Rasmussen reports on the state of the GOP:
Just 15% of Republicans who plan to vote in 2012 state primaries say the party’s representatives in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values.
And although Rasmussen can’t describe it this way, there’s no small amount of schizophrenia amongst Republicans:
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Nationally, 29% of Republican voters say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 presidential campaign, while 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and 18% like former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
You can’t complain that the GOP has lost its values and support Mike Huckabee. Well, you can — but you’d be an idiot.
Well, you can — but you’d be an idiot.
Dude, I’ve been involved in GOP politics in this state for, like, 35 years (gack!) and believe me, that’s a very strong hypothesis.
Charlie, that’s the best laugh I’ve had all week. Real tears.
I relented on my “never-gonna-vote-for-McCain vow because he named Palin his running mate.
There is nothing Huckabee can do to get my vote.
Don’t forget to tip the waitress.
More to the point, and seriously, remember Heinlein’s notion of the two real parties: the party of telling people what to do for their own good, and the party of being left alone. I very much get the feeling that Huck is in the first, and Palin, the other.
Huckabee ? Are ya freaking kidding me ?
I know exactly what’s going to happen in 2012 for me.
It’s going to be exactly like 1996. A crappy President whose policies I despises running against a crappy Republican whose ideology I despise.
Yep, it looks like I’m voting Libertarian again
29% for Huckabee. [looking around inside tent] Who are these people?
Or, Doug, you could get your head out of your butt and campaign for local politicians you can accept. After that consider regional, then national representatives you can accept. Send them money, stuff envelopes, write letters; do something.
That’s what usually galls me about dedicated libertarian types; they’re so insufferably snobbish about ideological purity.
Not that some self-defined “conservatives” have been much better. Tolerance for gays? Strike ‘em off the list! For medicinal pot? Hang ‘em high! (excuse the pun) Relinquish the goal of absolute prohibition of abortion? NEVER!!!
To be honest, right now Sarah Palin seems closer to Barry Goldwater than anyone else I’ve seen in a long time; at least on the national level. Huckabee is a RINO Carter-wannabee. Romney is the white Obama, shifting current positions for best effect. Fred Thompson is a sterling character, but refuses to prostitute himself to the media.
Huckabee is the moderate Rep that McCain tried to be. Yeah, NOT a Libertarian, but for pro-lifers who think that too much freedom to allow irresponsible behavior leads to gov’t programs to clean up the mess, Huck was pretty good.
I like Palin better, too, but if you want to criticize Huck, in a newsish blog, why not actually do the work of looking at a recent policy he’s proposing and criticizing it?
Oh, that’s right — identity politics is so much easier. Huck’s one of ‘them’, so no need to look at …
the Fair Tax,
the best current chance to scrap the terrible and getting worse US income tax.
(Of course, with a big fear that we get stuck with both, a national sales tax and an income tax.)
Oh yeah, he’s pro-life.
Reps that aren’t pro-life aren’t going win much.