According to the latest Rasmussen Presidential Tracking Poll, Mike Huckabee is within three percentage points of Rudy Giuliani nationally:
If the current round of Huck-a-mania is nothing more than Mike Huckabee’s fifteen minutes of fame, the former Arkansas Governor is certainly making the most of it. Today, in the first full round of national polling completed since last week’s “debate” among Republican Presidential hopefuls, Huckabee has pulled to within three points of the frontrunning Rudy Giuliani. Heading into the debate, Giuliani led Huckabee by twelve.
Not only that, new polling data released today shows that Huckabee has pulled to within a single percentage point of Hillary Clinton in a general election match-up. Huckabee is also a frontrunner in Iowa and essentially tied for second in New Hampshire. Some pundits believe Huckabee’s numbers will surely go down as fast as they’ve gone up while others are beginning to consider the possibility that the bass-guitar playing Governor may become a serious contender for the Republican nomination.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Giuliani with 20% support nationwide while Huckabee attracts 17%. Fred Thompson is at 14%, John McCain at 13% and Mitt Romney at 11%. Ron Paul attracts 7% of Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide and no other Republican candidate reaches 2%
There are several caveats here. First of all, Rasmussen’s numbers have always seemed to be out of sync with other national polls and this may be just another example of that — and a sign of a flawed polling methodology. Secondly, the jump for Huckabee, and the decline for all the other first-tier candidates, is so substantial that it leads one to think that this may just be a statistical blip.
Nonetheless, Huckabee is getting a lot of press from his rise in the polls and this is only going to add to it.
Eric,
So if William Weld endorsed Joseph Stalin, would you back Stalin?
Kevin,
Uncle Joe was a big drinker and a party animal, so I’m guessing yes
William Weld wouldn’t endorse Joseph Stalin. Cause Weld is a libertarian.
Hey, here’s a question for ya? If NeoNazi groups endorsed a particular candidate, would you back that candidate?
Doug, if you haven’t banned me from here, why is it that you still ban me from Liberty Papers? I’m the same person here as I am over there.
If you wish to put me on moderated status over there, and check my posts before they’re allowed on, that’s perfectly fine with me, and even understandable.
But I don’t feel being banned for life from Liberty Papers is appropriate while I am the same person and say the same exact things here on this Blog.
BTW, our discussions here today are quite timely. William Weld is up campaigning for Romney today in NH, defending him against criticisms from Rudy.
And, Club for Growth just praised Rudy on School Choice, and slammed Huckabee and Ron Paul for opposing Choice.
All up at http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com
Eric,
The decision to ban you at The Liberty Papers was made by all the contributors, not just me.
I wouldn’t undo their decision without consulting them. And now without some indication that we wouldn’t see a repeat of what happened in the Spring.
Eric,
You must confuse me for a Ron Paul supporter.