Friday, April 15, 2011

Iowans are Stuck on Huck

Mike Huckabee has stated that he will be making his decision whether or not to run for President this summer. While this gives Huckabee time to weigh all his options his grass roots supporters are lining things up should he decide to jump into the race.



According to GOP12,

A new "Stuck on Huck" online live radio show, a new Facebook page and a telephone campaign — created without the aid of anyone from the Huckabee camp - have one simple message: Don't let any other candidate claim your heart, at least not yet.

As other potential conservative contenders roam Iowa's presidential testing grounds and scoop up ace Iowa strategists, Huckabee fans began to feel anxious about the lack of organizing here for their guy.

So they pulled out the four-year-old campaign lists and have contacted about 540 people who helped catapult Huckabee to a top finish in Iowa's first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses in 2008.

As the Desmoines Register pointed out, HuckPAC director, Hogan Gidley, confirmed that Mike Huckabee will not be making a decision until this summer.

“I can assure you, if Governor Huckabee decides to run for president, he’ll have the legions of supporters and political allies in place, ready to hit the ground running,” he said.

Gidley added: “The media chose to discount Governor Huckabee’s grassroots support in the past — but the governor knows it’s that very grassroots network that won Iowa for him in 2008, and not high-paid political consultants.”

I can tell you myself, that Huckabee supporters are ready to work to make Mike Huckabee the next President of the United States.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Grassroots Supporters urge Mike Huckabee Run!

Mike Huckabee's grassroots supporters have been urging him to run for President in 2012.  Check out this new video by a well sung group of those Huckabee supporters, singing Mike Huckabee Run!



With the latest Rasmussen poll showing Huckabee tieing Obama and Gallup showing Huckabee leading with positive intensity, it won't be long before Mike Huckabee makes that summer time announcement...

Gallup: Mike Huckabee Maintains Lead with Strongest Positive Intensity

Gallup released their latest polling showing Mike Huckabee maintaining his lead with the strongest positive intensity amongst Republicans. This same data shows Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Mitch Daniels and Herman Cain losing ground.



According to Gallup, 

"Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who Monday announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee, is among the most recognized Republicans who are thought to be most likely to run for president in 2012. At the same time, his Positive Intensity Score among Republicans nationwide does not stand out."


Gallup also stated,

"Meanwhile, Republicans continue to feel most positive about Mike Huckabee, despite the fact that he has no exploratory committee and has avoided any statements suggesting that he is going to run for the presidency."

Rasmussen: Mike Huckabee ties Obama, all other Republicans trail


Rasmussen has posted their latest Presidential poll showing  Mike Huckabee as the only candidate tieing President Obama.  All other GOP candidates trail Obama by five or more.  Mitt Romney lost four points and Newt Gingrich lost two points since the last Rasmussen survey in February. 

Rasmussen  2012 Presidential Match Ups
 
Mike Huckabee 43%  Barack Obama 43%

Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 40%

Barack Obama 42% Ron Paul 34%

Barack Obama 42% Haley Barbour 34%

Barack Obama 48% Sarah Palin 38%

Barack Obama 45% Tim Pawlenty 35%

Barack Obama 49% Newt Gingrich 37%

Barack Obama 42% Jon Huntsman 31%

Barack Obama 45% Mitch Daniels 32%

Barack Obama 43% Herman Cain 25%

The match-up surveys of 2,000 or 1,000 Likely Voters were conducted from March 6 - March 31, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error for surveys of 2,000 is +/- 2% with a 95% level of confidence; the margin of sampling error for surveys of 1,000 is +/- 3% with a 95% level of confidence.

H/T  GOP12  for data compilation

Monday, April 11, 2011

Mike Huckabee Beats President Obama by Five in Florida


President Obama has lost considerable Independent support in the sunshine state with 56% of voters showing disapproval of his poliices. Mike Huckabee, on the other hand, has used his Cable/Radio platform to reach out directly to these voters to show how his policies would differ with Obama's. Looks like Mike Huckabee's efforts are paying off as Huckabee beats Obama by five.


Mike Huckabee 49% Barack Obama 44%

Mitt Romney 48% Barack Obama 43%

Barack Obama 48% Donald Trump 40%

Barack Obama 51% Sarah Palin 39%

Mason-Dixon surveyed 800 registered Florida voters and the margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Meanwhile, the GOP 2012 primary survey shows Mitt Romney is down 8 points from his 2008 Florida primary results while Mike Huckabee has gained 4.


Mitt Romney 23%
Mike Huckabee 18%
Donald Trump 13%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Tim Pawlenty 8%
Sarah Palin 5%
Mitch Daniels 4%
Ron Paul 3%
Michele Bachmann 1%
Rick Santorum 1%
Haley Barbour 0%

Mason-Dixon surveyed 400 Republican voters and the margin of error is 5 percentage points.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Why the Left is Afraid of a Mike Huckabee Nomination: His Willingness to Talk in any Venue

What scares the left most about Mike Huckabee is his willingness to go to any forum and talk about issues that most potential candidates shy away from. And when he does, Mike Huckabee comes across as reasonable while sticking to his principles. Mike Huckabee has gone on The Daily Show several times, talking about abortion, gay marriage, and now the separation of church and state. Jon Stewart enjoys his conversations with Huckabee because rather than tip toe around an issue, Mike Huckabee answers the questions deftly and with facts to back it up.




As The LA Times points out, Mike Huckabee has the ability to change people's hearts and he has the likeability factor:

After the back-and-forth ended, it appeared that Huckabee's Positive Score intensified within Stewart's heart as well.

Jon Stewart: Can I tell ya something, though?


Mike Huckabee: Tell me something.


Stewart: I love you.


Huckabee: Well, thank you.


Stewart: Because you challenge beliefs that I have and you challenge easy beliefs that I have and you force me to reconsider them in the context of other issues, and I really do appreciate you being able to do that with such good humor.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Mike Huckabee wins York County, South Carolina Straw Poll



Mike Huckabee just won the straw poll in York County,  South Carolina.  As one of the first four early voting states, South Carolina has historically picked the GOP nominee.  Looks like Mike Huckabee has a great start to 2012.
 
Mike Huckabee 23%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Michele Bachmann 10%
Mitt Romney 8%
Tim Pawlenty  7%
Donald Trump 7%

According to CNN, the straw poll took place at the York County Republican Party convention. York encompasses parts of the Charlotte, North Carolina suburbs and is one of the most populous counties in South Carolina.  152 ballots were cast.

H/T  GOP12/the Hill