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The more I see Mike Huckabee's relentless determination to give voting Americans a choice the more impressed I am with the man.

I like to see an under dog try as hard as he can to make a seemingly impossible come from behind win, even if he looses the effort is inspiring.

One would think a Vietnam vet would appreciate Americans excersizing their freedom of choice in picking their nations potential leader.

Go for it, this is what this country is really all about.

Mike Huckabee is the (Real Deal).. This country needs a man like this(Now) more than ever . The intelligent people will vote for Mike, reguardless of which way the political winds blow!! He is the only one with the moral fortitude to get this country headed in the correct direction..Mike's master is above all of us!! (Believe it or not!) ..Keep going Mike–It's not over until the last vote is cast in November..And to be certain our master is all about miracles.

I don't like Huckabee that much – his positions on certain topics actually scare me.

But I have to admit – I do admire his resolve.

It is NOT currently mathematically impossible for him to win the nomination. Mathematically implausible – yeah. Impossible – no...

He has the choice to stay in as long as he wants, and as long as the funds hold out. He has chosen to make a contest of it until the winner actually *wins* – instead of ceding the victory to the winner projected by the media. That is a reasonable choice.

I predict that as soon as McCain officially hits the 1,191 number; then, and only then, will Huckabee concede defeat. If he stays in the race after that point – yeah – he's being egotistical. But up to that point – he's just playing the hand he was dealt – hoping to win the pot with a pair of twos.

Huckabee muddies the water? Huckabee should drop out? Isn't that what democracy is about? To have a variety of perspectives? To be in competition with each other? Competing interests, that's the essence of a healthy democracy. The problem is that those competing interests need to all be in the best interests of all people, not just a few. I am a liberal, and I like Huckabee. I feel Huckabee is more of a populist than McCain, a former maverick who is now Mr. Business as Usual. I feel Huckabee would represent the people over the special interests of the military-industrial complex. McCain has turned into a defender of permanent war. Huckabee seems to be more virtuous than that, though bringing the bible or any religious document or doctrine into government is never a good idea.

I love Huckabee and what I believe he stands for... a better America. He has more determination and grit than anyone I've seen on the political stage in my lifetime. I know nothing about Arkansas or his record as the Governor of Arkansas but if he was so bad, why was he re-elected over and over.? I simply believe that some people can't stand the word "religion" nor its principles..and would you believe, I am not even a "church goer".? He has the Kennedy-like charisma..like it or not Ron and Nancy and just maybe he is setting the stage for a political career in Washington.. So..what is so bad about that? Is that not what politics is all about? Get over it !!!! In all probability, he will not win this election but mind you... Huckabee is not "out of here." He will return and I will continue to donate to his campaign and yes...vote for him.

How about the other story
"Mc Cain's Romney endorsement doesn't phase Paul" (either)

I did like the one reply, Huckabee drops, McCain drops and Ron Paul is the nominee! There is STILL Hope for America!

With their money problems, they could be finished. Ron Paul has the cash to keep going.

Charles D. Brown – Honesty and Integrity is why Huckabee is the candidate to vote for. He has Jesus in his heart and I'm sure he wouldn't try to shove Jesus down your throat because Huckabee know's that is not the way one receives Him.

Reality – Huckabee had a great record as Governor and would still be governor if he wanted to be. "Christian Leader" and "against abortion" are two excellent reasons to vote for him; you just happen to disagree and run with your own "herd". So be it. Just shows this country will continue to be divided regardless of what any candidate thinks. That's reality.

Huckabee is not a problem for the republican party. The Ann Colters and the Glenn Becks and the Christan Taliban is what makes most Americans turn up their nose at the party. Now would be a good time to show these radicals the door and bring some sense of pride back to the party. The world according to people like Ann Colter does not build a party. With the Dems giving the nod to Obama looks like your membership could go up and it would go up even more if you give these crazies the boot.

Huckabee is a man of great integrity and his choice to stay in the race is very admirable. For all you idiots who say that him remaining in the race is "muddying the water," well, that is about as far from the truth as I have ever heard! Huckabee is a great candidate and deserves respect for what he has and will do. If Huckabee had the funds or the coverage time that McCain or Romney got in the beginning, I believe this would be a different race.

I think it's obvious that I support Huckabee, but I am also a Rep. and will not waiver regardless of who the nominee is. We, as Rep., have to unite because the Dem. have and will continue to gain momentum from their slams on Bush etc.

This is what Democracy is.
If you don't like it, move out of our country.

We all know why Huckabee hasn't dropped out: he can't win, but if something were to happen to McCain, he'd be the last man standing. McCain is old, so a health crisis is not completely impossible. Also, with his maverick "straight talk," it's not unreasonable for him to shoot himself in the foot with some loose comment, especially the more comfortable he gets, the more likely he's going to let something slip about himself or his true intentions that will cause a huge drop in support.

I wouldn't be surprised if Huckabee has his buddy, Pat Robertson, organizing prayer groups to send curses to McCain.

I voted for Huckabee because of his sincere moral grounding. I felt that he would be able to bring a lot of good discussion to the table either with Clinton or Obama even if he didn't win the general election. He came across in the debates better than any of the other candidates. Unfortunately, he didn't have the financial and political clout. Plus too many people are afraid of his unashamed faith.

I believe on General Election day there will be not one red state in the union.

I can't believe this web site is calling a candidate an "unabashed panderer" in the context of a news story. Where do news stories end and editorials begin?

Huckabee has the right to stay in as long as he feels compelled. There is not a reason in this world that he should cave to the media and party leaders.

He won't accept a V.P. position for a candidate that has little chance of defeating the Democrats. He needs to begin the 2012 process.

There is absolutely no reason for Governor Huckabee to drop out.

The man has guts a Charisma! Apparently the the Republican Elite are terrified of him. He is a breath of fresh air, someone with honesty and integrity that can also communcate!

Conservative Republican, as to what you wrote "The Republicans have made there will abundantly clear. His stubborn refusal to bow to their will does not accomplish anything but maintain the rift that McCain is trying to close."

If you listen to what he's saying, his intent is not to cause a rift but to provide a CHOICE. He is trying to give people a voice to speak out regardless of how effective it will be. Personally I think it's a notable action on his part. There are more voices to the republican party than just those who sit in places of power.

What do you all think about Romney running with McCain as Vice President?

He doesn't give up. That's an admirable quality for a Republican. In some ways, he seems like McCain. I wouldn't be surprised if Huckabee runs for the presidency again.
He won't win this time, as the math is against him, but he doesn't simply drop out. He's in until the end, and that's admirable.

Marrilyn

You write:

""Huckabee could still be a write in vote, did anyone think of that? Or he could still run as an Independant candidate. Why should he get out of the race at all? This is the peoples choice not the medias!"

Question No. 1: What race ?? Even if McCain has stil formally not won, with Romneys endorsement he is very close. But it is a fact that
Huckabee has already LOST and therefore he is not racing against anybody. And this was the will of the American people

Question No. 2: How you write in anybody if another has the majority
of votes pledged to him ??

TOM

Huckabee is running for Huckabee only, to increase his speaking engagements, an the money he gets per. Once a Preacher becomes a Politician, an has to lie, fabricate, a spend his supporters money for naught, he cannot go back to Preaching. He might be looking to get a job with MSNBC on the Morning Joe Show, which he seems to be a regular guest. McCain cannot take him on the Ticket, it would go down in flames, because McCain will win the States that Huckabee has won anyway. Besides, he doesn't need a "one liner jokster" as his VP. I hope Huckabee is successful in any thing his does, as long as its not in Government. The only reason Huckabee is still in the race, is because he gets all the free spots on most of the MSM news and cable shows. The Liberal MSM knows that he only hurts the Republicans, so they have him on. Also, as soon as he gets more delegates then Romney, he will bow out. That will be a tad late to improve his standing with the Conservatives.

No Mark, America is not sick of the relgious right and I would ask you to apologize for such a bigoted remark. Anyway, keep it up Gov. Huckabee! We believe in you and see your committement as a sign that you are for the people and not for just status and politics like Mccain or Romney. I hope he runs it down to the white house. Go Huckabee!!!

It is true that he has the right to go on but when it is up to a point that he becomes the obstacle in unifying the party, he will be disliked. Romney did a smart move to endorse McCain at this point and by doing so, the party will praise him that he is the one in helping the party. No one will blame him if McCain loses in the general election. To Democrat, McCain is already the competitor in the general election and you can see both Hillary and Obama start to shoot at McCain. The GOP will soon jump to stand behind McCain once the attacks become heavier and Huck will be seen as a sinner by the party if he still runs against McCain.

Proving yet again that he is too stupid for the white house. He should go home and quit wasting his supporters money. I swear I have never seen the south swindled in an election like this before. Huckabee ruined the conservative coallition for this election by making people think with their pastor instead of the brains. The south is typically conservative, but yet they let the fiscal liberal get their votes. Very strange.

Hang in there Huckabee. The people deserve a choice. If Huckabee is not the Republican nominee, the Republicans can expect a landslide loss in November.

Enough of this voting for the lesser of two evils.

you know, i like huck, he has a good point of view on the whole primary process. hes come this far why not continue. This give up mentality is why we face so many problems in our country today.

He's 10x the level of John McCain in the Public Speaking Dept. Huckabee is pushing for a win at a brokered convention, very similar to a caucus. Huckabee has always been favorable in caucuses, in debates/ public addressment, and is the more conservative of the two w/regards to his firmly held positions. The most conservative candidate, has won every time the contest has gone to a brokered convention.

So he doesn't have to get 1191, he only has to take enough delegates away from McCain, to send it to GOP Convention. With only one winner take all state left at the polls, Huckabee is guaranteed to take atleast a share of the delegates in every other state.

Political parties are like children. Sometimes you have to let them fall before they learn to pick themselves up. Republican party, you're on your own!

I'm amazed at all the Romney supporters that forgot the evil doing McCain did a day or two before the Florida primary. He straight out lied about Romney's stance on setting dates for troop withdraw. He did it again not just to Romney, but to all of you at Reagan's Library. We all knew he was lying. You knew it and his face showed it. Now, you're all going to jump on the McCain bandwagon??

Many people before us died fighting for what they believed in......we sit around flip flopping on our convictions because "THE" Party tells us to.

I support Huckabee, but I have GREAT respect for Ron Paul supporters too. They never give up. They believe in something and they stand for something whether the majority takes them seriously or not. Ask yourself....what do YOU stand for? And then don't talk about it. Live it.

The Huckster is getting a little cash right now. Why not live the life of a rockstar? Huckster was nothing more than a niche candidate...sorry Huck, but you will not even be a VP candidate.

Romney has done the right thing to get out of the race and help McCain fill his warchest for the general election.

The real deal is that the delegates can vote for whoever they want, and Romney's suport of McCain does not guarantee that his delegates will go to McCain at convention. Bottom line, Huckabee doesn't have to stand down if he doesn't want to. Everyone has discounted him from the beginning, and if you had asked anyone six months ago, no one would have ever imagined Huckabee would have come this far. Huckabee has every right, and he should, see where this goes. It's not over until it's over.

If nothing else, he is now a figure head in the Republican party which will only help his political career in the future. He's the only candidate that I have felt I could get behind from the very beginning, because he doensn't make excuses or hide who he is and what he stands for. I'll vote McCain if he is our candidate after convention, but I'm still in Huck's Army until then.

If Mike can stop John from getting to 1191, it will go to a brokered convention and then all bets are off. More than once in history has a non-frontrunner gotten the selection in a brokered convention. Huckabee is not out of this.
-Matt

I agree that people should be able to vote for the candidate that the like provided the candidate is still running. Is it a "herd mentality?" That is the possiblity. In elections in the past, people have formed up around candidates that people like. Look at the Democrats; it was thought that Clinton was going to win, but Obama has created much in the way of momentum and support from a wide group. If Huckabee can do that and win the remaining delegates, he'll have a great bit of leverage over McCain since he hasn't won the 1191 delegates needed to win.

Huckabee is too likable!

It is not even impossible for Huckabee to win the nomination outright and preventing McCain from getting the required delegates is very doable.

What's everyone so afraid of? Come on already, give the people a chance to vote. Why should a few large states (mostly blue anyway) who vote early be anymore important than Wisconsin, Texsas, Ohio, and all of the rest?

With that 'coronation' comment he lost any shot for VP; a good thing in my opinion. Probably going to be McCain/Romney... Now if Obama could just knock Clinton out, and pick or drop a name for VP we can get this fight started...

Huckabee is a good man. He has the right to keep campaigning until the end.

Seriously, there's no reason for Mike to quit. He isn't hurting McCain or the GOP – mainstream media nonsence. These are the priamaries and neither party has crowned a winner yet.

Huckabee probably has two main goals at this point...

1. Gain enough delegates to make him second place in total delegate count (this must happen before McCain reaches the magic number).

2. Continue to get this name in the news and media. If he wants to compete in 2012, he has to establish himself now.

I guess my point is that if Mike Huckabee continues to do better than expected, it is not hurting his reputation or status in the GOP.

Huck, It's time to unite the Party.

Stay in the race Huckabee! You are right! The Republican nominee has to have 1191 delegates. Dropping out now will give you no chance at the nomination. Forget about mathematics, you don't know what can happen between now and the Republican convention. McCain is an old guy. His mother seems to have aged well (at 95), but his dad died at 70.

Time to wrap it up Huck.

Be honest with yourself and the nation.

Please.

Mike Huckabee is a real cutie!!

Huckabee is trying to get a job somewhere...., talking, talking, talking....maybe it's talk radio. He's good at it. But he's also good at pandering, whining about ANYONE who has made $$ (whether working in the free market as has Romney, or in the government! Of course, he's gotten many paychecks in politics, too, as well as preaching for hire. So...why does he "whine" all of the time? He says it's about people having a choice......He took away my choice when he threw out the shrewd "alert" to his type of Christian.....those who have been brainwashed to be afraid and even hate Mormons and he and his evangelical preachers sent out the message to vote for "one of them". (HOW IS IT that those churches retain their tax exempt status when some are soooooooo vocal about politics?!?!!)

My opinion....Huck is in it for HIMSELF more than for the voters and AMERICA!

The more Huckabee stays in the race, the more he can continue to charge higher fees for speaking engagements. It's quite brilliant, really.

I am glad he is staying in!. He has every right to. This is America you know.

Be warned: If the Republican race is over, all the news shifts to the Democrats until September, which is a little late to make a case for the November election. Huckabee in the race means Republican values will continue to be heard all Spring long.

Huckabee you're a fighter. Fight till the end!!!

Mike has a great point, and I haven't got to vote yet either. I am sure the people of Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio, Nebraska, Mississippi, N. Carolina, Hawaii, Vermont and others are with me on that. I want to right to VOTE about this. I don't like McCain and all the corruption that he stands for, so I want to have my say about this. Furthermore, the majority of delegates left to be selected are from states that are more likely to support Mike than McCain, so there is a very real chance that he can bring it to a brokered convention. The MSM and the Republican Party are so afraid of Mike that they have tried to shut him down at every turn. While everyone else is talking about change, he actually represents it, and that scares the establishment.

Thanks for the great picture of Mike and for continued reporting. Your stuff on Huckabee is the most fair and honest I've seen on any network. I think for the future of the Republican party it is important not to throw away a vote on McCain. Some of us have the larger picture in mind. Life is long, political cycles come and go. Selling out isn't the way to go. Also, Huckabee isn't McCain's problem; it's those million voters who voted for him......

It is not a coronation when there is a primary season that last months and the candidate outlast multiple highly funded and viable candidates. Huckabee is now making himself look like a fool. it's a shame, because I kind of like the guy.

The phrase "unabashed panderer" sounds just a tad bit biased as does the way you chose to spin the neck tie thing. Hillary and Obama play the crowds the same way but nobody bats an eye.

Huckabee isn't bothering me or the folks in the states that picked him over Romney or McCain and the also-rans. He has carried a number of states. To that end, Huckabee raises valid points about the states needed to carry the final election.

Mr. Huckabee

I had supported your attitude until now.

But after the endorsement by Romney it seems that your position to continue in the primaries seems to be damaging for the GOP by distracting money and resources otherwise used for the General Election to this useless internal fighting.
This will certainly not improve your possibilities to ensure you a position in a future McCain administration !!

People I am speaking see your attitude as a bitter reaction because
Romney didn't endorse you or at least stayed neutral and that you want to show that in spite this you continue to have some support, for
your self-satisfaction. I HOPE THEY ARE WRONG !!

I also hope that after next Tuesday, where you will jointly with PAUL play the role of the gatherer of the symbolic protester votes, you will do the right think for yourself and withdraw !!!

TOM

McCain still does not have 1,191 delegates. Huckabee said he would stay in the race until someone had that many (it would be nice if it was him). Now he is keeping his word. Imagine that, a politician who keeps his word.

This is the candidate we should all be voting for!!!

1) If Huckabee is truly a non-factor in the GOP race to the nomination, then why does it matter at all if he stays in or not?

2) In reality, Huckabee has a very loyal base of support among evangelicals, and growing support among all conservatives who distrust McCain's record. a) MikeHuckabee.com is pulling greater traffic than McCain's campaign website. b) Contributions keep coming in. c) Hundreds of supporters gathered at campaign stops in Virginia, Maryland, and now Wisconsin.

Who are the Talking Heads to pronounce that Huckabee should throw in the towel in spite of this support?

Ummm.....McCain does not automattically get Romney's delegates.

If Huckabee wins Texas and Ohio. Boy that would shift the issue!

I am not a Republican, but I think Sen McCain should be thanking Gov Huckabee for staying in the race. If Huckabee drops out, there's nothing on the Republican side for the media to cover and the Republican campaign would fade from the news cycles entirely.

He is making himself look like a fool. Even with Romney out of the picture, he still finished with more delegates that what Huckabee currently has. The guy is starting to annoy me. He doesn't stand a chance against any of the two democrates running. He will get eaten alive.

He shouldn't go away. I still want to vote for him in Texas. I don't want to vote for McCain until I have no other republican options. If he's bothering you for some reason, grow up and learn how to deal with competition.

He obviously doesnt understand the primary system. He's worried about people in middle america and their votes not being counted? Mike that happens in every single election. I remember in 2000 when I wanted to vote for McCain but Bush won the primary election before it even got to my state. That happens every time and yeah people get left out. If they wanted to fix the problem they should just make a national primary day in January or February and settle it in a general election. Then there would be no front runners and people couldn't jump on the bandwagon of the guy whos winning. The current system really is stupid and looks more like a ball game than an election.

God Bless America!

Huckabee represents a voice for us that are fed up with the status quo. He represents change in getting our country back to the way it should be where we the people run the country not the few who are career politicians that are only in it for personal greed and or the people who paid them off for their own personal agenda. I for one, regardless of if he wins the Republican nomination, would like for him to run as an Independent in November. And for those of you that think giving a tax break to the wealthy is a bad thing even though they already pay the majority of taxes collected in the U.S., please remember that the vast majority of those are small business owners who employee a lot of people. Those tax breaks could help hire new people. Putting restrictions on them or taxing them more because you think they make to much money, one may find himself standing in the unemployement line because your employer couldn't afford to keep you.

There is nothing saying this guy has to quit because everyone else did. This is supposed to be a democracy right? He should stay in and milk this thing for what it is worth. Did anyone outside his state of Arkansas now who he was, no! Now his is going to start giving paid speeches after this is done with, America, you got to love it right?

You can be democrat, republican, or an independent, but we should all have some respect for Mike Huckabee. Here is a man willing to stay in the race when people from all sides are saying get out and that he is foolish to continue. Why bother? He is standing by his principles; he believes it's not over til it's over because everyone has a right to a voice in an election, even the states that have not yet had their primaries. I think this shows tremendous stength of character, a quality we used to look for in a president.

It's telling now that McCain is going to get the nomination, how everyone, including the face man of the right wing (and the hope of extremists like Karl Rove), is hopping aboard his wagon to get a piece of the action and show a untied GOP. What a bunch of political theater!

The GOP is truly in the greatest disarray in a generation! More fall out from eight years of Bush and his right wing extremist cabinet who managed to completely bungle foreign policy (invade countries on a 'gut feeling' rather than solid intelligence, for example) and turn off most of the American electorate in the process. Fight extremism with extremism Mr. President always says! Our enemies win when America compromises it freedoms and sullies its moral standing in the world.

Gov. Huckabee: Why stay in the race just to prove a point? Who would donate to a dead campaign? Do wealthy evangelists really need a tax write off that badly?

Let Huckabee stay in the race; he makes McCain look sane and reminds people of all the conservative wackos that we've had for the last 8 years who have driven this great Nation into debt and despair.

He should stay in until McCain truly wins. If he doesn't get the required number of delegates we have a brokered convention. This is keeping folks paying attention. This makes everyone vote matter!. We are all better served by him staying in the race.

Rather than focus on whether or not he should stay in the race, GO read his record as govenor ... and ask yourself then .... Why shouldn't this guy be our next President.

It's MATHEMATICALLY POSSIBLE to go to a brokered convention. If you don't like the Republican platform which is what Huckabee is about, then go to the Democratic side. Don't try to change the Republican one. That's why we have two parties. They have two entirely different ideologies. I wonder if people told Reagan to quit when he forced it all the way to the convention.

Its pretty scarey that people would even vote for John McCain. I guess no more scarey than the fact that the American people put Bush in there for two terms to totally screw up this country. I guess they felt like he didn't cause quite enought damage in his first term. They wanted to take it to the extreme. Whomever is elected is going to have a hell of a job cleaning up such a mess in every aspect!

I saw McCain the other day speaking about the war and how he would never back down and I swear it looked like he was having a "Howard Dean Moment."

I want a debate. McCain needs practice and Huckabee is willing to comply.

Huckabee is really being a spiteful, childish candidate. This does not reflect well on his future as a Senator much less anything even remotely close to high national political office.

He has nothing to gain by staying in the race. He's been dead in the water for sometime now. So what's his problem?

These are the behaviors of a Baptist minister? Glad I'm not a religious person then.

Although I don't agree with his stance on most issues, Huckleberry has a point.

Reguardless of whether he can win the nomination, Huckabee is correct in the statement that McCain hasn't yet won the nomination.

There is a distinct posability that nobody is talking about that the Republicans end up going into their covention in September without any candidate having enough delegates to win the nomination in the first round.

Now that would be a convention worth watching...

Huckabee serves as the sole voice of dissent in the party right now. Everyone likes choice in the beginning, at least so people can feel like there has been some sort of political process. It really hasn't come together as a competition, though and unfortunately that does not work for swaying people who aren't impressed with mcCain right now. And for the record I am not a republican, just expressing my opinion...lol-Jermaine Fanfair

The Romney endorsement doesn't bother him, it probably should. Let it go Huck. Romney's selling out to make gains in the party was the final nail in the coffin for your bid to become president. Too bad to for I was routing for this to drag out for a while until the Dems get their stuff sorted out.

I wonder what it will take for Hillary to drop out for even her die-hard supporters must realize that Obama will have a better shot at taking out McCain than she does.

Stop wasting all your donated money!!! Shows what kind of president you would have been. Pretty bull-headed don't you think? Not listening to anyone else is not the presidential way.

Listen, the the presidential nomination for either party isn't something that should just be given as a gift. I think it's very American what Huckabee and Paul are doing by sticking in there and challenging McCain. A lot of conseritives are not very happy with the McCain option and obviously didn't like to much of his endorsers like Romney and Guiliani. You just want to tuck tail and give someone the green light to compete for being the leader of the free world and I'll tell you it's that same mentality that gives birth to dictatorships.

"Oh just elect him already! Who cares!". Good gravy guys you sound stupid. Billybob is "Huck" really bothering you that much? Really? And Juan I would brag about left winger options either. One wants to abolish the 2nd admendment and the other wants to mandate healthcare and steel more from your paycheck. I just can't wait until our hospitals run as great as the BMV or Post Office. Give me a break.

You've forgotten the third man in the race: Dr Ron Paul. He is the only actual conservative in the race, the only one that will save our country from bankruptcy by stopping the foreign interventionism, and the only one who can beat the Dimocrats. Senator Juan McWar is a pro-war Dimocrat.

Mike you are a true American! Just like the founding fathers. Fighting to the end for your convictions and God will perform miracle.

What goes around comes around Huck. You killed Romney's chances as the nominee. Now he is killing your chances as VP. Why would McCain pick you when Romney is offering up his delegate pool and had the common sense to bow out early (which traditionally votes for the candidate endorsed by their pick)? Don't bother continuing your campaign for 2012 (or beyond) since voters have a very short memory but the Republican Party has a very long one (they ain't elephants for nothin').

••“But what I'm concerned about is that there are a whole lot of people out here in middle America who are feeling left out. They're feeling their votes aren't even going to be counted.”••

well now, guess you know how we all felt when the morons reelected bush! huckabee is one evil dude...funny how those evangelical candidates and their followers will spew out the monies to keep their preachers in cadillacs and million dollar estates but yet they still can't identify with the rest of the world and the issues that face us all.
i say that huckabee is hoping to eliminate the irs but when mccain is truly identified, even by huckabee, as the presidential nominee for the gop, huckabee will return to his true calling as the replacement for orel roberts/jerry falwell...and he will have his sunday morning show on the telly and be making way more money than he would as president.
he really sickens me.

This is still America, some of us have voted and want Huckabee to continue to run until there is a winner. Please don't take that right away from us.

Do any of you embrace the Fair Tax? How many even know the details?

Learn a little...please!

Good for you, Huck! Yes, McCain will likely win due to the sheep mentality of voters and the establishment alike. But you keep plowing on until McCain actually secures the nomination.

I do not blame Huck for staying in the race. All things being equal, he most likely can not win. However, all things are not equal. Anything can happen. Consider the age and health of McCain. McCain might not last through to the convention or beyond to the Primary. The media has not made much of this fact, but McCain is an man of about 70 years old. Besides, I would rather see America have a choice between a liberal dem (Obama) and a moral conservative (Huck) than between a dem wearing dem's clothing and a dem wearing republican clothing (McCain). In addition, it is not up to Romney to say which direction his delegates throw their votes. It is possible that Romney delegates realize that what they had hoped for in Romney can be realized in Huckabee. So, anything can happen on the Repub side. Huck should stay in as long as he wants to.

I think he's actually in this thing for the reasons that he says. I also think that's hard for a lot of people to understand. He'd have a lot of explaining to do to his supporters if he suddenly dropped out now. He's got quite a bit of donations rolling in and volunteers are working double-time it seems.

What I don't understand is why joking about cheeseheads and ties is pandering? A more accurate description would be "comedic" I think. But hey, I'm not a reporter...

I do not blame Huck for staying in the race. All things being equal, he most likely can not win. However, all things are not equal. Anything can happen. Consider the age and health of McCain. McCain might not last through to the convention or beyond to the Primary. The media has not made much of this fact, but McCain is an man of about 70 years old. Besides, I would rather see America have a choice between a liberal dem (Obama) and a moral conservative (Huck) than between a dem wearing dem's clothing and a dem wearing republican clothing (McCain). In addition, it is not up to Romney to say which direction his delegates throw their votes. It is possible that Romney delegates realize that what they had hoped for in Romney can be realized in Huckabee. So, anything can happen on the Repub side. Huck should stay in as long as he wants to.

There is not a nomination until someone gets 1191 delegates CONFIRMED. If Huckabee draws enough delegates so that McCain can only attain 1190 before the convention, all mathematical equations are thrown out the window and the nomination will be decided at the convention like it should be!

I'm a Democrat voting for Obama but I think Huckabee is commendable. You go Huck. I too admire what you are doing. Let the people have a say. If Obama wasn't running I would have voted for you.

Seems that you miss the point. The Republican party is walking away from a large block of voters that Huckabee represents. Be careful, there may be crossover at the general election if those voters do not believe that they are being heard by the Republican leadership.

Huckabee should stay in the race until the convention. You'll find in the General Election you right winger did not vote for the right people. You started out with a good field to vote for. But you picked another Bush supporter. More of the same if he get in.

Lord have mercy! Mike you had a great run. You went from 6th place to being at the top(briefly). Just bow out gracefully while people still can tolerate looking at you!

Go mikie go! You are the only one who has maintained a constant course. Don't let the people who don't know what they want or where they are going to explain to you what you should be wanting and where you should be going.

Huckabee's said he's bad at math but good at miracles. Evidently, he hasn't been paying attention to how well that's served the current president the last seven years, or how well it's serving him now.

I see no problem with him hanging in there if he chooses. Sadly, he will not likely gather enough delegates or populist ranking to achieve the nod for President...but he'll help to remind the GOP of the right-wing base of the party.

As for VP..I think McCain would prefer someone with a seasoned history of dealing with the armed services and with some economic and foreign affairs savvy–which Huck does not.

No, I think Huckabee should do exactly what he is doing. Most people don't even see the exciting adventure in political history we are close to making on both sides of the fences. Unless McCain and Obama hit the the decided amount of votes to obtain the nods from their party....BOTH SIDES will have to go before convention. BOTH will have to plead why ThEY are the ones. This is correct in what he is doing, and ALL candidates should stand up for the electoral RIGHTS. Huckabee has already said, in the end if McCain wins...he wins. But, at least EVERYONE has had their say by then. The same for the other side...if Obama doesn't land those votes...Hillary has the chance to plea why she should win.I think this is grand. It is showing the people that yes, WE ARE DIVIDED, and real change is needed.

Mike you have more character and guts for not being a quiter and appeasing a party. Instead you truly are stepping out for the party that means the most, Amaricans.

It's clear he's just doing it for the attention and name recognition for any future endeavors he may be cooking up.

This could be for a future candidacy (2012 maybe,) a possible third-party run this year, or possibly just a new book deal.

How is it impossible? If McCain doesn't get enough delegates because Huckabee stops him...the first round of voting at the convention will be a stalemate. The second round of voting could go to anyone, and could possibly go to Huckabee because the delgates would no longer be bound.

This talk of impossible is just from a media who has already picked who is in their best interests, and is trying to convince everyone that their vote won't count if they vote for someone other than McCain.

As a former Governor, Huckabee sounds mathematically challenged – must be because his higher education is only 2 1/2 years at a Bible College ...

Maybe Huck is considering a miracle ... like the bread and fishes ... the delegates will magically multiply ...

Maybe he is just enjoying the spotlight, the bully pulpit.

There is a simple explanation for Huckabee's persistence – Money. As a Minister, he used to accept contributions from his flock even while he was Governor of Arkansas. Now he has a bigger bull horn to rally the folks and so beseech them to send more money so "the establishment cannot simply crown a candidate and let you all have a vote".

If I were a reporter, I'd dig into his campaign finances – see where the money is going and relationship between what is coming in and what is being spent. I will then look for him to move into a mansion after his run. Perhaps a private plane also.

Huck, it's now time to pull up your tent stakes and move your circus elsewhere. The "Chuck and Huck" roadshow is over.

What disgusts me most of Huckabee is that he has tried to use God
to further is own agenda. The most deceitful political tactic of all.
This man has no religion or he would have not acted the way he has.

This is just who Mike is!!! He doesn't quit because the going gets tough. He doesn't want to be a VP on a ticket that doesn't stand really close to his side of the party. Why bother? Real Principles! It will pay off big one day.

It is unclear to all of us why Mr Huckabee is persisting in his Quixotic quest for the White House. The Republicans have made there will abundantly clear. His stubborn refusal to bow to their will does not accomplish anything but maintain the rift that McCain is trying to close. Frankly it does not make him an attractive choice for VP either. He puts his pride before the will and good of those he is professing to want to represent. This is not the kind of person you want standing beside you on a presidential ticket.

"Herd mentality" that pretty much sums up his supporters. Don't even look at his abysmal record as Governor, just as long as they hear "Christian Leader" and "against abortions" they'll come running like a bunch of lemmings.

Complete and utter disregard for fact. How does this make someone a viable VP?

My God how annoying, another case of the media telling us who to vote for. This election has been so controlled and manipulated by the media it would make a great book to tell the story .

Simply cut the candidates airtime, tell everyone he cant win, and get them to believe it and your candidate is in.

In this case the liberal media wants McCain to win.

He then is garenteed to loose against the Democratic candidates because so many Republicans dont like him and will cross over to the Democrats or simply not vote at all.

Thus the liberal media has manipulated the election to make it advantageous for the Dems to win.

I see no reason for Huckabee to get out of the race. This is about the American people having thier say, not the media telling us who should leave the race to make way for the Dems in the end.

Huckabee could still be a write in vote, did anyone think of that? Or he could still run as an Independant candidate. Why should he get out of the race at all? This is the peoples choice not the medias!

Huck's a breath of fresh air in American Politics.

Has Jesus givin up on Huckubee? Does he realy have a god to believe in? Or is it convient for him to gain policital status by talking Jesus to win status? Look to see where all of his money comes from. How much money does his church give to him to run for president??

I believe we need to keep seperation of church and state. Because there are people in the USA that beileve in different gods or no gods at all. You cant be a president without accepting all of other faiths, and the ones that have no religous beliefs.I have no religous beliefs. Does that make me a bad person unacceptable to vote ? Why do I need religion to tell me how to vote? Why do I need to vote because of race , color, and origion.

I will vote for the one that is honest and has integraty. I dont need Jesus shoved down my throat!!

Send Dana Bash to Rehab
TV reporting by this fine lady leaves much to be desired.
The quality is too inferior to her peers.
It appears her mouth runs ahead of her thoughts.
She needs to learn how to organise her thoughts before opening her mouth to speak.
Maybe, speech therapy could help or pre-writing her ideas on paper and reading them on the air

I'm an Obama supporter and I disagree with Huckabee on EVERYTHING but I love the guy to death!
I don't want to see him go.

I agree. But keep Huck. Let's us democrats catch up. We need 2 more weeks to get rid of Billary.

Unlike a lot of conservatives, I will stand by my first statement that I will not vote for Juan McAmnesty. I will not vote for Billary Clinton and I will not vote for Obama either.

I will stay home for the first time in my sixty three years. Unlike Senator McAmnesty, I am truly a "Straight Talker" who will not "Flip-Flop" just to get on the bandwagon.

CNN, why won't you paste any blogs like mine?

There is no doubt that the situation seems to be dire for Mike Huckabee, but he is absolutely right that many voters (whether Independents or Republicans) who usually vote Republican feel like any real choice is being taken from them.

What would happen if Gov. Huckabee dropped out, then in a few weeks McCain suffered a serious medical condition forcing him to quit the race. We'd be left with Ron Paul. People need to come to grips with the fact that McCain's age must be considered a severe liability in the job of president. In all reality a vote for McCain is a vote for his VP who hasn't even been chosen yet. Scary.

Is this guy serious? Isn't America sick of the religious right? Is he just trying to force himself on to the American people even though he is no where near McCain in this race? I don't get it, and Huckabee is starting to look desperate and a little crazy.

procrastinator: I don't think he believes in maths

OK Huck , its time to go away and stop bothering people

Crazy right wingers, you have no options but McCain LOL

What is Huckabee trying to accomplish? He's made his point; you're a viable VP, okay? Now get out of the race! It's mathematically impossible for you to make a difference. Why bother?

Huckabee should get out and stop muddying the water. You've lost, Mike, you've lost. Stop stirring the Republican party's pot.

I sure hope that Gov. Huckabee can stay in the race through Ohio. I can't wait to cast my vote for him. My whole family wants to vote for him . I don't feel that I can honestly cast a vote for John McCain and I don't feel that I can vote for Obama or Clinton. If Gov. Huckabee can't stay in as a Republican, I hope he considers a run as a third party candidate. WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE TO McCAIN AND THE DEMOCRATS.

Is Huckabee in this race for the good of America ? or the good of Huckabee? Will the cost of his future speaking engagements go up if he stays in a fruitless race longer? Does he sound like a President to you? Does he understand foreign poilcy? Would he know how to keep America safe? These are a few questons you should ask yourself.

Huckabee staying in the political race is a benefit to McCain. It keeps him from devolping the Guiliani syndrome. That is being neglicted and forgotten by the media. Their in no need for Huckabee go negative against McCain. He could,however, do a lot of good by helping to decharismatize Obama.

Huckabee needs to give it a break. Mathmatically he can't win the nomination since there aren't enough delegates left. It's clear to all of us this his campaign is about him and not about our country.

Keep at it,, Huck. Don't drop out for the "good of the party". There is no party, the blue bloods have hijacked it! Hey McCain, good luck winning without the conservative vote, it ain't gonna happen. They won't vote for Hitlery or Osama Obama, but they won't vote for you either. Better the dems take the hit then the repubs!

You see everyday I gain more and more respect for this guy. How comes whenever somebody wins a couple of primaries that EVERYBODY seems to jump on the bandwagon and vote for him? Really? Are we that sheep like? C'mon.

McCain is basically a democrat in disguise.

does he just want us to remember his name. Trust me we won't forget it. Huckabee. you don't forget a name like that.

You've got to admire this guy, even if he's said some strange crazy things before. He's likeable and he's having fun and making some good points. In the end he will win when McCain loses to the Dems in November. Huckabee is getting his name out there so in 2012 he will be well know, in 2012 McCain will be 76 which goes beyond ridiculous if he tries again, he's over after this November.

I believe that Huckabee is doing the right thing and can't understand why the press can't realize that there are many Americans who want a true conservative, defending human life as well as our country. As long as Huckabee is in the race, I'll be supporting him. If McCain gets the nomination, then I'll be forced to support him. He is not the candidate that represents me best. I wish the press could be a little more understanding of those of us with differing opinions.P.S. Check out the fair tax plan, immigration reform and his energy conservation plan-he has alot to offer...and you know where he stands!

I'm a dem but if Hillary win I would either not vote or look in the other direction only if Huckabee won. McCain is for the same ole same ole Bush politics. Once again it will be GRIDLOCK in Washington if McCain wins.

Since the GOP convention isn't till September...Huckabee

should stay in till he's mathmatically eliminated.

It is interesting why people are not asking Ron Paul to drop out and why just Gov. Huckabee. Just let then man run the race and let Sen. Mccain just wait until its all over-sheesh!
Why are we in such a rush anyways? Gov. Huckabee deserves to run as long as he, and his supporters choose him to. If America is America, then its free country and people should not have a problem with it. An election is to be done democratically I thought.

Equal opportunity should be applied by the Republican Party for all of their canidates. This party has a communistic view. I want to see
Huckabee run if that what he wants to do. Yesterday history lesson may not help us today. I am not for McCain or Huckabee but this man is being treat wrong.

Next thing; I would love to see the National Media report the news and not intrepid the news for us. We are intillgent people. I would love to hear what President Bush and other people say for my self and not have the someone from the media explain it to me.

Egotistical comes to mind when I hear Huckabee's comments. I mean after all, what possible good is he going to bring about for the republican party if he stays in race? It brings good publicity for him for his speaking engagements and is free advertising. It might of course allow him to become the reigning leader of the "conservative right wing church nuts". Who knows what Huckabee is trying to get out of this but it doesn't show much humbleness on his part.

Democrats and republicans both like Huckabee for his true grit. If this guy had the organization and money the other candidates have he would be the man cut and dry for the republican party. I am a hard core democrat but I find it hard not to respect such a fine man.