After suffering a big loss in Wisconsin Tuesday night, Mike Huckabee picked himself up, made a joke about not having to wear a cheesehead, and trekked down south to Texas the next day to continue a campaign that has been written off as done by nearly everyone except his supporters.
“One of the things that I get asked every day and I’m sure you’re probably asking in the chorus, is why you keep going?” Huckabee told reporters, according to CNN. “Let me assure you that if it were ego, my ego doesn’t enjoy getting these kind of evenings where we don’t win the primary elections.
“So, it’s got be something other than that, and it is. It’s about convictions, it’s about principles that I dearly, dearly believe in.”
As expected, Huckabee gave his usual explanation that he is staying in the race to give conservative voters an alternative candidate to frontrunner John McCain, whom some consider too moderate on key conservative issues such as life, marriage, and immigration.
But the badly trailing Republican contender admitted he was “disappointed” by the preliminary results out of Wisconsin, which showed him behind McCain by double-digits.
“What I have to remind individual voters is that their voice and their vote still count and that nobody can take that away from them unless they, just simply, give it away,” Huckabee said, according to CBS News. “That’s why we need to continue on and especially through Texas. Polls there show us very close and almost in a statistical dead heat.”
“Texas is a state where independence matters a lot, people there don’t like to be told what to do, how to think, how to vote,” Huckabee said Wednesday while in Texas. “I think we’ll find a very welcome atmosphere.”
The former Arkansas governor will visit the Alamo Thursday, a historic place which he likens to his own against-the-odds situation.
“There’s a lot of history there, a lot of history of courage, of valor and also of people who stood by their convictions no matter what,” the southern governor said.
Republican Texans will head to the poll March 4.
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I am just wondering what planet most of you are on.
SAFox, I liked Ron Paul too from the R side, but he's done worse than Mike Huckster.
Even Huckster has no chance in winning and yet he stays in b/c people keep sending him money. McCain is your R canidate, deal with it.
Some one said Obama is aa good candidate.
Read these then decide.
http://tinyurl.com/2r6za8
I thought it was ego motivating the Huckster to go to Texas.
What kid of Christian is MH?
http://tinyurl.com/2vdrzc
http://tinyurl.com/2njhcq
http://tinyurl.com/266q9q
http://tinyurl.com/2ousxm
Here the Huckster flip flopped on his creation stance
http://tinyurl.com/2waump
Creation: For a Pastor not to know how He did it (He spoke & it was) when it was (in the beginning) or how long creation took (six 24 days) is distressing. The Bible is clear on all these.
Why vote Ron Paul?
http://tinyurl.com/2kb6fh
http://tinyurl.com/3c6rf8
HyperionOverseer,
Although you may not like what Danny has to say, he has a right to express his opinion just like we do. This is Not the christian way to stand up for Christ. People look on us christians as though we are always ready to attack. I'm sorry, but your proving their point.Others may say... why would anyone want to follow christ if this is how it is. Meaning to or not, you sound no different than our secular world.
danny, i do not like to have to repeat myself,
but i will say it one last time,
shut up, your diarrhea of the mouth is very apparent.
No.... In the end it's going be Huckabee/Hunter ticket. It's Huckunter or Hunterbee.
Dannygirl
Thank you dan1132b and 4christ. As Christians we must vote according to the standards of Christ, and He does look upon our hearts. No matter who wins the election God's purpose will be accomplished.
I agree with dan1132b. I have to stand before our almighty God one day and give an account for whom I vote in office. For that reason I can't stand behind ANY candidate for abortion for any reason, or for any marrage except between a man and a women. That's how God intended it! There are more reasons that I don't have time to write, but ther are a couple of major ones.
danny
stop talking please, you are failing hard like Hillary Clinton!
It seems that we as Christians (Evangelical or not) have allowed our own soulish selves to miss God in these elections. We are voting based on emotions, not based on what God desires for this nation. Any Christian who has willingly and openly announced that he is voting for a candidate who is pro abortion, pro stem cell research, pro civil unions and who, in Illinois, supported gay rights by sponsoring legislation that bans any discriminatory acts is clearly voting from their emotions and not from God's point of view.
Senator Barrack Obama will be the next US president. It will be good for America and the world. I voted fro him and traditional conservative Republicans that I know are supporting him too. They dont want more of the same - Clinton same ol same ol.. They dont want Mccain old man war monger same ol same ol. Obama will bring a fresh face, perhaps will set a new tone for America which it needs.
Trouble is, Squeak, the only votes that are going to matter are for the Republican front-runner or the Democratic front-runner. While we'd like it to be Huck, it isn't. Reality being what it is, Johnny Mac is the best we're going to get in 2008.
Huckabee, a leader who follows the convictions of his heart rather than the media polls. Vote your values!