Huckabee Camp Pushes Democrats in Robo-Call

Huckabee is a dangerous GE candidate (4.00 / 2)

His economic populism and regular-guy shtick would do well against Obama and especially Hillary Clinton.

A recent poll shows Huckabee beating Hillary in Ohio and tied with Obama in Ohio and beating them both in Florida.

FYI: John Edwards (our populist) beats Huckabee in both Ohio and Florida and therefore is the safest bet to win the White House.

West Michigan Rising: The Progressive Blog for Our (future) Left Coast

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by: philgoblue @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 00:01:08 AM UTC

That's not the only one. (4.00 / 1)

I got one about an hour ago touting his endorsement by the Machinist Union.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

 - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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by: michmark @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:21:53 AM UTC

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What? (4.00 / 2)

What does "GE" candidate stand for?

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by: asagady @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 06:02:59 AM UTC

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General election... (4.00 / 2)

Among the Trees

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by: Eric B. @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 06:28:44 AM UTC

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I agree... (4.00 / 3)

I don't care what polls today say, but I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest by a Huckabee win on Tuesday and I think he would give Democrats real problems in November because I think they've been gaming for a Romney/McCain candidate and Huckabee blows that calculus out of the water.

Among the Trees

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by: Eric B. @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 06:31:21 AM UTC

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I agree (4.00 / 4)

Huckabee is the only R with a plausible shot at the nomination and winning the GE who also (IMHO) has a good chance of breaking W's record as the worst president in the history of the US. His superficial wit and veneer of economic populism hide a understanding of the world that is truly frightening.

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by: memiller @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 12:10:48 PM UTC

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I got a Huckabee Hug (robo-call) too (4.00 / 3)

Went through most of it, but hung up before they finished explaining to me why Huckabee was God.  What a pathetic ploy.

Also got a call from an elderly lady claiming to work for Zogby, who asked if I was likely to cross over in the primary.  I said no and she congratulated me for being a "good American"!  Zowee!

Walk a mile in the other guy's shoes. That way, you're a mile away from him; plus, you have his shoes.

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by: lakeshoremmm @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 02:14:45 AM UTC

I got one (4.00 / 1)

from Huck himself...so naya naya nah nah!!!!!

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That's the third...hung up before it got ten seconds in.

I think he is using the frequent voters list, trolling for votes.

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by: Nazgul35 @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 02:30:37 AM UTC

In other news of Republican courting (4.00 / 1)

Our GR John Edwards meetup was just spammed by some Libertarian from NYC pretending to be a Democrat and asking us to vote for ... you guessed it ... Ron Paul.

Here's a bit of his email:

Instead of casting a meaningless vote on the Democrat?s ticket, you can vote in the Republican primary, helping bring a ?win- win? ballot for the 2008 Presidential election by voting for Ron Paul. The war in Iraq has consistently rated the highest issue important to voters. Another issue not polled which I?m sure matters to voters is the restoration of our civil liberties.

Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate who is against the Iraq war and for the restoration of our civil liberties. All of the Democrats oppose the war in Iraq, so by voting for Ron Paul in the Republican primary you can help create a ?win-win? 2008 Presidential ballot. It will be an anti-war, pro civil liberties Democrat versus an anti-war, pro civil liberties Republican. No matter who wins the election, the war will end and our civil liberties will be restored.

Ron Paul supporters have also joined the Grand Rapids Democratic Party Meetup and spammed it with this gem:

THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT:  CROSS-OVER AND VOTE FOR THE ONLY ANTI-WAR REPUBLICAN.   SEND A MESSAGE!  THEN YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT IN NOVEMBER 2008.

Even if your favorite Democrat loses, the troops will still come safely home.

WHO IS THE ONLY ANTI-WAR REPUBLICAN?

RON PAUL

Thanks for all this Jennifer!

People, just vote Uncommitted.  It keeps you off the Republican Party list for future robocalls and mailings, helps Obama and Edwards, and humiliates Granholm-Dingell who brought you this farce.

West Michigan Rising: The Progressive Blog for Our (future) Left Coast

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by: philgoblue @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 03:11:19 AM UTC

I was just robo-called for Huckabee as well... (0.00 / 0)

Full-scale push-poll; different group (or at least different series of questions) than the one Phil had, but the same basic angle. This one didn't push the machinist's union, it pushed the Minutemen founder endorsement, of all things.

Also loved the "which is more important: tax cuts or protecting the unborn?" question.

Hung up halfway through it.

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by: Brainwrap @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 18:51:28 PM UTC