Fellow Beliefnetter David Kuo writes today that Mike Huckabee is no Pat Robertson–the former Christian Broadcasting Network chief who finished strong in 1988′s Iowa caucuses but went on to go nowhere–because Huckabee’s base of support is much broader:
Pat Robertson didn’t have mass appeal. He scared people. He didn’t seem all there. No one is saying that about Mike Huckabee. Did you see him on Leno? Did you watch his speech tonight? This is a calm and resolute man who sniffs of authenticity, humility, and confidence. He is not Pat Robertson.
God-o-Meter is not so sure. Check out these lines from ABC’s analysis of last night’s entrance polls:
Evangelical Christians accounted for a remarkable six in 10 GOP caucus-goers, and they favored Huckabee, a Baptist minister, over Mitt Romney, who’s Mormon, by a broad 46-19 percent.
Among the remaining, non-evangelical Republican voters, by contrast, only about one in seven supported Huckabee,
A look at the entrance polls shows that among non-evangelicals, Huckabee was bested by Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, and John McCain. In fact, Huckabee barely beat Ron Paul in this group. To God-o-Meter, that’s not exactly “mass appeal.” That’s the-only-ten-on-God-o-Meter appeal.
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posted January 5, 2008 at 9:58 pm
No, he doesn’t. He had his fifteen minutes of fame and now he’s just wasting donors’ money.
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posted January 6, 2008 at 11:00 am
War seems to be the top issue in the votes cast. The ultimate war has not to come and “ALL” those who cast out one of God’s advocates…..by ignorance……..has no future fame or not! I’m Democratic but have changed after 60 years to support Huckabee.
posted January 10, 2008 at 8:47 am
We are at war with the secular life and we need a leader that doesn’t tout that they are supported by the likes of Hollywood. Mike is a very likeable man because he puts his faith in God first. He is a man you can trust and has the experience of running a large state. I do not trust Hillary Clinton or her husband. Barak Obama is a great orator and wonderful example of the freedoms we have in this country. Of course he would have never made his way without the support of his Grandmother in Hawaii or the wonderful benefits we afford everyone in the United States. I wonder would he have gained the same recognition in Kenya. He would be a great civil rights leader in Kenya. This is where I believe his calling lies. It would be nice to see him go and help his people since he attends a church that identifies itself with Africa only, not the United States of which the congregants live in. It is called segregation of race using faith as a ruse. We are in the battle of our lives for the souls of Americans yet many are turning a blind eye. A country that kills it’s unborn, abuses it women and children through porn and perversion will eventually loose God’s favor. God help us and save us when that happens.
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