Comments on: Huckabee Goes Negative on Palin and Her Supporters

By: Travis Gearhart

Travis Gearhart — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:25:07 +0000

Wow. I can’t believe that comment even exists. Weren’t you and I just talking the other night about the many reasons this country isn’t a pure democracy, but a democratic republic, Kevin? I suppose the point was made once again.

By: kevintracy

kevintracy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:05 +0000

Is your argument, “I know what you are, but what is she?” Dear God, you’re an idiot.

By: me

me — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:09:39 +0000

why is palin a disaster? I think you are.

By: chukmaty

chukmaty — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:27:52 +0000

Frankly I think most of the Palin comments were WAY overblown by everyone in the blogosphere. Especially the “attractive” comment.

Really I would be able to vote for either, they both seem to be lacking foreign policy credentials as they did not deal with foreign policy via confronting protest like Reagan did in California with the Berkley crowd. However this is going to be a problem with most Governors, both of them have their ideology in the right place.

By: Heath

Heath — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:14:24 +0000

Remember, Huckabee went from a second tier candidate to the last one standing before McCain received the nomination on a shoe-string budget last time. Romney outspent him 10 to 1. I think Huckabee is more popular in the general population than he is in the blogosphere or with establishment Republicans. Also, there is this interesting statistic:

In Public Policy Polling’s most recent survey, Huck’s favorables among all female respondents are +11% among women.

Romney? -3%.

Palin: -22%.

By: Wickle

Wickle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:32:36 +0000

Actually, I have wondered why Gov. Palin, the almost-one-term governor of Alaska, gets praised as well-qualified by the same people who dismissed 10 1/2 years as governor of Arkansas.

As for the people who derided Gov. Huckabee’s intelligence … to see them now praise Palin is somewhat painful. Gov. Palin combines Pres. Bush’s eloquence with VP Quayle’s quick-thinking skills.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:17:51 +0000

I don’t blame Huck for being a little jealous. Palin has become some kind of rock star based on very little in the way of success, experience, or anything really tangible. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sarah, I think she has the right philisophical underpinnings. She also did some good things in Alaska confronting the status quo. But let’s face it, AK is small time in the world of politics. On the grander stage I just don’t think she carried herself very well. Couple that with the family soap opera, and it’s just all too distracting to make her viable.
Does Palin become the spoiler leading to a Romney nomination? God, I hope not.