse this guy already!
HUCKAPPEAL! Pat Robertson can go sell insurance!
- Posted by bryanGo Governor Huck!!!!!—Let’s beat the tired old GOP money boys and the & the overeducated coastal media elitists…Huck is the one to do it!!!!! Any poll they put out I figure is wrong by 5% in favor of the Candidate they don’t want to win …so in Iowa…Huck is probably at 30%
- Posted by Tim Kelley