From late Friday afternoon until Saturday night, the GOP grassroots was abuzz. Folks who had organized, committed dollars, and pledged to volunteer for the undisputed frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination were about to finally find out whether he would run. (more)
With former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s announcement Saturday night that he will not be making a second run for the White House, the race for the popular, one-time candidate’s endorsement is on. (more)
On Saturday night’s “Huckabee” on the Fox News Channel, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced he would not be a candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination for President of the United States. In a strange twist, immediately following that announcement at the end of the “Huckabee” program, Fox News viewers were offered real estate mogul and potential 2012 candidate Donald Trump’s reaction. (more)
After months of speculation, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who ran for president in 2008, announced Saturday night on his Fox News program that he would not mount a second run for the White House. (more)
A reliable source emails me this: “Huck will make a major announcement in the last 5 mins of his Fox show tomorrow night, Sat.” (more)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took sides in the Florida Republican U.S. Senate primary Thursday by endorsing state Senate President Mike Haridopolos. (more)
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Monday condemned comments made by Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Republican Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee over the weekend comparing inaction on the nation’s debt crisis with those who did nothing as the Nazis executed millions. (more)
Rumors swirled in the blogosphere mid-week that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee would not run for president in 2012. In denying the speculation, those in Huckabee’s corner revealed just how likely it is that Huckabee will run this cycle. (more)
Nevada voters are not pleased with any of the possible Republican 2012 presidential candidates, but they’re not pleased with President Obama either. A Nevada Public Policy Polling poll released Wednesday finds that Obama’s approval rating has dropped, but most devastatingly for the sitting president, it has declined among independent voters, a majority of whom would vote for the provided Republican candidate instead of Obama, unless that candidate was Sarah Palin. (more)
Most of the speculation of who benefits from Haley Barbour’s announcement that he won’t run for president has centered on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Barbour’s close friend, who is set to decide in the next few weeks whether or not he will enter the race. Within minutes of Barbour’s announcement, Twitter buzzed with Daniels’ name. But strategists say Daniels is not the only one who will benefit from Barbour’s decision. (more)
Scrapping with Glenn Beck and the Club for Growth back to back isn’t the smartest way to bolster one’s conservative credentials during primary season, but that’s exactly what Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee did this week. (more)
A McClatchy-Marist poll released on Wednesday shows Mitt Romney in a statistical deadheat with President Barack Obama. Obama leads Romney, 46 percent to 45 percent. (more)
Poor Mitt Romney. He already had one big strike against him — his Mormonism — even before he contemplated his second run for the presidency. But thanks to the Tea Party, he’s also under serious fire for his 2006 Massachusetts health care plan, which his conservative critics liken to Obamacare — dubbing it “Romneycare” — since both plans mandate individual health coverage and expand the reach of Medicaid. (more)
Donald Trump may be taking Florida by storm, but Mike Huckabee is still the favorite in Iowa, according to a Public Policy Polling poll released Tuesday. Huckabee, who won the Iowa caucus in 2008, takes 27 percent of the vote on a slate of candidates, handily beating Mitt Romney’s 16 percent and Donald Trump’s 14 percent. (more)
Whether we choose to pay attention or not, poll after poll continues to indicate that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is in fact the Republican 2012 presidential frontrunner, even with the current TMZ-like fetish for all things Donald Trump. As Politico’s Andy Barr recently observed, “Poll the early primary states, and the former Arkansas governor is winning. Match up any of the 2012 [GOP] contenders with President Barack Obama, and Huckabee usually runs strongest.” So why is this bad news for voters hoping to change the occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2012? (more)
Contrary to the Beltway media chorus, Gallup’s latest survey indicates that there is in fact a Republican 2012 presidential frontrunner. His name is Mike Huckabee. Politico’s Andy Barr recently made a similar observation: “Poll the early primary states, and the former Arkansas governor is winning. Match up any of the 2012 [GOP] contenders with President Barack Obama, and Huckabee usually runs strongest.” (more)
Explaining how Iowa voters fit in to the 2012 presidential Republican nomination process is sometimes explained like an alien culture by some of the so-called media elite – that these are different people with values south of normal. (more)
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