The Rise of Huckabee

**Ironduke** · 12-11-2007, 01:37 AM

The man has barely any funding, has spent a fraction of what the other candidates have, but seems to be catching on across the nation. Just a couple points shy of Giuliani according to the last CNN poll. For me, it would have been unimaginable that Huckabee would be at where he is now given his standings just a few months ago.

Other polls conducted this month:

Nationwide

USA Today - 16% (12/1) #2
LA Times - 17% (12/2) #2
AP/Ipsos - 18% (12/4) #2
CNN - 22% (12/9) #2

By State

Iowa - MSNBC - 32% (12/4) #1
Iowa - Newsweek - 39% (12/6) #1
NC - Public Policy Polling - 33% (12/3) #1
SC - MSNBC - 20% (12/5) #1
SC - Real Clear Politics - 23% (12/4) #1

Quote:

New poll shows big shake-up in GOP race

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) -- Mike Huckabee's dramatic jump in the polls is going nationwide. The former Arkansas governor is in a virtual tie with Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll out Monday.

Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, is backed by 24 percent of Republican voters nationally while Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, is at 22 percent.

The two-point difference is well within the survey's sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is at 16 percent in the new poll, followed by Sen. John McCain of Arizona at 12 percent, Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee at 10 percent, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 6 percent, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California at 2 percent and Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado at 1 percent. View complete poll results »

The poll, conducted December 6-9, involved nationwide telephone interviews with 377 registered Republicans voters or independent voters who lean Republican.

Huckabee is now the front-runner in the polls in Iowa, the first state to vote in the presidential primary process, taking the top spot from Romney, and he's also jumped dramatically in South Carolina, the first southern state to vote.

Now he appears to be on the rise in national surveys as well. Two nationwide polls last week, Gallup/USA Today and Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg, put him in second place.

Huckabee doubled his support in October and doubled it again in November, going from 5 percent in October to double digits last month to more than 20 percent this month, in the CNN poll.

"Huckabee's strength so far may be a positive, values-oriented message," CNN polling director Keating Holland said. "He ranks first when GOP voters are asked who shares their Republican values and who has spent the least time criticizing his opponents. He also scores well on likeability and believability, although Giuliani beats him on those measures.

If Huckabee has and Achilles' heel, it's his lack of experience, Holland said. "Huckabee places fourth, behind Giuliani, McCain and Romney, when Republicans are asked to rate the GOP candidates on experience."

Huckabee jumped 12 points in the CNN poll in the last month, but he's not the only Republican White House hopeful on the rise in the CNN survey. Romney is up 5 points, from 11 percent to 16 percent.

Going the other way in the poll is Thompson, who dropped nine points.

New poll shows big shake-up in GOP race - CNN.com

dalem · 12-11-2007, 01:46 AM

The last few days have been kneecappers for Huck though. He's being shown to be a populist big government liberal more than anything else, and unprepared for the presidency. He's not a viable conservative candidate.

-dale

**Ironduke** · 12-11-2007, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalem

The last few days have been kneecappers for Huck though. He's being shown to be a populist big government liberal more than anything else, and unprepared for the presidency. He's not a viable conservative candidate.

-dale

The latest poll numbers conducted from Dec 6 - 9 show him at 22% nationwide which are consistent with his relative rise in other polls immediately prior. If that's true, polls later this week should show him decline from 22%. If not, then the recent negative press must not be affecting him that badly.

**Julie** · 12-11-2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalem

The last few days have been kneecappers for Huck though. He's being shown to be a populist big government liberal more than anything else, and unprepared for the presidency. He's not a viable conservative candidate.

-dale

He's a southern Baptist minister which is catapulting him up into the polls. He's the closest candidate to a bible thumper the GOP has.

dalem · 12-11-2007, 14:52 PM

The Dems luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv the Huck and want to run against him.

Drudgylink.

So the media goes soft on him a little. He's too easy a target though - soon they'll be unable to restrain themselves.

And a HughLink.

-dale

glyn · 12-11-2007, 16:36 PM

I wonder how his surname originated? I have never heard of anyone else called that.

ArmchairGeneral · 12-11-2007, 17:54 PM

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Originally Posted by glyn

I wonder how his surname originated? I have never heard of anyone else called that.

Welcome to America.

dalem · 12-12-2007, 14:33 PM

Wow. If this is accurate, it ain't gonna be good for the Huck.

Hugh Hewitt Linky.

Quote:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, asks in an upcoming article, "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"

-dale

**Julie** · 12-12-2007, 15:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalem

Wow. If this is accurate, it ain't gonna be good for the Huck.

-dale

I'm suspecting it won't be too bad. This is going to get interesting between him and Romney. Let's just watch and see.

gunnut · 12-12-2007, 18:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glyn

I wonder how his surname originated? I have never heard of anyone else called that.

It was a common practice during the early days of immigrantion that the customs official just "assign" a name to new immigrants if he finds the current name to be too difficult for him to pronounce.

I read on IMDB that the actress Winona Ryder was born Winona Horowitz. But that's not her real family name. Her realy family name was Tomchin (sounds Russian). The family got Horowitz upon entering the United States because they traveled with another family named Horowitz. The customs official just called them "Horowitz."

Winona Ryder - Biography

**Ironduke** · 12-13-2007, 01:23 AM

Huckabee is derived from the surname Huccaby, which is derived from a grazing ground of the same name in Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. Just a short drive west, Glyn.

Stan187 · 12-13-2007, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunnut

It was a common practice during the early days of immigrantion that the customs official just "assign" a name to new immigrants if he finds the current name to be too difficult for him to pronounce.

I read on IMDB that the actress Winona Ryder was born Winona Horowitz. But that's not her real family name. Her realy family name was Tomchin (sounds Russian). The family got Horowitz upon entering the United States because they traveled with another family named Horowitz. The customs official just called them "Horowitz."

Winona Ryder - Biography

A friend of mine's grandparents were Horowitz, but they got to choose, basically, at Ellis Island and that they chose Marine because they thought it sounded patriotic.

glyn · 12-13-2007, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironduke

Huckabee is derived from the surname Huccaby, which is derived from a grazing ground of the same name in Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. Just a short drive west, Glyn.

Hmmm. That name does not appear in the telephone directory for that area (which doesn't negate your theory but doesn't enhance it either).

I live about 15 miles from Lands End so Dartmoor is to my North East!

**Ironduke** · 12-13-2007, 06:18 AM

Whoops... messed up on my directions

I know Devonshire is east of Cornwall. From what I've been able to find, it is also spelled Huccoby, Huckaby, Higbee, Higbie.

Here are the search results for Huccaby Devon:

huccaby devon - Google Search

Wikipedia link (Huccaby, one of the ancient tenements):

Ancient Tenements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mobbme · 12-13-2007, 06:40 AM

I (Heart) Huckabee

12-11-2007, 14:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
dalem Lord High Hullabalooster *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-23-04 Location: Columbia Heights, MN Posts: 8,313 Country:	The Dems luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv the Huck and want to run against him. Drudgylink. So the media goes soft on him a little. He's too easy a target though - soon they'll be unable to restrain themselves. And a HughLink. -dale Last edited by dalem : 12-11-2007 at 14:54 PM.

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glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,515	I wonder how his surname originated? I have never heard of anyone else called that. __________________ Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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12-11-2007, 01:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
dalem Lord High Hullabalooster *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-23-04 Location: Columbia Heights, MN Posts: 8,313 Country:	The last few days have been kneecappers for Huck though. He's being shown to be a populist big government liberal more than anything else, and unprepared for the presidency. He's not a viable conservative candidate. -dale

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Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,800 Country:	Huckabee is derived from the surname Huccaby, which is derived from a grazing ground of the same name in Dartmoor, Devonshire, England. Just a short drive west, Glyn.

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Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,800 Country:	Whoops... messed up on my directions I know Devonshire is east of Cornwall. From what I've been able to find, it is also spelled Huccoby, Huckaby, Higbee, Higbie. Here are the search results for Huccaby Devon: huccaby devon - Google Search Wikipedia link (Huccaby, one of the ancient tenements): Ancient Tenements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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