Posted by
Michael Nadeau on Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:42:19 PM
While electability still seems to be the new conservative value, Huckabee is still gaining steam. He showed very strong in tonight's debate, intelligently tackling every question and the issues that they represented. He clearly is showing himself to be more than capable of taking on the front-runners and Hillary as well. It, also, seems to be the case that every time he is presented with an opportunity to address an audience he wows them with his clearness, intelligence, and his leadership. In his appearance tonight, he scored very high with his audience according to polls conducted by Fox News afterwards, and he outscored Guliani, Romney, and Thompson, leaving them far behind.
Clearly, Huckabee is the strongest conservative candidate out there and is only gaining momentum, yet he faces the callenge among the voters of electibility taking priority over issues. In fact, the issue of electibility seems to be the number one concern of many conservative voters. However, with that being said and with the limited resources he has in comparison to some of the others, he is becoming an unstoppable force as his numbers continue to rise. It is becoming evident that Rudy and McCain aren't the only viable options out there to beat the dems in 2008, but perhaps, Huckabee is the candidate that energize the conservatives and rally the base, while also offering a strong option against Hillary. He certainly has my vote. How about you?