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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (20160)	1/10/2008 1:32:17 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224648

Key Huckabee Backer in Michigan Is Obama Man by John Gizzi, humanevents.com 01/10/2008 Both the Byzantine nature of the Michigan presidential primary -- as well as the crucial importance of the January 15 contest -- were underscored by the news that one of Mike Huckabee’s major boosters in the primary is actually supporting Barack Obama for President. State Rep. LaMar Lemmons of Detroit, a Democrat and African-American, recently unveiled “Democrats for Huckabee” to urge crossover votes for the former Arkansas governor January 15. In a state with no party registration, crossovers from one party without a presidential contest to another can have an impact. In 2000, Democrats eager to embarrass then-Republican Gov. John Engler came over in droves to put John McCain over the top against Engler’s candidate, George W. Bush. One of the ringleaders of the crossover campaign was a group that worked in the inner city known as “Democrats Out To Get Engler” (DOG) and its kingpin was -- are you sitting? -- LaMar Lemmons. Lemmons told reporters Tuesday that the push for Republican Huckabee was prompted by the dearth of choices on the Democratic side of the Jan. 15 primary ballot. Lemmons said he himself supports Barack Obama, who chose not to run in Michigan. But Lemmons likes his tormenting and wants to turn out Democratic votes for Huckabee because, as he told the Detroit Free Press, “"the Republican establishment supports [Mitt] Romney and McCain.” There is no way to gauge how much this mischief-making can hurt the Republican presidential candidates, as the race is extremely close. According to the latest Detroit News poll, native Michiganian Romney holds a slim 21% to 19% lead over Huckabee among likely primary voters, with 12% going to Rudy Giuliani and 10% to McCain. Voters who consider themselves evangelical conservatives comprised 25-to-30% of likely primary voters in 2000 and next year, that figure is expected to rise to about 40%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gizzi is Political Editor of HUMAN EVENTS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reader Comments: Ok, here is the big question: Why do democrats love Huckabee? Ok, now think real hard. Think real, real hard. Think about November. Think about the fact that the MSM has been giving Huckabee an a** kicking glowing free-ride - so far. Think about the fact that the MSM can be fickle. Think about the mountain of negative press that Huckabee could be getting, but hasn't, yet. Ok, so there are a lot of clues for you - and keep thinking, November, November, November. Now, to repeat the question: Why do democrats love Huckabee? Got the answer?