It seems counterintuitive to suggest as I have that those who wish to stop McCain (Hillary) should support Ron Paul and not Huckabee who has more delegates.
Leaving ideology aside, let me give you some practical reasons for doing so.
(1) Huckabee is going nowhere. He is strictly a regional and religious candidate with little support outside his base.
(2) Unlike Ron Paul, Huckabee has had six months of solid positive media coverage and still has done poorly (e.g., 12% in California; 11% in NY). It’s Ron Paul’s turn now.
(3) Huckabee, like all pro-war Republicans, has zero chance to win in November in a war-weary nation. I have explained many times why Ron Paul is the Republican’s best general election candidate.
(4) Having zero chance to win the nomination, why is Huckabee still running? First, he is running against Romney for the 2012 nomination after McCain loses. This perception huts his image as serious contender.
(5) Huckabee and McCain clearly have some sort of tacit alliance going on. That means that Huckabee’s delegates may go over to McCain when he drops out so a vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain which is a vote for Hillary.
2:03 pm on February 9, 2008 Email James Ostrowski
