I’d like to see a debate. This is America right? What’s wrong with hearing for ourselves what they stand for? I for one, want to know that Mccain, the “presumptive nominee” as the press has labeled him, stands for more than war, slack immigration and gay marriage. All of which are important issues we face, and yet Mccain only addresses war, war, war.
Huckabee is being ignored by the Mccain camp to debate. you can sign the petition at http://www.mustdebate.com

This election isn’t over till WE say it’s over!

Well, Gee Ha!

If I Remember, correctly, that means, RIGHT!

McCain, can call for the election to be civil all he wants, but the Left will do what dogs do.
For Him to, as they say, Throw his Supporters Under the Bus, for PC reasons, is His downfall!

Time for America to Wake up, to this Mc Cain;
Mc Lame and Arrogant man, for who he “IS”
Hannity and Ann Colter, along with Rush are conceivably Furious!

I am Too, As, should Be All of the Republican Party.

This Blather has been perceived;
as “NORMAL OPERATIONS.” For the Democratic Party.
For and about, anything Concerning Republicans!
If you think Howard Dean and Friends, are going to back off? You live in Mc Fantasy Land!

Tough decisions are what make us who we are as a party.
The Far Left Liberal Agenda, Has enough problems on their own!
Without giving them the right ammunition, and caving in to their Propaganda whenever McCain decides to Dump; his support of and on, his own constituents!

What have we got to do, to get this man’s attention?

Try a VOTE FOR HUCKABEE!
There is a VOTE for INTEGRITY!

Lets, Put Reason, and Not Cautious John, In the Office of the President!

For a Well thought out Game plan, and follow through too!

Well, Mr. Huckabee. There are three Republican Candidates running. As Dr. Ron Paul predictions regarding the economy come to fruition, the other candidates don’t want him around to show them how out of touch their economic policies are. Of course maybe the fact Huckabee can’t count to 3 says it all.

Mr. McCain could both blow the dems out of the water, and position himself as the most progressive, strongest leader for positive change in the last 60 years by debating. He could make sure with Mr. Huckabee that they debate issues, without attacking, and show (as compared to the dems) how they (or the ‘new’ GOP) will do business by listening, debating (the issue-not the person)maybe compromising, maybe not, but actually listening to and considering other points of view as valid, even when disagreeing. As an independent voter, I keep waiting for someone to step up so I don’t have to vote for Nader. McCain would truly solidify his base, if they felt he was listening and considering. If, even with victory at hand, he had the leadership to CONTINUE listening (which is what we need our next pres to do) and show that those with less than a majority still do count (a unique tenet of our constitution), All of us will start to think different, and actually BELIEVE positve change will happen. Leaving the Dems who talk of a different gov’t, and continue with the same dialog of old, seen as the establishment problem. Think about it..

I would love to see the debate! McCain will attempt to avoid it. Huckabee is a far better candidate. In previous campaigns, after the majority of candidates quit, the machine vastly ignored Huckabee. McCain’s reference to “the other 16″ debates is a laugh. Those gave each man a few comments. In the smaller debates, Huckabee was ignored - afraid of what he will say: the IRS needs to go, the Federal Reserve is raping - yes, raping - the United States taxpayer. We must put heavy pressure on McCain to debate: or he will avoid it.

Senator McCain has had the chance to participate in those 16 previous debates, while Gov. Huckabee only gets asked a few questions at best. Let’s hear from them one on one, debating their ideas. If the senator does not think he can win a debate against Huckabee, then he will never win against Obama. Mr. McCain this is your shot to secure my vote not just on March 4 but also in November!

Thank you for accurate journalism, mentioning that Ron Paul, is also still in the race. My hat is off to all of those who report the truth, not shape opinion.

Why is the no media coverage on this? No news about Huckabee on CNN or Fox. Are they trying to keep the American public from even knowing Mike Huckabee is still in the race? I appreciate your article. A debate would be great!

The Fair Tax is the most ‘conservative’ idea anyone has talked about this whole election, because the IRS, that administers the income tax / withholding, is the most oppressive, intrusive, socialist institution in our country.

Huckabee is an ardent, articulate supporter of the Fair Tax, and I believe he really “gets it”. It is the best hope on the horizon for giving power back to the people, and waking people up to the stranglehold the current tax system has on the people and the economy.

Yes, thank you Andy Sullivan for reporting the truth. Not something we see often enough these days.

It’s pretty offensive to hear Huckabee stating that the race is down to 2 — when there are 3 in the race.

If Huckabee wants to claim that it is not over until it is over, then he should claim that it is not over for Ron Paul either.

While Huckabee runs out of money, Ron Paul’s campaign continues to gain donations. The donations from brand new supporters, who are just now turning to his message — be if from frustration or desperation — are rapidly accelerating.

Once people finally listen — finally — they find Paul to be the man that deserved their support from the very beginning.

I’m one of those….

Yes, we need a debate! Should McCain refuse to debate Huckabee, he is showing that he is afraid to face a challange. That is not the kind of man we need in the position of president. And Ron Paul should be included if he would like. He has quit campaigning however, so the reason for Huckabee to say 2 instead of 3 is understandable. He certainly deserves the chance after the way he was treated in the last “debate” at the Reagan Library. What a joke that was! Advice: Chill out Ron Paul folks! That is why his ideas never took off. He seems to only have angry people following him. I never saw him on the debates that he wasn’t about to have a stroke over his positions. The U.S. president cannot be like that. Honesty and strength yes. Anger,no.

Dust:

I kindly disagree that it will be just Huck’s work that got it to the convention. It will have been the work of all the candidates with non-McCain delegates, most notably Romney’s. Where are these delegates going to turn…? Are they bonded to endorse McCain just because Romney did? No.

I’m all for Huckabee staying in. The longer the nomination process goes on, the more Ron Paul’s message gets out there. He is attracting young voters who aren’t yet addicted to debt.

Latest news, John McCain didnt make the decision not to debate Huckabee he was told by the Republican party establishment that pulls his strings not to. This goes to show John McCain is going to be a “puppet” if he gets in the White House.

McCain will always have to ask permission on every decision if he is in the White House. McCain’s clout to create “Change” will be virtually “zero”. And worse yet, the Democrats will feed on this situation all during the general election campaign saying McCain will only be a puppet in the White House.

Just to validate this comment, look what Bill Cunnigham said about John McCain on CNN. Cunningham says he was told by party officials to give the audience red meat to warm up the crowd that came to see McCain. See the key word “party officals” told him to do this. Do you see the connection here, McCain has absolutely no decision making permission. He will constantly have to get “permission” from the party big wigs that smoke their big cigars in the back room counting their money and power.

The only true conservative that has run in this presidential race is charismatic leader Mike Huckabee. A down to earth, honest, humble man looking out for the needs of the American people and not the party big wigs. He sticks his neck out on the line, he does what is right for the common American citizen. Mike Huckabee want’s to “Share” his power with the American people, but the party big wigs control McCain and they want to “Show” their power to the American people.

Don’t let this election be taken away from the American people, vote for Mike Huckabee. He is on your side. For 10 1/2 years as Governor of Arkansas, he never had a big picture of him on the Arkansas capital hall, each week he had the picture of an ordinary Arkansas citizen in that picture frame. He always reminded his staff, that “we” work for the citizens, they are the boss and we should never ever forget that.

Vote for Mike Huckabee, the only crusader of the American people.

McCain should debate Dr. Paul. Wait, on second thought, that probably isn’t a good idea… McCain would get taken to town by the good doctor!

Ron Paul knows more about the economy than either of the “front runners.” He should be there so we can have some sense in the debate.

MSNBC cancelled that Feb 28th debate which had all three scheduled. Now that the debate is cancelled, they’ll just schedule a new one so they can exclude Ron Paul.

No matter. Go Ron Go!

I’ll sign that debate petition — provided the debate includes Ron Paul.

As for Huckabee not getting deserved coverage: welcome to Paul’s world.

If McCain has the nomination locked up, what has he got to lose with 1 debate? Free air time for him. But if he refuses he looks bad.

If there’s no more republican debates, then the media and McCain are wanting to ignore the rest of the republican party and are essentially saying that we are of no importance and they just want to move on. How sad. When in fact, McCain’s just afraid and the media knows it will cause a stir in the republican race, and they don’t want to talk about anyone but Obama. If this is what we can expect from McCain, then he won’t get my vote even if he does get the 1191 delegates.

Regarding the mass media showing fair and balanced coverage of all presidential candidates, there is a law on the books that requires this. The problem is that during Reagan’s time, the congress amended the law to exclude news casts, interviews and debates. So what’s left you ask? Game shows and cartoons. So, you Huckabee and Ron Paul fans who do not receive a fair shake at getting your candidates word out are at the hands of who ever pulls the strings of the mass media, being General Electric and News Corporation.

dust says:
February 27th, 2008 at 4:01 pm GMT

[…] wait and see if Huck keeps McCain from getting 1,191. Then it goes to the convention, but it won’t be Paul work that got him to the convention, it will be Hucks.

This is the kind of ignorance that marks Huckabee as a pretender in the political process. 1191 is ONLY important AT the RNConvention, DURING the vote(s). There WILL be a convention, period. And given that most states have a large contingent of unpledged delegates, even on the first ballot, and state RP organizations are starting to release ex-candidates’ pledged delegates to vote freely, there is NO way to know how many delegates will vote for who. It is even possible, and has certainly happened before, that delegates will break their pledge.

If Huckabee exits the campaign at some point before September, based on McCain “getting” the mythical magic number, then he would show that he truly has no grasp of organizational procedure, or even rudimentary logic.

If he should drop out, it looks like it would only because of that reason or because of money troubles. (unless McCain’s money and FEC-related ethics troubles sink McCain first, that is)

And if Huckabee drops out, that will leave only 1 active primary campaigner, Ron Paul, since McCain has already presumed he has the nomination and has “gone national”. Huckabee supporters would then probably split between those diehard war supporters who are willing to overlook McCain’s late dove-to-hawk conversion, and those who place abortion as a higher priority. The former would likely go to McCain, and the latter would to to Paul who has a much stronger anti-abortion stance and legislation to back it up.

Now, THAT would be an interesting convention!

McCain needs to either debate or get out. I can’t believe how he is spitting on the GOP and refusing to debate. He’s handing this over to the Democrats.

Why the h*** won’t he debate? What is he hiding? This is rediculous, we’re going to be left with NADER as the only option.

Huckabee certainly provides a breath of fresh Spring air, compared to what we’ve been hearing! Critics have continuously brought up the point that even if he won every single delegate from now on, he could still not win enough to nail the nomination. To that, I ask, “So? Neither will McCain?”

Mike’s voice needs to be heard, and the best way of doing that is to have a debate, head to head. It’s amazing that he has come this far, against so much money supported by the likes of Romney and his supporters, as well as extremely biased 527’s like Club for Growth.

Given that McCain and Huckabee have been on such good terms, I’d have to agree that the best debate forum would be a Lincoln-Douglas style debate — no moderation given. I urge everyone to continue pressing for such an encounter.