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20080422

John McCain - Ron Paul - Mike Huckabee - 2008 Election - Politics - Pennsylvania - "McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote." ... "Pennsylvania had a Republican primary on Tuesday." ... "And more than 800,000 Pennsylvanians took Republican ballots. That's only about a third as many as voted in the Democratic primary, but its still a significant GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] turnout." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate John] McCain finished with an uninspiring 73 percent of the vote Tuesday." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Ron] Paul got 16 percent." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Mike] Huckabee's non-candidacy took 11 percent." ... "When all the Republican votes were counted, more than 200,000 ended up in the columns of what can best be described as the Anybody-but-McCain candidates." -By John Nichols -TheNation.com

20080312

John McCain - Rod Parsley - Terrorism - Language - Military - Religious - Politician - Arizona - Ohio - Arkansas - Huckabee - 2008 Election - "McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Arizona] Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor who has called upon Christians to wage a "war" against the "false religion" of Islam with the aim of destroying it." ... "On February 26, McCain appeared at a campaign rally in Cincinnati [Ohio] with the Reverend Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church of Columbus [Ohio], a supersize Pentecostal institution that features a 5,200-seat sanctuary, a television studio (where Parsley tapes a weekly show), and a 122,000-square-foot Ministry Activity Center. That day, a week before the Ohio primary, Parsley praised the Republican presidential front-runner as a "strong, true, consistent conservative." The endorsement was important for McCain, who at the time was trying to put an end to the lingering challenge from [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a favorite among Christian evangelicals. A politically influential figure in Ohio, Parsley could also play a key role in McCain's effort to win this bellwether state in the general election. McCain, with Parsley by his side at the Cincinnati rally, called the evangelical minister a "spiritual guide."" ... "In a chapter titled "Islam: The Deception of Allah," Parsley warns there is a "war between Islam and Christian civilization." He continues:"

"I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore."

"Parsley claims that Islam is an "anti-Christ religion" predicated on "deception." The Muslim prophet Muhammad, he writes, "received revelations from demons and not from the true God." And he emphasizes this point: "Allah was a demon spirit." Parsley does not differentiate between violent Islamic extremists and other followers of the religion:"

"There are some, of course, who will say that the violence I cite is the exception and not the rule. I beg to differ. I will counter, respectfully, that what some call "extremists" are instead mainstream believers who are drawing from the well at the very heart of Islam."

"The spirit of Islam, he maintains, is one of hostility. He asserts that the religion "inspired" the 9/11 attacks. He bemoans the fact that in the years after 9/11, 34,000 Americans "have become Muslim" and that there are "some 1,209 mosques" in America. Islam, he declares, is a "faith that fully intends to conquer the world" through violence. The United States, he insists, "has historically understood herself as a bastion against Islam," but "history is crashing in upon us."" ... "At the end of his chapter on Islam, Parsley asks, "Are we a Christian nation? I say yes." Without specifying what actions should be taken to eradicate the religion, he essentially calls for a new crusade." ... "Parsley, who refers to himself as a "Christocrat," is no stranger to controversy. In 2007, the grassroots organization he founded, the Center for Moral Clarity, called for prosecuting people who commit adultery. In January, he compared Planned Parenthood to Nazis. In the past Parsley's church has been accused of engaging in pro-Republican partisan activities in violation of its tax-exempt status." -By David Corn

-MotherJones.com

20080211

Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Luke Esser - Washington_State - Arizona - 2008 Election - "Huckabee: Washington State vote like the Soviet Union." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee continued to cry foul Monday over the results in Saturday’s Washington State GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] caucuses, saying the state party chairman's decision to call the race there early for [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator] John McCain is reminiscent of elections in communist bloc nations." ... ""That is not what we do in American elections," Huckabee said on CNN's American Morning Monday. "Maybe that's how they used to conduct it in the old Soviet Union, but you don't just throw people's votes out and say, 'well, we're not going to bother counting them because we kind of think we know where this was going.'" ... "In a statement released Sunday, Huckabee's campaign said Washington's GOP Party Chairman Luke Esser called the race for McCain when Huckabee was only losing to the Arizona senator by 242 votes and over 1,500 votes remained to be counted." -By Alexander Mooney -CNN
Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Luke Esser - Washington_State - Arizona - 2008 Election - Lawyers - "Huckabee disputes vote count." ... "The results of the state Republican caucuses were called into question Sunday after [2008 Election Republican] presidential candidate Mike Huckabee challenged the party's declaration that [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Senator from] Arizona Sen. John McCain had won the delegate count." ... "Huckabee's campaign took issue with Washington state Republican Party Chairman Luke Esser's decision to call the race Saturday night with 87 percent of the precincts counted." ... "At that point, McCain was ahead of Huckabee by 242 delegates out of the 13,000 counted, Esser said. The Huckabee campaign contends there were another 1,500 or so delegates not counted." ... "In a news release, Huckabee's campaign said there were "obvious irregularities" in the state's Republican caucuses and that it is sending lawyers to explore "all available legal options regarding the dubious final results."" ... ""This was an error in judgment by Mr. Esser," a Huckabee campaign release said. "Washington Republicans know, from bitter experience in the 2004 gubernatorial election, the terrible results that can come from bad ballot counting."" ... ""This clearly requires a full excavation as to what happened," [Huckabee campaign spokesman James P.] Pinkerton said. "The political impact of calling an election before all the votes are counted is pretty seismic. Chairman Esser should fully explain what happened and why to the satisfaction of all Washington state Republicans and all Republicans nationwide."" -By Janet I. Tu -SeattleTimes
Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Luke Esser - Washington_State - 2008 Election - Lawyers - "Huckabee camp may fight caucus results: Supporters of the Republican candidate allege irregularities during the Washington state GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] caucuses Saturday." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Republican Mike Huckabee prepared Sunday for legal and political challenges to [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain's apparent victory in Washington's presidential caucuses." ... ""The Huckabee campaign is deeply disturbed by the obvious irregularities in the Washington State Republican precinct caucuses," Huckabee campaign chairman Ed Rollins said in a statement posted Sunday on the campaign's Web site." ... "Rollins did not specify what the irregularities were and said it was "an outrage" that GOP Chairman Luke Esser declared McCain the winner with just 87 percent of results in Saturday night." ... "At that time, McCain led Huckabee by 2 percent." ... "Rollins said Huckabee's lawyers "are prepared to go to court, and we are also prepared to take our case all the way to the Republican National Convention in September."" ... "[Huckabee's Washington State campaign leader Joe] Fuiten said some of the candidate's supporters complained they had not been allowed to express themselves and have their votes properly counted." ... "Kim Davis of Lakewood in Pierce County [Washington] outlined her experience in an e-mail that Fuiten sent to Esser and Huckabee's national campaign." ... "In an interview, Davis said she "absolutely" thought McCain supporters rigged voting in her precinct because she and a [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Ron Paul supporter were denied a chance to run to be delegates." ... ""They didn't follow the process. No one got to talk. No one got to vote," she said." ... ""I felt like what they did was wrong," she said. "If they could do that to us, I wondered how many other places could that have happened."" -By Jerry Cornfield -HeraldNet.com

20080210

Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Ron Paul - Mitt Romney - Washington_State - Arizona - Arkansas - Texas - Massachusetts - 2008 Election - "Huckabee won't concede state; GOP resuming delegate count." ... "According to the Saturday tally [in Washington State], [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Senator from] Arizona Sen. John McCain won about 26 percent of delegates, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Arkansas Gov. [Governer] Huckabee won 24 percent, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Representative from] Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished with 21 percent, and [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Massachusetts Gov. [Governer] Mitt Romney, who has dropped out of the race, got 17 percent." ... "Pastor Joseph Fuiten of Bothell [Washington], who's heading Huckabee's volunteer effort in the state, said three Huckabee supporters in Pierce County [Washington] reported voting irregularities on Saturday." ... "Fuiten said one woman reported that she and a Ron Paul supporter were told that they wouldn't be allowed to run for alternative delegate positions — and that no actual vote was taken at the caucus. Instead, Fuiten said the woman reported that the caucus leaders simply tallied up the sign-in sheets to get the results." ... ""Counting is not so much the issue, so much as it is a concern about disenfranchisement," Fuiten said." ... "Paul's campaign is also not conceding the state." -By Janet I. Tu -SeattleTimes
Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Washington_State - Arizona - 2008 Election - Law - "Huckabee protests Washington caucus results." ... "[2008 Election] Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee cried foul Sunday after [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain's apparent victory in the Washington state caucuses Saturday." ... "Huckabee's campaign released a statement saying that it will be exploring all available legal options regarding the "dubious final results." Arizona [Senator] Sen. McCain was announced as the victor in the caucuses. Sunday, he had 25 percent of the vote; Huckabee had 23.8 percent." ... "Huckabee's campaign chairman, Ed Rollins, said Luke Esser, Washington state's Republican Party chairman, chose to call the race too quickly for McCain." ... "Rollins said Huckabee was losing by 242 votes with 87 percent of the vote counted. He said there were 1,500 or so more votes that were apparently not counted." ... ""That is an outrage," Rollins said." ... "Rollins said the Huckabee campaign's lawyers will be on the ground in Washington soon to see why the count took so long, and why the vote-counting was stopped prematurely." ... ""It would be a disservice to every voter in Washington state to not pursue a full accounting of all votes cast," Rollins said. " -SeattlePI
Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Ron Paul - Kansas - Minnesota - Texas - 2008 Election - "With Huckabees victory in Kansas, voters send McCain a message." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee’s win Saturday in Kansas’ Republican presidential caucuses was complete, dominant and never in doubt." ... "In swamping presumptive GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican 2008 Election Presidential] nominee John McCain 11,627 to 4,587 votes, or 60 percent to 24 percent, Huckabee swept 104 of the state’s 105 counties. In that final county, Trego in western Kansas, Huckabee and McCain tied at 15 votes each." ... "The win gave Huckabee all 36 delegates that were on the line for the GOP National Convention in Minneapolis [Minnesota] this summer." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Texas Republican Representative] Rep. Ron Paul of Texas wound up with 2,182 votes, or 11 percent." (1, 2) -By Steve Kraske and Jim Sullinger -KansasCity.com
Barack Obama - Hillary Clinton - John McCain - Mike Huckabee - Washington - Nebraska - Louisiana - Illinois - New York - Kansas - 2008 Election - "Obama wins big in Wash., Nebraska, La." ... "[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Illinois Senator] Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state Saturday, boosting his slim delegate lead over [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and New York Senator] Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination." ... "The Illinois senator also won caucuses in the Virgin Islands, completing his best night of the campaign." ... "The Democratic race moved into a new, post-Super Tuesday phase as [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate John] McCain flunked his first ballot test since becoming the Republican nominee-in-waiting. He lost the Kansas caucuses to [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee, gaining less than 24 percent of the vote." ... "Huckabee also was named by NBC News as the apparent winner of an extremely close Louisiana primary race." ... "His Kansas defeat aside, McCain also suffered a symbolic defeat when Romney edged him out in a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting across town from the White House." (1, 2) -AP -MSNBC

20080208

John McCain - Mike Huckabee - Political - Religion - Abortion - Gay_Marriage - Stem Cells - 2008 Election - Arizona - Arkansas - "Divided evangelicals key to election." ... "Widening political divisions in the once-united U.S. [United States] evangelical community as [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Senator of] Arizona Sen. John McCain closes in on the Republican presidential nomination could hurt the party in the November White House race." ... "McCain is an abortion-rights foe but his failure to support a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and backing of embryonic stem-cell research are among the political heresies that some conservative evangelicals cannot forgive him for." ... "With the influential James Dobson, the founder of the conservative advocacy group Focus on the Family, already saying he will not vote for McCain, analysts say evangelical turnout -- or lack thereof -- could be key on November 4 [2008 Election]." ... "Evangelicals comprise about a fifth of the U.S. population and according to Pew surveys account for at least a third of the Republican electorate, giving them serious clout in politics." ... "But the Republican evangelical vote remains divided, largely because of the continued presence in the race of [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee, a Baptist preacher and former Arkansas governor." (1, 2, 3) -By Ed Stoddard with contributions by David Wiessler -Reuters

20080109

John McCain - Mitt Romney - Mike Huckabee - Rudy Giuliani - Ron Paul - Fred Thompson - New Hampshire - 2008 Election - "McCain Stages "Lazarus-Like" Comeback In New Hampshire." ... "While most analysts remain unsure of its effect on the race for the GOP nomination, John McCain's victory in New Hampshire is being hailed as an remarkable comeback for a campaign that had been given up for dead last summer. The Chicago Tribune reports McCain "won with 37 percent compared to 32 percent for Romney, who was forced to re-examine his candidacy, which was premised on winning Iowa and New Hampshire to create a national juggernaut." Mike Huckabee placed 3rd with 11%, followed by Rudy Giuliani, 9%; Ron Paul, 8%; and Fred Thompson, 1%." ... "USA Today reports "political analyst Charles Cook called McCain's victory 'the greatest comeback since Lazarus,'" and "attributes it to 'an enormous vacuum in the Republican Party.'" Using the same metaphor, the New York Times reports McCain "revived his presidential bid with a Lazarus-like victory." The Times adds that "to cheers of 'Mac is back,' Mr. McCain told supporters last night: 'My friends, you know I'm past the age when I can claim the noun "kid," no matter what adjective precedes it. But tonight, we sure showed them what a comeback looks like.'"" -USNews.com

20080108

Corporate Money - Politics - Ads - 2008 Election - 2004 Election - Workers - Homes - John Edwards - Hillary Clinton - Barack Obama - Mike Huckabee - North Carolina - New York - Illinois - Arkansas - Iowa - US - Consumer - Litigation - Globalization - "Chamber of Commerce vows to punish anti-business candidates: The group indicates it will spend in excess of the approximately $60 million it put out in the last [2004 Election] presidential cycle." ... "Alarmed at the increasingly populist tone of the 2008 [Election] political campaign, the president of the U.S. [United States] Chamber of Commerce is set to issue a fiery promise to spend millions of dollars to defeat candidates deemed to be anti-business." ... ""We plan to build a grass-roots business organization so strong that when it bites you in the butt, you bleed," chamber President Tom Donohue said." ... "The warning from the nation's largest trade association came against a background of mounting popular concern over the condition of the economy. A weak record of job creation, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, declining home values and other problems have all helped make the economy a major campaign issue." ... "Presidential candidates in particular have responded to the public concern. Former [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Senator] Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina has been the bluntest populist voice, but other front-running Democrats, including [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Senator] Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Senator] Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, have also called for change on behalf of middle-class voters." ... "On the Republican side, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Arkansas Gov. [Governor] Mike Huckabee -- emerging as an unexpected front-runner after winning the Iowa caucuses -- has used populist themes in his effort to woo independent voters, blasting bonus pay for corporate chief executives and the effect of unfettered globalization on workers." ... "Reacting to what it sees as a potentially hostile political climate, Donohue said, the chamber will seek to punish candidates who target business interests with their rhetoric or policy proposals, including congressional and state-level candidates." ... "In advance of today's news conference, Donohue told The Times of his plans to be active in 140 congressional districts this year, as well as the presidential contest." ... "At the state level, Donohue said his organization would be active in nearly four dozen contests for attorney general and state supreme courts. Both state courts and attorneys general are involved in decisions affecting business, including consumer protection and a wide range of litigation." ... "Under Donohue, the organization has also frequently aligned itself with GOP [Grand Old Party=Republican] priorities." ... "Under a system Donohue pioneered, corporations contribute money to the chamber, which then finances attack ads targeting individual candidates without revealing the name of the businesses involved in the ads." -By Tom Hamburger -LAtimes

20080104

Obama - Edwards- Clinton - Huckabee - Romney - McCain - Thompson - Iowa - 2008 Election - Media - "Iowa....Once Again Shaping A New Political Reality." ... "Let's put things in perspective." ... "[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama just won 18 delegates to the Democratic Party's national nominating convention. A total of 2025 are needed to become the party's presidential nominee. [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] John Edwards just won 17 delegates. [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Hillary Clinton won 16." ... "On the Republican side, if Iowa apportions according to yesterday's vote, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee will get 14 delegates. [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney will get 10. [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidates] John McCain and Fred Thompson will get 5 each. A total of 1191 delegates are needed to win the Republican presidential nomination." ... "The way people get nominated for president is to win the majority of delegate votes at national conventions. Measured against the number of delegate votes needed, what happened yesterday was a small blip on the scoreboard. Obama won 2 more delegates than Clinton. Huckabee won 4 more than Romney." ... "But Iowa happens to be in the center ring of a gigantic media circus. And so it becomes the main act, well beyond what all rationality and common sense would dictate." -By Joe Rothstein -EinNews.com
Mike Huckabee - Mitt Romney - John McCain - Iowa - New Hampshire - Religion - Money - 2008 Election - "Huckabee sweeps Iowa in big upset GOP victory." ... "Buoyed by a wave of Christian conservative support, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee pulled off a major upset victory here yesterday, forcing one-time Iowa front-runner [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney into a do-or-die contest against [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain in New Hampshire in just four days." ... "The Huckabee win is also a major setback for Romney, who far outspent and out-advertised Huckabee in this key first presidential contest, and a boost for McCain, whose positive finish only helps his chances of pulling out a win in New Hampshire." ... ""Most of the pundits said when you are outspent at least 15 to 1 it's impossible to win the election," said a jubilant Huckabee. "Tonight we proved that American politics is still in the hands of ordinary people like you."" ... "Romney, who spent an estimated $7 million on ads here, the most of any Republican, came under criticism by Huckabee and McCain for running what they considered negative ads about them and their pasts." ... ""I think the lesson of this election in Iowa is, one, you can't buy an election, and two, that negative campaigns don't work," said McCain in New Hampshire. "They don't work there and they don't work here in New Hampshire."" (1, 2) -By Tom Brune and Letta Tayler -Newsday.com

20080103

2008 Election

Money Spent by 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidates as reported by FEC.gov through 9/30/2007.

Romney
Spent: $52,354,735

Giuliani
Spent: $30,095,792

McCain
Spent: $27,899,349

Thompson
Spent: $5,606,451

Paul
Spent: $2,786,056

Hunter
Spent: $1,744,427

Huckabee
Spent: $1,692,112

[Money spent is likely underreported as it doesn't include the most recent expenditures by Candidates].

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20071231

Mike Huckabee - Mitt Romney - Iowa - Television - Ads - Crime - Money - Illegal - Immigrants - Colleges - Abortion - Health-Care - Arkansas - Massachusetts - 2008 Election - "Huckabee: Romney running 'dishonest' campaign." ... "Former Arkansas [Governor and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Gov. Mike Huckabee blasted Republican presidential rival [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney as running a "desperate and dishonest" campaign and predicted the former Massachusetts governor won't be the Republican nominee." ... "Romney has been blasting Huckabee's record on crime and taxes as governor of Arkansas in [Iowa] television ads in the last days of the race." ... "Asked on Monday on CNN's "American Morning" why he felt the need to respond to Romney's attacks, Huckabee said, "I think a lot of people are deceived, and you have to ask do people want to elect a president who has been dishonest in order to get the job and said things about his opponents that simply aren't true?"" ... "With the two men locked in a statistical dead heat atop the latest Iowa polls, Romney has been airing television ads criticizing Huckabee for raising state spending, backing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at state colleges and granting more than 1,000 pardons and commutations." ... "Huckabee has said the claims are taken out of context, and hit back by questioning the sincerity of Romney's opposition to abortion -- which was covered by the state health care program Romney pushed through in Massachusetts." -CNN

20071230

John Edwards - Mike Huckabee - Hillary Clinton - Barack Obama - Mitt Romney - Money - Religion - People - US - Iraq - Military - Iowa - 2008 Election - Poll - "Iowa: Edwards surges, Huckabees bubble bursts." ... "[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] John Edwards has clawed his way into contention to win Iowa's caucuses on Thursday in the first vote for the Democratic presidential nomination, gaining strength even as rivals [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Hillary Clinton and [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama have lost ground, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll." ... "At the same time, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney has regained the lead among Iowa Republicans as [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee has lost momentum and support, even among the evangelical Christians who had propelled him into the top spot just weeks ago." ... "If all second-tier Democratic candidates fall short [in Iowa’s Democratic caucuses] and their supporters switch to other candidates, Edwards gains the most, rolling up a clear lead at 33 percent to 26 percent each for Clinton and Obama." ... "Edwards, pushing a people-versus-the powerful message, owes his gains to voters looking for a general election winner, someone who agrees with them on the issues, and those who rank Iraq their top concern." -By Steven Thomma-McClatchyDC.com
Mitt Romney - Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Iowa - Television - Ads - 2008 Election - New Hampshire - Arizona - Illegal - Immigrants - "Romney, Huckabee attack each other in Iowa." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney's blistering ads criticizing [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee and [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain drew sharp rebukes from their targets and wary responses from voters Saturday, as candidates barnstormed Iowa five days before the nation's first presidential voting takes place in caucuses here." ... "Romney launched a new one against McCain in New Hampshire on Saturday." ... ""McCain championed a bill to let every illegal immigrant stay in American permanently," the 30-second TV spot says. "He even voted to allow illegal immigrants to collect Social Security."" ... "The tone was similar to one Romney rolled out Friday in Iowa against Huckabee." ... ""Soft on government spending," the ad charges. "His foreign policy? 'Ludicrous,' says Condoleezza Rice." ... "Huckabee fought back Saturday." ... ""Every time you turn on your television you're going to see all the terrible things my opponents said I did," he told hundreds crowded into a restaurant in Indianola [Iowa]. "Mitt Romney's not only attacking me. He's now attacked John McCain, he's attacked Rudy Giuliani, he's attacked everybody. He's not telling people why he ought to be president."" ... "McCain, the Arizona senator, dismissed Romney's charges and called him "a phony."" -By David Lightman with contributions by Jim Morrill -McClatchyDC.com

20071227

Mike Huckabee - Money - Religion - Abortion - 2008 Election - Polls - Marketing - Arkansas - Iowa - South Carolina - "Huckabee's Rise Drives Wedge Between Wall Street, Evangelicals." ... "The former Arkansas governor [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee] has surged in Republican presidential-preference polls, winning the support of Christian fundamentalists while peppering his campaign rhetoric with jabs at the financial industry. He calls himself the candidate who isn't a ``wholly owned subsidiary'' of investment banks, decries large executive-pay packages and says the party needs to shift its focus from Wall Street to Main Street." ... "In doing so, he threatens the uneasy if effective coalition Republicans have counted on for three decades: abortion opponents and other social-issue activists supplying foot soldiers, proponents of tax cuts and business-friendly regulatory policies putting up the money and getting the biggest economic benefits." ... "``Huckabee puts this long-simmering feud between the social-conservative wing and the country-club and business crowd into starker contrast,'' said Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report in Washington." ... "The stronger he gets in the polls, the stronger the intra- party backlash against him. ``He's sort of a populist, and that doesn't sell too well on Wall Street,'' said David Hedley, a retired managing director at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette who raised at least $100,000 for [Republican President] George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election." ... "The Club for Growth, a Washington-based group that advocates tax and spending cuts, has mounted a [marketing] campaign against Huckabee in Iowa and South Carolina, which holds its Republican primary on Jan. 19." ... "After Huckabee finished second in an August Iowa straw poll, he said in an interview that his biggest asset going into the contest ``was the negative attack ads that the Club for Greed, excuse me, the Club for Growth was running.''" -By Matthew Benjamin -Bloombergvia -Yahoo

20071221

Mike Huckabee - Prisoners - Guantanamo - Cuba - US - Military - Law - Arkansas - 2008 Election - "Huckabee: Gitmo Is "Too Nice"." ... "Asked about Guantanamo [American military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba], [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee said he had visited the facility and said it was “disappointing” that military personnel were eating meals that averaged $1.60 while the detainees were eating Halal meals that cost over $4 each." ... "“The inmates there were getting a whole lot better treatment than my prisoners in Arkansas. In fact, we left saying, ‘I hope our guys don’t see this. They’ll all want to be transferred to Guanatanmo. If anything, it’s too nice.”" ... "Huckabee has said Guantanamo is more a “symbolic issue” than anything else since the detainees are treated better than prisoners in the US. Today Huckabee said, “Where they are detained is of less importance to me than that they are detained…until we know they are of no threat to us.”" -By Joy Lin and Mary Hood -CBSNews

20071220

Mitt Romney - Rudy Giuliani - Mike Huckabee - Tom Tancredo - Criminal - Illegal - Employer - Immigrants - Employees - Language - Terrorism - History - Colo - New York -