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	<title>Comments on: Huckabee backs McCain, but will his followers?</title>
	<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Sonia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-343233</link>
		<dc:creator>Sonia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-343233</guid>
		<description>ONLY MIKE HUCKABEE!!!</description>
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		<title>By: Kathy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-341965</link>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-341965</guid>
		<description>I still stand by my 2 pledges to VOTE ONLY FOR MIKE HUCKABEE and to Vote Only For a Pro-Life Candidate.

I will be voting for Mike Huckabee in June (Montana)and again in November.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still stand by my 2 pledges to VOTE ONLY FOR MIKE HUCKABEE and to Vote Only For a Pro-Life Candidate.</p>
<p>I will be voting for Mike Huckabee in June (Montana)and again in November.</p>
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		<title>By: Jim</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340663</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340663</guid>
		<description>Now that McCain has secured the needed delegates, and Mike Huckabee has endorsed him; people in remaining States can feel free to vote for Mike and still fully support the GOP!!!

Yea!!!!

Please be encouraged to continue to show your support for Mike by carrying MISSISSIPPI!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that McCain has secured the needed delegates, and Mike Huckabee has endorsed him; people in remaining States can feel free to vote for Mike and still fully support the GOP!!!</p>
<p>Yea!!!!</p>
<p>Please be encouraged to continue to show your support for Mike by carrying MISSISSIPPI!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Jim</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340465</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340465</guid>
		<description>What is remarkable about Mike Huckabee is that even to the end with all of the media mocking him and drumming the 'NO mathematical possibility' Line 'lie...McCain still does not have the delegates needed', ad-nausium for weeks following Super-Tuesday contests, he not only finished the race but finished it with 34% support in 'Nation wide polls' compared to John McCains 56%.

In states that had already held primaries as well as those that unfortunately had no voice, Huckabee had a third of the people pulling for him over McCain's less than 2/3. Note nationwide polls include the East and West Coast that are not players in the Republican plan and skew the final percentages greatly.

These were people who had already been told time and time again to just drop it 'it's all over now go home!'

I think he still holds the same numbers today because his supporters 'I am one Myself' respect his vision to 'never give up until the bell rings.'

REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!

Jim</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is remarkable about Mike Huckabee is that even to the end with all of the media mocking him and drumming the &#8216;NO mathematical possibility&#8217; Line &#8216;lie&#8230;McCain still does not have the delegates needed&#8217;, ad-nausium for weeks following Super-Tuesday contests, he not only finished the race but finished it with 34% support in &#8216;Nation wide polls&#8217; compared to John McCains 56%.</p>
<p>In states that had already held primaries as well as those that unfortunately had no voice, Huckabee had a third of the people pulling for him over McCain&#8217;s less than 2/3. Note nationwide polls include the East and West Coast that are not players in the Republican plan and skew the final percentages greatly.</p>
<p>These were people who had already been told time and time again to just drop it &#8216;it&#8217;s all over now go home!&#8217;</p>
<p>I think he still holds the same numbers today because his supporters &#8216;I am one Myself&#8217; respect his vision to &#8216;never give up until the bell rings.&#8217;</p>
<p>REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!</p>
<p>Jim</p>
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		<title>By: Lola</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340271</link>
		<dc:creator>Lola</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340271</guid>
		<description>I just heard Mike Huckabee on the Larry King show.  Mike Huckabee sure does have class.  That is why his supporters LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

While Mike has pledged to support McCain, and he just did on Larry King...  I'm sorry, My Husband and I cannot and will not support John McCain.  Yep, Mike is right, no one is perfect but a vote for McCain, sorry to say this (Mike is wrong on this one) is a vote for Hillary Clinton and Obama.  There is no difference between them.  

The main reason we will not be supporting John McCain is because of the Keating 5 scandal.  McCain is a crook, thief.  What about the Americans that lost it all because of the Savings and Loan scandal?  McCain has many other scandals in his closet that will all come out in this election.  

I want to congratulate the Democrat Party right now.  They will win in November.  Its gonna be pretty ugly too.  McCain will lose by a landslide that will be for the record books.  Can anybody spell 'Guinese' (oops, I cant but you know what I mean)

We, my Husband and I, pledged a long time ago that if Mike did not get the nod, we would be writing Mike Huckabee in come November.  The GOP media elitists and Liberal part of our party, greedy biggots, will never take my vote for granted ever again, we will not let them.  They continue to do it, then they will continue to lose my vote.  Give me liberty or give me death.  My Party has LEFT me.  

The way they treated Mike Huckabee has left my Husband and I numb.  I used to be a huge fan of Fox News.  That has come to an end as well.  I hope they are satisfied with their nominee.  He wont make it for them.  Newt said one word that stood out to us and we knew it was a comin...
CATASTROPHY...FOR THE GOP.  Blinded by greed and biggotry is their undoing.  That blindness made them uncapable of seeing Mike Huckabee and the real conservative of this race that he is and will continue to be.

I did have the honor of voting for Mike here in the Primary here in Ohio.  I weep for WE THE PEOPLE of the other states that were waiting to vote for Mike too.  They now think that they cannot BUT THEY CAN.  Mike will still be on those ballots.  All the other GOP candidates that dropped out of the race (Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, etc...they were on the Ohio Primary Ballot too.  So, Mike will be on those other ballots.  They will not have enough time or money to take Him off those ballots, they usually dont anyway.  ANYWAY MY POINT BEING...MIKE HUCKABEE SUPPORTERS THAT WANT TO VOTE FOR HIM IN THEIR PRIMARIES AND THINK THEY NOW CANT, WELL THINK AGAIN.  SEND A LOUD MESSAGE TO THE GOP.  THEY CANNOT TAKE US FOR GRANTED ANYMORE.  GO TO YOUR POLLS AND VOTE AND VOTE ONLY FOR MIKE HUCKABEE.  SEND A MESSAGE FOLKS.  IF YOU DON'T THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS TO WE THE PEOPLE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just heard Mike Huckabee on the Larry King show.  Mike Huckabee sure does have class.  That is why his supporters LOVE HIM SO MUCH.</p>
<p>While Mike has pledged to support McCain, and he just did on Larry King&#8230;  I&#8217;m sorry, My Husband and I cannot and will not support John McCain.  Yep, Mike is right, no one is perfect but a vote for McCain, sorry to say this (Mike is wrong on this one) is a vote for Hillary Clinton and Obama.  There is no difference between them.  </p>
<p>The main reason we will not be supporting John McCain is because of the Keating 5 scandal.  McCain is a crook, thief.  What about the Americans that lost it all because of the Savings and Loan scandal?  McCain has many other scandals in his closet that will all come out in this election.  </p>
<p>I want to congratulate the Democrat Party right now.  They will win in November.  Its gonna be pretty ugly too.  McCain will lose by a landslide that will be for the record books.  Can anybody spell &#8216;Guinese&#8217; (oops, I cant but you know what I mean)</p>
<p>We, my Husband and I, pledged a long time ago that if Mike did not get the nod, we would be writing Mike Huckabee in come November.  The GOP media elitists and Liberal part of our party, greedy biggots, will never take my vote for granted ever again, we will not let them.  They continue to do it, then they will continue to lose my vote.  Give me liberty or give me death.  My Party has LEFT me.  </p>
<p>The way they treated Mike Huckabee has left my Husband and I numb.  I used to be a huge fan of Fox News.  That has come to an end as well.  I hope they are satisfied with their nominee.  He wont make it for them.  Newt said one word that stood out to us and we knew it was a comin&#8230;<br />
CATASTROPHY&#8230;FOR THE GOP.  Blinded by greed and biggotry is their undoing.  That blindness made them uncapable of seeing Mike Huckabee and the real conservative of this race that he is and will continue to be.</p>
<p>I did have the honor of voting for Mike here in the Primary here in Ohio.  I weep for WE THE PEOPLE of the other states that were waiting to vote for Mike too.  They now think that they cannot BUT THEY CAN.  Mike will still be on those ballots.  All the other GOP candidates that dropped out of the race (Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, etc&#8230;they were on the Ohio Primary Ballot too.  So, Mike will be on those other ballots.  They will not have enough time or money to take Him off those ballots, they usually dont anyway.  ANYWAY MY POINT BEING&#8230;MIKE HUCKABEE SUPPORTERS THAT WANT TO VOTE FOR HIM IN THEIR PRIMARIES AND THINK THEY NOW CANT, WELL THINK AGAIN.  SEND A LOUD MESSAGE TO THE GOP.  THEY CANNOT TAKE US FOR GRANTED ANYMORE.  GO TO YOUR POLLS AND VOTE AND VOTE ONLY FOR MIKE HUCKABEE.  SEND A MESSAGE FOLKS.  IF YOU DON&#8217;T THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS TO WE THE PEOPLE.</p>
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		<title>By: Carol</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340265</link>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340265</guid>
		<description>Vote for McCain??? ...uh....NO THANKS!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vote for McCain??? &#8230;uh&#8230;.NO THANKS!</p>
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		<title>By: Lindsey</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340263</link>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340263</guid>
		<description>To: Jim says: 
March 5th, 2008 at 5:53 pm GMT 

I totally agree w/ you about getting 'hooked' on Huckabee by accident.  I stumbled on Huckabee during the SC debate.  I thought you know, I better watch this debate so I know who I should vote for.  I knew immediately I liked Mike.  He was articulate, caring, passionate, clear, funny, &#38; defintely had a game plan.  I was 'hooked' from there on out...I started doing my own research.  I'm sooo thankful that I did because the Conservative Talk Shows were misleading people about Romney (he is truly a flip-flopper).  And the MSM was misleading people regarding McCain... if people would do their research they would know this man is NOT good for America!  

Huckabee was my choice from the first.  And he will continue to be my choice.  I truly do not know if I can support McCain....I just don't know if I can in all good conscience vote for this man.

I am truly grieved for our Nation that they did not clearly see that Huckabee is the answer for America.  

We love Mike &#38; will support him in 2012!!  We have not seen the last of him!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To: Jim says:<br />
March 5th, 2008 at 5:53 pm GMT </p>
<p>I totally agree w/ you about getting &#8216;hooked&#8217; on Huckabee by accident.  I stumbled on Huckabee during the SC debate.  I thought you know, I better watch this debate so I know who I should vote for.  I knew immediately I liked Mike.  He was articulate, caring, passionate, clear, funny, &amp; defintely had a game plan.  I was &#8216;hooked&#8217; from there on out&#8230;I started doing my own research.  I&#8217;m sooo thankful that I did because the Conservative Talk Shows were misleading people about Romney (he is truly a flip-flopper).  And the MSM was misleading people regarding McCain&#8230; if people would do their research they would know this man is NOT good for America!  </p>
<p>Huckabee was my choice from the first.  And he will continue to be my choice.  I truly do not know if I can support McCain&#8230;.I just don&#8217;t know if I can in all good conscience vote for this man.</p>
<p>I am truly grieved for our Nation that they did not clearly see that Huckabee is the answer for America.  </p>
<p>We love Mike &amp; will support him in 2012!!  We have not seen the last of him!</p>
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		<title>By: Pam M</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340261</link>
		<dc:creator>Pam M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340261</guid>
		<description>Member of Huck's Army, a christian, &#38; a radical right wing member of the GOP (as is most every member of the GOP as compared to the standard bearer, the self-proclaimed "Consvervative Liberal", party nominee McCain.) 
I will not vote McCain because he has tried to curtail American citizens 1st &#38; 2nd ammendment rights.  As a member of the Gang of 14, he tried to block Bush's tax cuts.  He was callous in his proposal and backing of the Senate Select Committe on POW &#38; MIA Affairs.  He favored the Kyoto Protocol and co-sponsored the balonified Liberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act.  He embraced the Kennedy-Edwards-McCain Reimportation of Drugs bill.  He is pro Roe v. Wade, which is document out of his own mouth on a TV clip available on YouTube.  The Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill rewards not only illegal behavior and disregard for the law of this land, but it FAVORED illegal over American citizens.  
He has proven himself willing, eager and proud to reach across to the Democrats. Likewise, he has proven himself to distain constituents of the party inwhich he is suppose to REPRESENT.  This "hetrodox maverick" is not afraid to condensendingly tell citizens of his party to "shut your political pie-hole" or to "calm down".  Now, he says "friend" let's come together, unite for the party's sake, and vote for me.  Fat chance.  McCain did more than ignore his base, he spit in her face.
He has a well known temper.  Why should I want that man in charge of the red alert button?  He keeps pissing off conservatives, and gerrymandering to/with liberals.  He is in my opinion egregious, condescending, and arrogant.  
I will vote in November, but not for any of the top 3 dogs in the presidential race.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Member of Huck&#8217;s Army, a christian, &amp; a radical right wing member of the GOP (as is most every member of the GOP as compared to the standard bearer, the self-proclaimed &#8220;Consvervative Liberal&#8221;, party nominee McCain.)<br />
I will not vote McCain because he has tried to curtail American citizens 1st &amp; 2nd ammendment rights.  As a member of the Gang of 14, he tried to block Bush&#8217;s tax cuts.  He was callous in his proposal and backing of the Senate Select Committe on POW &amp; MIA Affairs.  He favored the Kyoto Protocol and co-sponsored the balonified Liberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act.  He embraced the Kennedy-Edwards-McCain Reimportation of Drugs bill.  He is pro Roe v. Wade, which is document out of his own mouth on a TV clip available on YouTube.  The Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill rewards not only illegal behavior and disregard for the law of this land, but it FAVORED illegal over American citizens.<br />
He has proven himself willing, eager and proud to reach across to the Democrats. Likewise, he has proven himself to distain constituents of the party inwhich he is suppose to REPRESENT.  This &#8220;hetrodox maverick&#8221; is not afraid to condensendingly tell citizens of his party to &#8220;shut your political pie-hole&#8221; or to &#8220;calm down&#8221;.  Now, he says &#8220;friend&#8221; let&#8217;s come together, unite for the party&#8217;s sake, and vote for me.  Fat chance.  McCain did more than ignore his base, he spit in her face.<br />
He has a well known temper.  Why should I want that man in charge of the red alert button?  He keeps pissing off conservatives, and gerrymandering to/with liberals.  He is in my opinion egregious, condescending, and arrogant.<br />
I will vote in November, but not for any of the top 3 dogs in the presidential race.</p>
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		<title>By: Sandra</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340244</link>
		<dc:creator>Sandra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340244</guid>
		<description>I am a Conservative Republican and I will not support McCain the way our family supported Huckabee...

It is too bad that the GOP party doesnt want to see our party to stand for the issues we value as Republican....and the way Huckabee reach to the young Republican and voters really made Huckabee the one should've been or Nominee...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a Conservative Republican and I will not support McCain the way our family supported Huckabee&#8230;</p>
<p>It is too bad that the GOP party doesnt want to see our party to stand for the issues we value as Republican&#8230;.and the way Huckabee reach to the young Republican and voters really made Huckabee the one should&#8217;ve been or Nominee&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Olga H</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340241</link>
		<dc:creator>Olga H</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/03/05/huckabee-backs-mccain-but-will-his-followers/#comment-340241</guid>
		<description>Senator McCain would do well not to ignore the 32%of the Republican Party who voted for Mike Huckabee, against Media and Political endorsements.  He already proved himself to know how to do a lot on a shoe string budget.  Just think if the GOP and all their glamorous governers and Senators had thrown Mike Huckabee some bones.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Senator McCain would do well not to ignore the 32%of the Republican Party who voted for Mike Huckabee, against Media and Political endorsements.  He already proved himself to know how to do a lot on a shoe string budget.  Just think if the GOP and all their glamorous governers and Senators had thrown Mike Huckabee some bones.</p>
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