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Will GOP establishment sleep tonight?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow! If Mike Huckabee has won Iowa, the Republican establishment won’t sleep well tonight. They can’t imagine being represented by an Arkansas Baptist preacher.
Anna Gramberg, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, is in Iowa with a group of Auburn political scientists. A native of Germany, she described the Democratic caucus she attended in Des Moines as “chaotic. I’ve never seen anything so chaotic. All that counting and then re-counting. ” The Americans there told her that was part of the fun, she said. She also said that there was a much higher turnout of caucus-goers than expected.
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By RealRep
January 3, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this
The truth has begun to rear its head. Mike thanks the real conservatives in Iowa.
A vote for Giuliani is a vote for Hillary.
Huckabee ‘08
By Nothing New
January 3, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
I thought she won her pulitzer for being open-minded and fighting for equality without prejudice. Nothing like a cheap-shot at people of faith, from the south, or GOP - all in one :)
By Davo
January 3, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
“They can’t imagine being represented by an Arkansas Baptist preacher”
Neither can I
RP’08
By RW-(the original)
January 3, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Cynthia,
South Carolina is the next place Huckabee has any shot and he’s broke. This was the end of the road not the beginning for Huckabee.
What you really should be concerned about is a strong showing from Fred Thompson. This will serve as a wake up call for true conservatives.
By Carl
January 3, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this
When asked why he skipped Iowa, Rudy repiled, “It was good practice. When I’m President, I plan on skipping the entire middle class.”
By Elizabeth
January 3, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this
I pray that either Huckabee or Romney wins the GOP nomination. Either one would GUARANTEE a Democratic White House.
By Jonny
January 3, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
Thompson’s strong showing? What effin’ planet are you on?
By RW-(the original)
January 3, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
A whole new breed of trolls seems to have found there way into this new post.
There are third place finishes in Iowa that serve as a springboard like the next President of the United States, Fred Thompson and there are third place finishes that bury a candidate.
By Luckoduh
January 3, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
I’m fixing to sleep like a baby.
Inevitable, eh?
And look at “lazy” Fred, by the own words of the drive by media, he ran a lackluster, non serious campaign, still he places third in the voting, behind two lib sisters that spent millions upon millions so that they could whine at each other.
Gee, I wonder what will happen when he gets “focused?”
And now it’s on to Super Tuesday in the South where Fred will pull away and leave them.
God Bless you Iowa.
By getalife
January 3, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this
McCain takes the third slot, by 36 votes.
By RW-(the original)
January 3, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this
Hillary started her speech by saying that the Iowa results at least proved a Democrat was going to win. It sounds like a concession but of course it isn’t.
Had Fred said that his political obits would be be front page news tomorrow. Want to bet that the antique media (sorry Cynthia) finally tell us how unimportant Iowa is now so they can blow more sunshine up this loser’s pant suit for a few more days?
By getalife
January 3, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this
Damn, Gomer Pyle is boring.
By Mrs. Godzilla
January 3, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this
Last I heard, Dem turnout was massive (3x) as compared to GOP turnout.
Anybody see any firm GOP turnout numbers?
By RW-(the original)
January 3, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Frankly Obama isn’t quite as irritating now that he uses his “ethnic” voice full time.
Beware folks, it still doesn’t mask his rampant socialism.
By Mrs. Godzilla
January 3, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this
Socialism?
No.
Populism. Yes.
Rampant Populism. Hell yes.
RW, you’d still have a place in my cabinet. It’s the real big tent thing.
Secretary of Dirty Gin Martins!
Really, night all.
Need my beauty sleep.
By Zeuss
January 3, 2008 11:40 PM | Link to this
Should have fed all the Christians to the lions…
By MeforPresident
January 4, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this
All these candidates are a joke…it is time for a third party in this country…Ross Perot ‘08
By dawgsarejokes
January 4, 2008 4:09 AM | Link to this
I would sleep very well thank you. This nation is a war with Islam and here are the Democrats in this country trying to vote one into office. I hope Obama wins the Democratic side then all the Republicans have to do is use this slogan “Osama ..Obama What’s the Difference” I see a conservative landslide coming. We do not need a muslim in the highest office of leadership in this country.
By erin
January 4, 2008 4:45 AM | Link to this
Please, my wonderful fellow Georgians…please make us look better in our nation and stop reading old chain email hoaxes about Obama being a Muslim terrorist in disguise and the like that make us look really, really dumb. Oh please start reading books and not scary fwds! Please start learning about the world and stop fwding emails about UFOs! Please stop parroting everything you hear (voice tremor) and start thinking for yourself! I beg of you! (cry of desperation) PLEASE!
By Dude
January 4, 2008 6:22 AM | Link to this
Dawgsarejokes, you are a real joke if you believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim. Regardless of whether he is a Muslim or not should not matter. You only see color and not a strong political candidate who brings a messgae of change to those who want change. Dawgs try change.
By Corey
January 4, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
The media never mentions that Obama graduated number in his law school class at Harvard Law. When Clinton ran, we were always bombarded with the fact that Clinton was such a good student and made good grades. Come media, give the brother his props.
By sandy
January 4, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this
I slept well last night knowing the Huckster won, thank you very much. Iowa showed us by their voting that change is needed in Washington. If I’m not mistaken the Senate is still in Washington and all the front running Dems are senators there. Swapping offices across town doesn’t seem much like change to me. Hillary spent 8 years in the White House already, so that certainly isn’t change. Huckabee stands for a strong defense (including stopping the Mexican Invasion), finishing the job in Iraq, and most important to me, he supports the FairTax. People resent the religious morality Huck conveys, but that is because their own sense of morality is screwed, they know it, and they project negatively towards those of faith based morality in a vain attempt to justify their own self worth.
Morality draws a line in the sand as to what is right and wrong, despite whether it came from a religious book or stereo instructions. People like crossing that line without feeling bad for it, so they attack the one that drew the line. Get over it people!!! It is better to have somebody in power that is willing to draw that line.
The real question is how the Dems are sleeping at night knowing that their 2 front runners are fatally flawed and have no chance of winning. My question is if this National hell(th) care is such a great idea, why is it not going to be mandated that the government officials be put on the same system? I guess that means “some animals are more equal than others.” Its from Animal Farm people; read it and take another look at your candidates.
Good Luck Huckabee! www.fairtax.org