Huckabee Draws Blood

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<p>Huckabee Draws Blood </p>

<p>“Former governor Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., scored the first victory of the day, taking West Virginia’s state GOP convention, along with the 27 delegates awarded with it. The victory is a blow to former governor Mitt Romney, R-Mass., who was favored going into the caucus-style event.”</p>

<p>Read More: <a href=“The Note - ABC News”>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105288&page=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yes; and if you read all the articles, you will find that he didn’t win because people voted for him. W. Virginia requires that the winner have the “Majority” of the votes about 50%. The first round, Romney lead with forty something percent. So, they drop out the low score; (Ron Paul); and re-vote. Unfortunately, they didn’t need to re-vote, because McCain, knowing that he couldn’t win W. Virginia, told his delegates to give his votes to Huckabee. Thus, ensuring that Romney couldn’t win the delegates.</p>

<p>It’s been said in the past. Huckabee is in this to ensure McCain wins. The two of them are nothing more than a lier and a cheater. Without McCain instructing his delegates to give his votes to Huckabee, Romney probably would have gotten past 50%. He had 47%. Head to head McCain would have a difficult time beating Romney. Keeping Huckabee on his “payroll” and in the election means keeping the voters split between Romney and Huckabee and allowing McCain to keep the more liberal side of the Republicans.</p>

<p>I’m not saying that I wouldn’t vote for McCain in the general election, but the truth is; Romney is getting totally screwed. McCain and Huckabee have an arrangement. Believe what you want. That is the truth.</p>

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<p>Well, McCain lost and Huckabee won. Huckabee could have given his votes to McCain, but he didn’t. It was the other way around.</p>

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<p>If Huckabee had given McCain his delegates, that still wouldn’t have put McCain anywhere near the 50% required in W. Virginia. Huckabee knows he isn’t going to win. McCain giving his delegates to Huckabee ensured Romney couldn’t win. Remember, Huckabee could have turned down the delegates from McCain. Are you telling me that McCain did this out of the goodness of his heart? And that Huckabee; knowing he won’t win; doesn’t have some sort of interest in all this? You can think it’s just a strategic move on McCain’s part, but it’s definitely “Chicken-$h*t”. Most people see that. Even the news media is mentioning it. So, every time McCain knows he can’t win a state, he just strategically donates his delegates to whichever competitor can win the state but not be of competition to him? No, McCain is trash. I normally would have supported him or whomever the republican primary winner was. But now, I don’t know if I can support McCain after this stunt. He’s trash in my book.</p>

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<p>It’s called “politics”. For all we know, McCain could die in a fit of apoplexy before the Republicans nominate their loser, and Huckabee might be around to pick up the pieces.</p>

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<p>This is why I will not vote for McCain in the primary, and if he is the gop nominee, I voting for the Democrat in November.</p>

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<p>I’m no fan of any Republican, but who could respect McCain if he didn’t do everything he could to win - isn’t that the goal? I thought Republicans loved those who win at all costs.</p>

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<p>Cartera, I think that is correct, but my number one issue is immigration and the gulf between me and Senator McCain is only breachable by Hilllary Clinton.</p>

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<p>Question - if McCain’s delegates added to Huckabee’s puts Huckabee over 50%, the why wouldn’t Huckabee’s delegates added to McCain put McCain over 50%?</p>

<p>Isn’t that the “Associative Property of Addition”?</p>

<p>Maybe it works some other way… this delegate distribution can get confusing, especially where caucuses are concerned!</p>

<p>zoosermom - you think Hillary’s immigration plan is preferable to McCain’s? What IS Hillary’s plan?</p>

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<p>Zoomom says… “but my number one issue is immigration”</p>

<p>What public policy suggestions do you have to resolve the immigration question?</p>

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<p>“Zoomom says”</p>

<p>That is quite offensive TommyBill. Really. Stop the personal nonsense.</p>

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<p>Naw, Zoomom is neither offensive nor personal.</p>

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<p>“Zoomom”</p>

<p>Actually, it is very much so. If you can’t use my chosen name, then don’t address me at all. How dare you?</p>

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<p>Zoorsermom …I apologize for my use of a nickname you found objectionable and will not use it in the future.</p>