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The time for Christian fundamentalism - or any kind of religious fundamentalism, for that matter - is over. Huckabee needs to step down. We need a centrist, enlightened government whose stewards won't try to turn back the clock on progress. I mean, really: Why turn the clock back only to the 1950s, Mr. Huckabee? Why not go back to the freakin' Stone Ages, when women knew their place and any sort of diversity - anything that didn't agree with The (Wolf) Pack - was not tolerated?!?

Again, I read a lot of Anti-Christian bigotry. I think those of you who can not abide those you disagree with – and they don't try to force you to believe their way, need to grow up and let the adults run the country. Adults don't whine, and call people names because they don't like them.

Huckabee in 08! All the way.

Why hasn't anybody mentioned a Huckabee – Paul ticket. That could well be what happens after the convention. Talk about interesting, with the Fair Tax eliminating corporate income taxes, this may well be the only way that this country can pull itself out of the looming depression we are headed for. If the business community would put their weight behind Huckabee – Paul we could be in for a surprise.

WHAT IS UP WITH THE MEDIA THEY WONT EVEN MENTIONED RON PAUL NAME AS IF IT WAS A FOUR LETTER WORD. ITS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ORDERS NOT TO MENTION HIS NAME

Bernardo,

The ironic thing is that Dr. Paul is really more of a constitutionalist candidate than an anti-establishment candidate. If the US Constitution was considered the "establishment", as it should be, he would actually be the only "pro-establishment" candidate!

He has not said anything radical or unbelievable during his whole candidacy. A lot of "marginal" candidates (Kucinich, Nader, etc.) do. Dr. Paul is very level-headed, even-tempered, courteous, and he has always delivered the same lucid message: That we should return to a Constitutional-size gov't.

It is sad that only 5%-7% of our people want or understand constitutional principles. I guess we get the gov't we deserve.

Yes! Ron Paul independent has my vote!

Man, if I was a GOP strategist, I would love McCain-Huckabee.

[1] It allows them to join early & combat Dems.
[2] Huckabee could help McCain campaign – esp. in the South.
[3] They are ideologically not all that different.
[4] McCain will probably retire in 4 years. Huckabee is young but unseasoned. 4 years as VP would put him in a nice spot in 2012.

The GOP could keep the White House twelve more years!

When Huckabee left office in 2020, he would only be 65 years old.

The only way that I will vote for McCain is if Romney is his VP. Romney needs to keep tabs on him so he dosen't wreck the white house for when he becomes president in 2012. A McCain/Romney ticket is the only hope McCain has to unite the party. Huckabee should be ashamed of himself. He took votes away from the most qualified canidate. Anything that happens bad with our economy in the next 4 years, is his fault. I think the American public are sorely going to regret that they didn't vote for Romney.

I personally am angered because the press has so quickly dismissed Huckabee. He has been very successful in his campaign. Folks if a man can be this successful with out spending the hundres of million that Clinton and Obama have then imagin what he could do with the Nation Debt.
I too believe he is by far the best candidate out there. Sad thing is because he hasn't had the hundreds of millions to campaign there are still many people out there that don't know he is even in the race. The Press certainly don't help him out any. If you remember there was very little news coverage of him before Super Tuesday and the next day they hardly mentioned him again. Makes me wonder if people are really afraid that he has a great chance.
I personally would like to see him hit it big in the next few months. Sweep the rest of the country off it's feet just as he made his point on Super Tuesday....
This will be only the 2nd time I have ever voted in my life. I never really thought they gave us much of a choice for a President until now. However if it comes down to McCain/ Clinton or McCain / Obama; I will not vote in this election because I wouldn't want to be respondsible for helping to destroy what is left of this Great Nation.

Granpa McCain, you are not going to be President. This is another Bob Dole, can you say landslide

Michael Simms, you forget to mention your background in economics. Look at Ron Paul's background and what groups he belongs to. Sorry but I'll put more faith in Ron that you. What is it about the Federal Reserve that you think is so great? They lend money at interest and are the only group able to print money. Therefore your only option to pay them back is to borrow more money. At interest. It's a scam.

who let all these hicks on the internet? I swear between the Ron Paul lunatics: The man has 13 delegates don't think he will squeeze in, the Huckabee lovers: Oh yes I'd love a fundamentalist in the white house its been a dream to turn America into a Christian Hezbollah paradise, and the Romney apologists: Oh he just suspended his campaign, he didn't quit! Sure we'll he's suspending it until the convention so unless 900 some odd delegates float his way magically he is out.

Vote McCain bring the Republican party back to common sense leave the jerry falwell lover conservatives on the side of the road. Remember what the religious right used to say? "Love it or Leave it" Well boys now its on you, don't love this party? Then get out. Go vote for a democrat or start your own looney tunes jesus is my homeboy party.

I hope Condoleeza Rice is smart enough to say "NO" if asked to be a running mate. If not I really question her judgement as well as her intelligence

If Mr. Huckabee thougt he could be in this very position at this stage of the game -that maybe a vote from a mormon or friend of a mormon or an educated person who believes in respecting the beliefs of all people could put him to the top if Romney dropped out – he should have kept his disrespectful and bigotted comments to himself. He blew it when he showed so much disrespect to someone else's religion. Very sad. His deliberate comments to stir hatred will show to be the demise of his campaign. Very sad.

I liked Dr. Paul as an anti-establishment candidate. His supporters are vocal, but lets be realistic, 7% of the vote in the New York state primary and that was one of his best showings. There is no realistic chance here, he will get his 5% and that's it if he runs independent. It would be a courageous run but doomed to fail.

I supported Romney now I will support McCain. Romney did not want to split the party and stepped aside a very honorable thing to do. Huckabee and Paul also need to follow the lead and step aside. We need to united the Republician Party and beat the Democrates. I do have to say McCain/Romney ticket sound great, and then Romney in 2012. McCain will no longer be Mr. Nice Guy to Huckabee, how's it feel to be used, and Ron Paul's only chance is to run as an indendpent.

I personally am not a fan of Mcain, however Mike Huckabee in my opinion would make a great president! He is a faith based man and this country needs some hope for its american people. It scares me to think clinton or barak obama (sounds like a terrorist) will make it into office. To the comment that huckabee is a nobody..i would like to know how you figured that , seems to me he has a good chance to be your president. so for being a nobody he is sure doing a good job! My vote is for you Huckabee!

Come on, lets make this interesting !!

Vote for Huckabee !!!

Ron Paul was never in the race to bein with. The man is severely incorrect on several issues, especially regarding the Federal Reserve system. Returning to the gold standard would cripple the US economy. I'm always amazed that anyone votes for him at all.

Please Democrats, please, please, please choose Hillary for your candidate.

Nothing will energize the Republican base to come out and vote for McCain like that would.

Man. I can't believe there's not more coverage of what happened in the WV caucus when Huckabee totally ninja'd the state from Romney with the McCain and Paul supporters' help. That was crazy.

15 million Americans voted for either Clinton or Obama on Super Tuesday
Do you really think McCain or Huckabee has a chance ...
Im not sure if there are that many Republicans voting in the entire ELECTION ...

Hillary / Barack 08
OBAMA / CLINTON 08

Your article is a total lie. Romney did not abandon his presidential bid. He just put
it on hold for now. He still has all his delegates.
McCain and Huckebee are not adversaries. They are in this deception together.
In Virginia Romney came in first, Huckabee 2nd, McCain 3rd. MaCain gave his delegate to Huckabee so that he could win and Romney would lose.
Hasn't this country had enough of this type of politicians and all the anti Mormon propaganda by these two Southern Convention Baptists?

MCCAIN YOU WERE MY SECOND CHOICE AFTER ROMNEY I THOUGHT YOU HAD SOME CARDIAC PROBLEMS SO I PUT YOU SECOND NO OFFENSE DUDE

McCain doesn't stand a chance against Clinton or Obama. He doesn't have the intelligence or personality to do it. Furthermore, he is frankly not very likeable. With all the criticisms that Bush has received over the past 8 yrs, McCain would be even more of a target with his supreme arrogance and annoying mannerisms. Has anyone else noticed his signature move of making a stern, bold-faced statement and immediately afterward making a sly, politician grin? It's disgusting!! Huck on the other hand has the likeability factor going for him, even if you aren't a strong conservative and don't completely agree with his stance on the issues. Huckabee's also the far superior communicator, articulates his thoughts better, and does a much better job of reaching out to the desires of the american people. If you believe in God and morality and the goodness of your fellow man, Huck's your candidate!

What about a McCain/Colin Powell ticket?

That hair dye job Huckabee recently had doesn't do him any good...should let some gray show...maybe he should see Edward's barber...

Ron Paul deserves some respect, CNN. You are, once again, ignoring a true presidential candidate. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Fix it.

Okay, when there were 5 you covered 4, when there were 4 you covered 3, now there's 3, are you honestly telling me you are excluding Ron Paul from receiving LONG overedue coverage again? You call yourselves a news source? What a a joke CNN!

I am still waiting to read a single rational message from a Romney supporter that gives a good reason why Romney should ever have been supported. The posts are always that the other guy is bad, and it is usually stated in an adolescent way. I guess Romney's supporters are like their candidate, all style and no substance.

I am so tired of the media lies. Huckabee doesn't have to win anywhere near 80% of the remaining delegates to become the nominee. That is just another dishonest way the media try to decide the outcome.

McCain has a little over 700 delegates and needs almost 500 more. There are almost 1200 delegates outstanding. If McCains wins less than 43% of the remaining candidates, the nomination will be decided at the convention. McCain's strength in the big states is now out of play. Huckabee will have an advantage in the remaining "fly-over" states.

Given the importance of the election to the future of the country, those who try to decide for the people who the nominees will be should be held fully accountable by the people. Turning off the TV or radio is not enough. Laws should be made that ensure objective coverage and the criminals severely punished.

What a joke...is this the staged event of the year award? I do not believe a word these GOP accidents have to say. Won't get fooled again.

You people hollering about Ron Paul have got to be kidding, the guy was never valid and most of his ideals have been obsolete since Isolationism ended before World War I. Paul would be the first to negotiate with terrorist, and just generally lead to the end of this great country. If you want to live in the past go join an Amish community, if you want someone who will move us forward- well I don't know who to tell you to support. But for God sake shut up about Ron Paul!
I for one am voting Huckabee, and if he doesn't pull a miracle off then I will vote Democrat.

Huckabee doesn't stand a chance. He's conservative in some ways but very liberal in others. The Republican party won't go for that either. I think the GOP's best chance was Mitt. Unfortunately, he was/is a flip flopper. He didn't make his "conservative" position be known until about a week before Super Duper Tuesday, in which people were going at McCain for his moderate, non-conservative positions.

The Democrats will have a sure sure win come November. The GOP's candidates are nothing but a washout for the party.

Hillary '08!

You "McAmnesty" people are starting to get boring. Your unwillingness to consider ANY reasonable compromise is nothing more than pigheaded. You rant and rave about illegal immigration, but your absolutist position only guarantees no solution will ever get implemented. So just get over yourselves already.
McCain ROCKS!

We're not hearing about Ron Paul for the same reason that we're not hearing about Mike Gravel. Get over it.

At the debates I heard a lot from Huckabee about lowering taxes, but I've also seen video footage of him specifically saying he is ok with raising taxes. I've also heard John McCain state that he is for tax cuts, yet he admitted that he did not vote for the Bush tax cuts. I guess I'll have to vote for the only candidate with a voting record that actually backs up what he says, Ron Paul.

Hey Shirley, if McCain's supporters go with him, count on a generation or more of Democratic dominance of the White House.

Gov. Huckabee doesn't have to win more delegates in the primary. He just has to keep McCain from getting the total he needs. Then, it goes to the convention, just like in 1976. But, this time, the real conservatives will have their voice heard, and our man, Huckabee, will win the nomination! Why not, the Dems are going to the convention. The base of the party will not be courted and then ignored any longer.

THANKS FOR ALMOST NOTHING!!!!!
Do major news networks get paid for coverage of Presidential candidates?
More specifically, how do the networks profit by giving a large majority of press coverage to McCain and very, very little to Huckabee?
It's not like I've just tuned in, believe me. This biased reporting by every network I have watched CNN, FOX, and CNBC being the most obnoxious, really does make me sick and sad.
I have tried daily to follow the progress of Mike Huckabee since the just before the Primary election started.
I was planning to switch from Independent to Republican, but I can see from the so-called "news reports" that I may have been hasty in considering it.
Mst.

I really hope the American people see what could happen here. McCain reminds me of a little dictator. If he gets into office, we will live to regret it. He no way comes across sincere or authentic. You can almost see him rubbing his little hands together with that grin on his face, the only thing missing are the horns.

I gotta love a party that needs to cater to the whims of a group of people that believe the earth was created 6000 years ago.

But as the party that labels things the opposite of what they are, it makes a great home for the "christian" right.

Let the whining begin: "If McCain gets the nomination, I'll vote Democrat"

Typical neo-con thinking – if I can't get my way, I'll blow the whole thing up. Not that I mind the Democrats getting the votes, but aren't you guys the big believers in "Let the Free Market Decide" philosophy? Now that the market decides they like McCain, you would rather sink the ship than let him win.

Typical.

whatever...jeez this election was so exciting last week and now its so boring. Blah blah blah....McCain is just trying to look wise and good.

Obama '08–because Hillary and McCain are worse.

Peronal to AJ, Iowa?:

You can count on Hillary or Obama in the White House – make book on it!

The GOP has no chance.

McCain is to the 2008 election what Dole was to 1996! A sacrificial lamb!!!

"Hey, Mellon......we need ya!"

The only way I could vote for McCain is if He chooses Mitt Romney as his VP. That would show me that He is at least has some real concern about what us conservatives are feeling. McCain is no conservative and I am tired of hearing him keep saying he is.

McCain should name Romney his VP and Economic Czar – what would the Democrats have to counter at that point

Mike Huckabee reminds me of Rocky Balboa. Never dismiss the popular underdog.

Mccain.. what kind of man are you... not one that I want to follow. Drop out of the race.. and take your supporters with you. Actually.. why don't you move out of America... you and George together!

If McCain chooses Huckabee as VP we can count on Clinton/Obama in the white house.

McCain seems to get along with everyone, save for Romney, who seems to have upset a great deal of people.

I can't imagine that either man possess a significant liability to the other if they were to serve on the same ticket.

Nevertheless, I want out of Iraq and it would take a lot to change my vote away from Clinton.

Ask John McCain why he has a former Mexican governmental official on his advisory staff. There are lot of amnesty supporters in his campaign.

Does anybody think he has changed his mind? If you listen to him carefully, he says, "fix the borders first." What does that mean? What comes "later" in his mind.

Juan McAmnesty has not changed his mind. Just ask his old butt. and press him for a straight answer.

Vote for Huckabee.

CNN, WHY WON'T YOU POST THIS BLOG. I HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES. WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

Ask John McCain why he has a former Mexican governmental official on his advisory staff. There are lot of amnesty supporters in his campaign.

Does anybody think he has changed his mind? If you listen to him carefully, he says, "fix the borders first." What does that mean? What comes "later" in his mind.

Juan McAmnesty has not changed his mind. Just ask his old butt. and press him for a straight answer.

Vote for Huckabee.

Pleeeeease, McCain, DO NOT pick Huckleberry as your running mate.

Go with Rudy!

Please don't vote for this war monger. I am going to vote democrat, unless its Hillary.

I am wondering why CNN cancelled the GOP DEBATE IN OHIO?

As far as we know there is still 2 candidate.

FAITH FAMILY FREEDOM

McCain/Romney is our only chance to win and only chance to salvage our republican party be adding the strongest candidate to the mix. Romney has all the credentials McCain lacks.The supporters of Romney would never support McCain unless Romney was the VP.

McCain/Romney'08??

DON"T WORRY about the HUCKSTER!

He's OUT, UNLESS McCain adds him to his ticket.

REMEMBER...Romney said he's "SUSPENDING" his campaign...
NOT "ENDING" his campaign...say tuned ya'll!

Mike Huckabee is a great orator and is the only one who could win a debate with either Hillary or Obama. He is a man true to his convictions and if everyone would take the time to listen, really listen to what he has to say on the issues they would know that he is the only one who could beat the Democratic nominee. The news media doesn’t give Mike much coverage, but you can go to his web site mikehuckabee.com and learn all about him.

How come Ron Paul is not mentioned at all? Is he out of the race? How is it that he gets no coverage at all? I don't understand how with only three Republican candidates left we are not hearing something about him, either good or bad. Can someone please explain this to me? Doesn't CNN have the responsibility to cover all the news?

Wow. CNN first states that it is mathematically impossible for Huckabee to win – which is an incorrect statement on its own – then contradicts its own earlier statement in the same article by telling how Huckabee can win.

Which is it? Well, simply, it's the last one.

They also leave out that Romney's delegates will be distributed at the convention and could end up going to Huckabee, further lessening the gap.

How about all the information, CNN, and all of it factual? Is that too much to ask?

McCain should worry about Obama and Hillary. Huckabee is a nobody. Stop worrying about him.

Though CNN Never posts my comments, let me try again.

Mike Huckabee is a great orator and is the only one who could win a debate with either Hillary or Obama. He is a man true to his convictions and if everyone would take the time to listen, really listen to what he has to say on the issues they would know that he is the only one who could beat the Democratic nominee. The news media doesn’t give Mike much coverage, but you can go to his web site mikehuckabee.com and learn all about him.

There's another threat, o media masters. A brokered convention is coming, and Ron Paul is going to prove to be a bigger threat than you realize. Conservatives know that Ron Paul is the only viable truly convervative candidate that can beat a liberal in the general election. Huckabee gets mocked in the mainstream press, and Paul gets ignored. Voices for Paul and Huck are going to speak louder and louder as more states hold their primaries. Try not to crown King McWar just yet.

The GOP has decided to throw this election.

With Bush's record–and the major split in the party over McCain/Romney–they've decided to sit out this one...and hope that Clinton and Obama screw up royally so they can use it in 2012.

My 2 cents.

McCain is a great guy–but he'll never win the general election unless a lot of Democrats decide not to vote.

Hecklebee is nasty, sneaky and mean… Why is he even staying in the race?

Now that Mitt dropped out, is Huck going to turn his attacks to McCain now? lol

Mitt was a gentleman and honorable to the end. He didn’t let his ego stand in the way of doing what he felt was right for our Republican Party. He does love this country. I’ll have to bite the bullet and vote for McCain – out of respect for Romney.

We love you Mitt Romney!! See you in 2012 !!

Well, that's what I like about McCain...Mike Huckabee is to be saluted for coming this far, and he recognized the potential threat that Mike could post. Sad about Ron Paul though, I think he is good but it could get worse for him, like what happened to many of the top tier candidates.

Now if only the Dems can do it right too...that way a Clinton vs McCain fight will be nice to watch...frankly, a McCain vs Al Gore would be my preferred match up but Clinton should be the Democrats' nominee...

Huckabee threat?

McCain is going to choose Huckabee as his running mate!

The media wants you to think this is over. It's not. McCain has about 720 delegates, and needs almost 500 more. That's a lot of states. Personally, I refuse to be told who to vote for. My vote goes to Huckabee.

Is this supposed to be a story? Two southern Convention Baptists competing against each other??

Let's not forget Dr. Ron Paul.

Dr. Paul is much more viable than Huckabee who kept on stealing Dr. Paul's ideas.

Huckabee is like Hillary or anchovie.
You either love it or hate it.
Voters will avoid both of them if possible.

I hope Dr. Ron Paul will go Independent.

I would not dismiss the Ron Paul threat! We may get this country back to where the Founding Fathers intended before this is over!