Posted by
Ryan Hawkins on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:19:45 PM
I simply blame those who fell for the illusion and voted for him. It was obvious that Huck didn't have a prayer of winning the nomination...even before last night. Now its even more obvious.
For anyone who thinks otherwise - do the math. Calculate how many more delegates (of the remaining 1,008 left) Huck needs to win in order to reach 1,191. (According to CNN, he currently has 176.) I'm sure he can tell a pretty good story about 5 loaves and 2 fishes, but if Huck can miraculously make 176 + 1,008 = 1,191, then he'll not only have my vote - he'll have my attention and my wallet.
I'm not blaming the all Huckafans for the pickle we conservatives are in - I'm just blaming those Huckafans who would have picked Romney over McCain. (You know...the more conservative Huckafans...ones who want a federal marriage amendment, ones who want lower taxes and smaller government, ones who oppose stem cell research, ones who want something to be done about high gas prices, secure borders, and illegal immigration.)
McCain is to the left on a lot of issues...(global warming, taxes, ANWR, federal marriage amendment, immigration...to name a few) which is why he will have trouble getting the conservatives to vote for him in November.
I don't believe for a second that true conservatives want the McCain kind of record in a GOP presidential nominee...if that record bothers you, and if you voted for Huckabee on Super Tuesday...it is your fault that the conservatives lost to McCain. You threw your vote away on someone like Huckabee (who didn't have a prayer of winning before Feb 5...and who still doesn't have a prayer of winning - even after a glorious Feb 5 performance that blew away the expectations of all.)
Huckabee supporters didn't turn this into a three-man race - they turned it into a one-man race. Huck isn't the one to be blamed - its the voters who bought into the illusion that Huck could actually win.