(CNN) - Recent polls show he is among the early frontrunners for the 2012 GOP presidential bid, but when it comes to fundraising this year, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee trails well behind his chief rivals.
The former Republican presidential candidate e-mailed supporters Thursday night announcing he has raised a little over $300,000 in the first six months of the year, a cash haul that is only about 20 percent of the $1.6 million former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took in the same period.
It's also about a third of what former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has raised since January. Her political action committee, SarahPAC, reported raising $730,000 through July 1, but a spokeswoman for Palin said the Alaska Republican took in an additional $200,000 in the early days of July after announcing she was stepping down as governor.
Several recent surveys - including one from CNN/Opinion Research Corp. – show Huckabee is roughly tied with Palin and Romney in an early assessment of where the 2012 Republican presidential race stands.
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Huckabee needs to call it quits, he's made a fool out of himself.
Doesn't matter, all three will be losers.
Huckabee, Palin and Romney are a lost cause. Colin Powell needs to reclaim the Republican Party.
The worse the economy gets, the better Obama will look. Nothing in Obama's plan for the US is good for the economy so he needs to start attacking Romney now if he wants to have a shot at being re-elected.
The GOP is in deep trouble if this is the best they can do. LOL
none of them predicted the economic collapse-
Ron Paul did- because he actually understands history and economics.
i will register independent and vote for the constitution- what will you vote for? more hope?
Huckabee, Palin, 2012 wink wink, pray pray a winning combo.
So ol fire and brimstone Mike is in a 3-way tie for last place. Seem appropriate to me. God bless.
Time will tell.
Wow,what a choice,the three stooges.
Guess it's down to Romney and T-Paw, at least for now. A dummy and a hardcore evangelical might appeal to the base, but no one else. Too bad Romney and Pawlenty are about as exciting as a sack of rocks.
The Hillbilly, the Robot, and the Alaska Loon. Which ever one bubbles to the top will be showered with cash from Big Oil and Big Banking. Go Sarah! We need a quitter in front of the GOP.
No chance in 2012!
Pretty Boy, Saturday Night At The Dirt Track and Gomer Pyle. These people are from " The Party Of Lincoln " ? Oh, my God.
Romney revealed, recently, that he can reap the benefits of bein' a reasonable repub. Pawlenty, on the other hand, pursues a path of pugnacity while attackin' the Dems just for the sake of polarizin. Palin and Huckabee are, probably, non-entities, in our opinion.
All three, esp. Palin, need to be sent off to outter space never to return. The GOP doesnt stand a chance in 2012.
The Repubican Party needs new blood if they want to win. They couldn't beat Obama before what makes them think they can do it next time around. I am extremely disappointed in Obama and would like to see him out but the 3 candidates would not be my choice.
I can't wait till Palin run's in 2012!!! I can't wait too see the same members of the GOP who prasied her, bash her!! It's gonna be great!!
Thats why the Republicans cant get anything done its all about 2012! Forget about what Americans are going through now .
Sarah will most likely take that money and run with it. She skipped out of speaking at the Regan Libary deal. So that much more for her self.
Can't wait till 2012..... any one of these true Americans will be a million times better than the left-wing pandering socialist we have now.
Romney is the GOP BO, and Huckabee is inconsequential.
Sarah Palin is the only one on the Horizon for 2012 – red, blue or purple!
I hppe the GOP gets behind Romney. I liked him from the start.
He has the right idea about politics and how things should be.
Romney 2012.
OMG!! Please tell me these rumors about Palin even thinking she should run for President are false. What a horrendous, scary thought!! She cares nothing for the environment, is pretty much on the stupid side of the walk, and really thinks the American people would.............wait a minute...............oops............we've elected her kind before............only they were in the "bushes"!!!!!!
I don't know why these clowns even bother.
There's no way a Republican will be elected after the way this country was trashed under Bush.
ALL THREE OF THESE PEOPLE PUT TOGETHER CAN NOT MEASURE UP TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.
You would think the Repuke's would have swictched the brand up a bit, you know, like switching to people who have inclusive visions. It's time to start doing what the people need done. The behind the scenes Jim Crow that exist on the upper levels of society are not working for us regular folks. Us regular folks are starting to be able to get along with each other and it's time for the upper ranks of society to follow suit with us.
Obama for 2012 and Clinton for 2016
Sarah Palin could one day actually be the President of the United States.....Why?
Because in America there are enough people who will never travel within 10 miles of their place of birth, enough people who don't have a passport, enough people who believe that all Muslims are terrorists, enough people who believe in the notion of a 'Real America' that excludes all those of a different race, religion and who possess an advanced education, enough people who justify their racial and religious bigotry by hiding behind and American bastardization of European Christianity, and enough people who believe that the United States is the center of the world and that Jesus Christ was an American…to vote for her.
But she had better win within the next 25-30 years or so...because after that, those listed above will be a small insignificant minority in the Unites States of America.
Palin isn't interested in running for office again. She's looking to be a female Rush Limbaugh.
Yeah, and Romney spent the most in '08, but McCain won. Romney outspent Huck in Iowa 20 to 1 but Huck won. Money doesn't trump volunteers or pure communication skills, charisma, and authenticity. Hillary was the DNC Machine after '04 but look how far that got her. We can learn a lot from Obama and that is organization matters, and grassroot support means more than a few guys writing out huge checks. Romney gets all his money from a few rich donars and about 12% comes from small donors. Huckabee gets about 48% from small donors. If we learned anything from '08, political money machines do not win, enthusiasm does.
All retreads and also-rans. None have much of a chance.
I wouldn't vote for any of em. Maybe Ron Paul or Powell.
3 fundamentalist stooges who cling to an outdated ideology. It's better to flush money down the toliet than donate it to any of these warmongers.
Stop shoving this garbage down our throat CNN!! It's more than 3 years away for crying out loud!
Romney gets his cash from the Mormon church.
Palin gets hers from the Wackadoodle church.
Huckabee gets his from the 'Earth-is-6000-Years-Old' church.
This nation is doomed to turn into a failed state if any of these looney-tunes somehow becomes President.
"Democracy" bought and paid for!! Constant fund raising. polling, interest groups, ad campaigns...American gov't has become a never ending election campaign.
are you kidding me......and what, pray tell, may they be campaigning for at this particular point in time......this is in no way shape or form news
Huckabee and Pain trail Romney in brains. And I don't even care for the Mormon Hypocrit.
Just saying .............................................
I hate republicans. Insensitive, greedy, unAmerican and hypocritical to the last.
The GOP is for whatever reason looking at the also-rans that have been rejected in the past. It should be looking at potential talent such as Tim Pawlenty or Mitch Daniels. Give the voters fresh faces that have real track records.
Romney, Palin, and Huckabee have no chance of becoming President, even if Obama continues to screw up badly.
If the Republicans actually care about their future, and ours, they will quit shunning and start embracing the one candidate who young people love, the one candidate who knows how to use modern technology, the one candidate who stands for principle and the ideas this country was founded on... Ron Paul.
Ron Paul is the Republicans only hope.
I do not think The South will control the Presidencial election
for the Republican Party 2012 and I think it will dwindle to a 3rd party in the South if it does not drift into non existence.
Additional the Republican Central committee is controlled by people
that do not like the south and vs. Vs.
3.4 million more out of work Americans and no meaningful job creation on the horizon means anyone will be better than Obama and his progressily liberal bunch come 2012..
man, what a line up...........no comment!!!!! not worth more effort,,,...
and why isn't cnn reporting on the extraordinary success the Cash for Clunkers program is having?.....I see, it was proposed by a Democrat from Mass. and rejected by the repugnants as a no brainer, well....it shows who lacks the brains.....go ahead fellow americans, show your anger at those who opose Health Care by calling your reps in congress, after all, government ran programs WORK when given a chance....hehehehe
TRY IT, YOU"LL LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go, Three Stooges!
I don't understand how the three front runners are people who lost in 2008 and are tied so closely with Bush era conservativism. I'd think you'd want to move away from that ...
I think it great that GOPers are giving Palin their money, please do so
but it is really a mystery, are there that many GOPers that have no use for their cash? I won't continue to bad mouth Palin, and I encourage all GOPers to give her your money, she needs more clothes
I'd send her money. I hope she runs against Obama. To clean up the mess he was left, he'll probably need more than one term.
The peoples voice of this Great Country was heard in November. We will shut you out of the White House for years to come. America can't afford the GOP Ideals,Policies and GREED
I wonder what a GOP president would have said about the Harvard professor.
Maybe, "Sgt. Crowley should have put a foot up his ...!'
First we have the New Have black firemen demanding promotions for not scoring high enough on an exam and now Gates demanding an apology.
Just goes to show you that the tin foil hat wearing birthers, tea baggers and family values suckers will send money to any political hack that says "God spoke to me and told me to run" or "I've found the way with Jesus" and "I love my guns".
Suckers, chumps and morons all...
They are going to need A LOT of money to try and manipulate the American public in the next elections.
The only problem is that NO ONE agrees with the Republican agenda anymore! It didn't work the last 8 years, and it won't work at any other time either!
Time for a new agenda GOP!
You can have all the money in the world, but if your message is not what the American voters are wanting to hear, or if the candidates do not address what is important to the nation, you're done. These three, especially Sarah Palin are so far out of touch I doubt they have any idea what is important to the public. They are too busy pushing their agenda down everyone's throat.
Most Liberals did not give Ex Gov Palin a chance. They got on the bandwaggon and were followers. They are actually scared that she will be great as a Pres or Vice Pres for sure. They would not leave her or her family alone after all was over. Just small minded people with small ideas following people with even smaller minds. Give people a change. I dislike Mr Obama Clown but have given him a chance and he is really throwing us under the buss. A one timer we all hope. Go Palin and Romney
They all are looking better and better every day! But then, I'm biased...I have a small business and actually work for a living and take risks so that I can contribute to the economy, add a few jobs and pay my own way. Our kind isn't getting so much respect here this year!
Really? Thought that was a legal defense fund. Now its for presidential candidacy? Dogged by ethics complaints, indeed. Hey! I am starting JanisPAC, use for money to be determined later. Keep checks under $200 but send as many as you like. Janis 2012!
I would take any one of them over Nancy Pelosi.
Nancy Pelosi is the real villain here.
The fact that someone would willingly part with their hard-earned money to advance Mrs. Palin's political career is almost enough to shake my faith in the free enterprise system.
This is it? What a mess the Republican party has become.
A photo of 3 pathetic right-wing losers.
The economy is on the rebound! How are you do-nothing Republicans gonna spin this one? Ha!
By the way, Glen Beck is a worthless sack of pus.
It seems like a waste of money for any Republican who wants to be president, considering the insanity, immaturity and complete nonsense touted by way too many Republicans about their greediness for health
insurance company profits, lobbyist pay-offs and the utter madness about Obama's citizenship. We are really looking like a country of fools, even though we have intelligent, rational and informed people among us in the U.S. Those are the folks we want to hear from, not Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. We might as well consider the three of them " losers".
Let's get going with the fundraising Huck. He's the only Republican out there not tainted with the grime of playing politics constantly. He's a different kind of Republican and, as an independant completely disenfranchised with the Republican Party, I'm glad to see somebody like Huckabee. I'll be interested to see what he does as 2012 comes closer.
I hope she hangs in there and raises a bundle of money! She is the Democrats trump card to win in 2012!
My hope is that Mitt will replace this Nit Wit
Setting America back on the road to recovery.
In just over 100, Obama has blundered by destroying our Nation little by little each day.
It's hard to believe or even conceive our economy in such a state of confusion.
But Dem's save the day, oh and the tax you will pay for their Chinese supported transfusion.
Now helthcare reform and a country so torn make me wonder how it will ever find an end?
But Citizens don't fret, for Obama has met for a beer to solve all of our problems!
Oh I long for the day when Mitt comes to play and Liberals lose House and the Senate.
Wrong investment...these three are not the ones destined to run for the GOP that would win. Think it through.
Huck is a great guy and will make a even greater addition in Sarah's cabinet when she defeats Obama in 2012. Same goes for Mitt.
palin = confusion = no comment. good luck with that!
So, The GOP is offering Larry, Moe or Curly to run against President Obama... Gotta Love It!!!!!
Im not worried, neither of these 3 could beat Obama...I do like Huckabee though.
These three GOP supposed frontrunners have to crush a lot aluminium cans to match President Obama. Good Luck!
The Repubs should be looking for someone with a business background: Mitt Romney, Micheal Bloomberg, Jack Welch?
How about a moderate like Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Tom Ridge, Jeb Bush?
Gov. Hutchenson may be a good choice too.
the republicans have to put forth a better collective than mitt, huck, & palin if they have any hopes of retaking the whitehouse.
huck has no real appeal in a general election if you live north of the mason-dixon line, mitt will clinch the gop nomination because of his faith (which reflects poorly on the gop's tolerance), & palin has been nothing short of a trainwreck ( do i i really have to explain why?).
That's right all you die-hard GOPers, keep wasting your money on these neo-nincompoops. Sending your money into these people is like sending it in to the huckster TV preachers.......oh wait, that's exactly what it IS. Hucksterbee IS a TV preacher! .... And all you neo-tards just keep on sucking down the wingnut koolaid. Just amazing to find such neanderthal traits in today's world......
Can't we begin talking about that in 1 year?
The three stooges : )
As a registered republican I am saddened by the choices we will have for the next Presidential election.
A preacher, a failed governor, and the best of the lot is probably Romney who doesn't stand a chance because of his religion. America will not elect a Mormon.
The party has shifted so far to the right as to be Fascist and the current leadership is nothing but negative.
Michale Steele is a tool of the rampant right and the party leaders in Congress are simply obstructionist without offering any solutions.
who cares?
Three losers. When will the next leader of the republican party show up?
No, no, no. Keep Sarah Palin off the Presidential track. But, then again, if she runs against Romney or Huckabee, maybe then, Romney, the best choice should get in.
Even Palin could do a better job than the Great Pretender has done thus far. He should have at least gotten some experience managing something. Even if he could have run that criminal organization ACORN prior to running the country it might have helped.
They didn't win before, and I don't think they can win this coming time in 2012. Palin can be labeled as a quiter and an ideologue. Romney's conserative credentials were questionable then, and they will be again. Huckabee wasn't much better. If any of them were to win the nomination, they would have a hard time at this point getting enough support outside the GOP base.
Neither of these three will be the Republican nominee for president. If one of them is the nominee, it will be a cake walk for Obama in his bid for re-election.
No thanks! I will stick by President Obama. I am tired of the GOP who's who while nothing gets done. Things are changing and its due to the new President and his staff.
In 2008 the captivated the attention of an entire nation with her magnetic personality and folksy charm. Now she has moved on to a higher calling with the support of an adoring public. She may not be the favorite of the establishment elites but she sure has made a connection to the common working person. There is no doubt she is the frontrunner for 2012 and now she can travel nationwide to strengthen her political support even more. America is in love with Sarah Palin and can't wait to see her next move.
Mitt is the man!
Mitt Romney is quality and gets what is needed to get our country back. I can't see anyone debating the young-n P. Obama better than Mitt Romney..We need maturity and experience...Someone who knows how to read a balance sheet and knows how to reach the American Dream on HIS own dime .Mitt is proven and true. I want a proven entity, not oh, perhaps this person will develop into a great entity. Like for example...Obama will move to the center...NOT!! Most liberal President in the history of this country. I wish people would stop the attacks, Mitt was vetted pretty hastily in all areas in 2008...and he is by the way MORALLY sound....Romney 2012....
Palin cannot be serious about running for president. I don't care what people say by 2012, SHE COULD LOSE TO A DEMOCRAT FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION! Please stop bringing her into the new CNN
It's a "cash haul" when a Republican raises funds, but a "war chest" when a Democrat does exactly the same thing. One could not expect anything less from CNN's unfair and unbalanced version of "journalism"!
For a right-wing conservative Republican, Huckabee isn't that bad, but he doesn't have a chance to win the GOP nomination in 2012.
Palin has the star power and she is a big hit with evangelicals, who were Huckabee's biggest supporters in 2008. In other words, he can't even count on the people who voted for him last time.
Romney has the money and the support of every Republican who is terrified of Palin and wants to keep her from hijacking the party. He beat Huckabee last time, no reason to think he couldn't do it again.
Huckabee is an afterthought.
Giving money to any of those three is like flushing it down the toilet. Once the birthers get their word out to every voter, the GOP will go the way of the Whigs. The Republican party is the party of uneducated, racist lunatics.
Perhaps this is more a reflection on the type of support he enjoys. It occurs to me that, perhaps, Huckabee has a stronger following among lower income Republicans. They can't afford to support their candidate like the other supporters can. Romney, on the other hand, is big among those in the upper income levels. Palin – well, I just don't understand who is supporting Palin or why.
Huckabee, Palin, Romney, Newt, and Pawlenty is all the Repubicans have for 2012 then it will be a sure win for President Obama. It doesn't matter which one win the GOP Presidental Nominee becasuse none of them appeal to Indenpentent are moderates.
I am sick of seeing Sarah Palin's face or hearing any of her moron comments. CNN, when are you going to start paying attention to the comments you get...most Americans are sick of this woman and don't take anything she says seriously. Did the DNC pay you to put these three losers pictures up here?! If this is all the Republicans have to offer America going forward then more and more life long Republicans are going to continue to jump off a sinking vessel. We just finished 8 years of undereducated moronic leadership and look where that got us!
Palin, Romney, or Huckabee don't have a snowball's chance.. Huge waste of money.
The sad thing is though I would've vote for any of them.. I like Huckabee the most out of all of them.
Romney completely changes his views on everything constantly, and Palin isn't intelligent or coherent enough to actually have a solid view on anything. At least Huckabee, though I don't agree with his views most of the time, is solid, and actually seems like a genuine good guy.
Can't wait till 2010, when the American people begin to get their country back.
And 2012 when Socialist loses in a landslide to anyone from the Republican party.
Happy days will be back in 2010 and 2012. Let's just hope Barack the Destroyer of Capitalism doesn't bankrupt us first with massives spending programs and equally massive tax increases.
Hey Republicans...what about your mantra and absolute belief of people not looking for hand outs? I mean you go on and on about how some people have to WORK for their money rather then BEG and PLEAD for a hand out. Here's a story about your party LEADERS seeking HAND OUTS. Throwing all their speeches into the trash bin and adopting a "Just give me money, because I won't do it for myself" stance.
Republicans: Always mooching off the real workers and then pretending they don't.
Got Hypocrisy?
Can't wait till 2010, when the American people begin to get their country back.
And 2012 when the Socialist loses in a landslide to anyone from the Republican party.
Happy days will be back in 2010 and 2012. Let's just hope Barack the Destroyer of Capitalism doesn't bankrupt us first with massive spending programs and equally massive tax increases.
Sarah's face is falling already. When she isn't as "pretty" in 2012 as she has been this past election, she won't get the votes from guys like my ex-husband, who never considered she has no brain matter.
Any one of the three would be a terribly frightening prospect as president to anyone who isn't a devotely Christian, anti-science, anti-equal rights, ultra Conservative.
The President must respect and represent ALL Americans. These three clowns each only care about their own faction.
If Palin doesn't stop canceling her speaking engagements (like the most recent one in Calif.) she will not only ruin her chances of bringing in the money she needs but even the Republicans that she seems to think she can help out by going out on the campaign trail and give speeches for them and help raise money for the GOP, they aren't going to want this loose canon anywhere near them......
I am very glad that these 3 remarkable people are part of the Conservative team. America is a great country.
Patriots for Palin '2012
Obama would lovvvve to run against Mike Huckabee. Or Sarah Palin. Either one will do. Romney, on the other hand, is way to competent, articulate, intelligent, accomplished and fleet-of-foot for Obama to handle, even with his dual teleprompters.
Don't worry though, CNN, I'm sure the Republicans will botch their 2010 primary just like they did their 2008.
must be hard for Huckabee. he is the lesser of the 3 evils, but he still trails a flip-flopper that uses his well-coiffed hair like a political weathervane and a vindictive and inarticulate quitter.
Now if the Democrats could just get out of their own way they actually have a chance at staying in power.
Republicans = Male, Pale and Stale
**Insurance companies' BFFs
People giving money to Palin are wasting it. She will never be president of this country and if she is, say goodbye to the USA because she will destroy it with her stupidity. How could anyone think someone like her is capable of running this country when she couldn't even run her own state? She is a quitter and every time the going gets tough, she quits. She is such a loser!
HUCKABEE! Does the United States of America really want a guy who thinks the earth is 6,000 years old. A former Baptist preacher? A man on a mission from God. Wasn't Bush on a mission from God? Perhaps we could change the presidency to the Supreme Ruler and be like every other lunatic country that has a religious leader in charge. Perhaps he could wash away the sin of Cain from Obama or was that Abel?
Sarah Palin needs to do us all a favor and go away! She is not smart enough to be a customer service rep, let alone The President. Are the choices that awful in Alaska that the people there had no other choice but to vote for her? People wake up, Sarah is not good enough to lead our country! Do I feel that she would do much worse than Bush did.... U Betcha!!!
I don't understand why republicans always try to choose Palin. She has a bad influence on the party. She may have some cheers among very conservative people. But most pepole think she has a negative impact on the party. Wake up, people!
Why are so many folks donating to her PAC when most intelligent life on Earth feel she isn't bright enough to be the President?
Sen McCain put Mrs Palin within a hair's breath from the Presidency. Does he support her now? The burning question...does he still feel "Palin is the right choice for our country"?
Isn't that woman out of politics? She is raising money to help pay for bills that have already been paid by the Alaskan people. CNN just can't have one day without this woman's name appearing somewhere in the story line. Two stories today – one ticker yesterday.
She's gone. She quit. She is a major class bimbo still. You can't fix stupid. Who cares?
and . . . . . she is no longer a political figure – keep her out of politics and put her under . . . . . . a rock?
Why are you all focusing on what might happen in 2012, we really need to focus on 2009 – 2012 first.
None of these candidates is viable. Mitt Romney is a flip flopper and he's rich enough to finance his own campaign. Sarah Palin is a quitter and obviously doesn't have the equipment to lead. Mike Huckabee is too closely associated with the religious right. GOP, you'd better come up with something better than this by 2012 if you hope to run a serious race.
My first thought on seeing this line-up would not be kind to the memory of the fine comedy team that were the original three stooges so I guess I will just say "WOW" and leave it at that.
I'm a Democrat, and if I had to pick among these three for President of my beloved USA, I'd pick Mike Huckabee in a heartbeat! He is a genuine guy whom I trust deeply. I'd like to make Mike see the errors of his ways, and become a Democrat. Now of course I'm aware that my comments might be seen as the kiss of death for poor Mike, but please, I do mean them. He's a great person, and I really, really, like and respect him. I can't say the same for the other two...
If Palin is no longer governor and isn't running for president, why does she need a fund raising committee?