With last night’s victory in Wisconsin, it’s clear that John McCain is cutting into the coalition that was keeping the Huckabee campaign alive:
McCain’s win signaled a coalescing of a Republican electorate that has struggled for a year to find a candidate it likes. He posted one of his best showings among GOP voters, beating Huckabee by 22 points. McCain won among women, men, independents, those who are college-educated and those who are not, according to early exit polls.
Conservative voters split about evenly, a stark improvement for McCain, who has struggled to counter Huckabee’s appeal among evangelicals and other GOP base voters. Huckabee still appeared to be winning among those who said they are “very conservative,” but seven in 10 of those voters said they will be satisfied if McCain is the nominee.
Huckabee also continued to lead McCain among voters who said they want someone who shares their values. But McCain easily topped Huckabee among those who chose the economy, the war in Iraq or terrorism as the most critical issues facing the country.
The rationale for Huckabee, such as it was, no longer exists. It’s time for him to go.
Sorry Doug. That is not the way the process works.
Kilo, He’s not going to win, he’s not going to force a brokered convention, and if he stays in any longer he will damages his chances for 2016 or 2012