Why I Believe Mike Huckabee Should Be President

allenfuller »

Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:48 am Agree: 6   Disagree: 1

And, WingHunter, may I dare to say that your attacks are backfiring?

They may help cement the opinions of those who have already decided to close their mind to Huckabee.

But to those who truly still have their mind open, it is rather repulsive. I was one of those. I first wrote Huckabee off as a 2nd-tier candidate. During the "Huckaboom" I got interested and started reading more. Then, I got turned off to him by some of the attacks against him, like the stuff you are pushing.

Nevertheless, the attacks kept getting more and more shrill. I decided, "This man can't be as bad as all THAT." The very intensity of the attacks made me skeptical about them. After investigating more about Huckabee on my own, I discovered most of the attacks are false or misleading.

But more than that, the attacks pushed me to learn more about Huckabee. The more I was exposed to him, the more I liked him. At one point I had the Eureka moment when I realized that not only is this guy pretty solidly conservative, he is a great communicator, an inspiring person, a great campaigner, and a stereotype buster. He's truly a new force on the scene, and everyone who underestimates him is making a big mistake.

I realized, this is the guy who can finally get our message out to so many people who have their ears closed to other Republicans. He may use unconventional language for a Republican-- and this is what really freaks hardcore conservatives out. But he's talking a language many people understand. He will be the one to create the next big Republican coalition, unless the Republicans who feel threatened by it manage to assassinate him politically.

However, I don't see it happening. As I said, the more they attack, the more it backfires.