I'm not a huge Mike Huckabee fan (to me, he's Sam Brownback without the concern for human rights), but this is a fantastic ad (in every way Garance says it is):
Is it just me, or do Democrats need to start defining Huckabee in the minds of the general electorate? I mean, the guy is the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican field (Ron Paul, obviously, is Mike Gravel), and if it comes down to it, voters should know that when faced with a choice, the GOP decided on going as far to the right as was possible -- farther, in fact, that was assumed to be possible at the start of the primary season.
The terrain is good for Democrats in 2008, and Huckabee is no centrist. But he's a savvy campaigner, and I'd rather not let him come into the election as a blank slate against someone as politically loaded as Hillary Clinton (or even as socially loaded as Barack Obama). There's no need for attack ads -- just start dropping Huckabee's name in the conversation, in the context of him being the far-right winger that he is.
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One endorsement like this is cool. But I heard today that Rick Flair has added his endorsement as well. So has Ted Nunget and a few others. These start to get goofy.
Chuck Norris works because he has really demonstrated strength, integrity, and good decision making. The others, not so much.
Yes, it's pretty silly that Ric Flair (et al) are endorsing him... but it's also a very smart move on his part, because people like Ric Flair, Zig Ziglar and Ted Nugent are bringing a lot of people along with them. While hopefully no one will vote for Huckabee just because their favorite wrestler endorsed him (that sounds insane just saying it), a lot of those people probably will take a second look at him because their favorite this-or-that has endorsed him.
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