Huckabee Surges, Obama Gains in Iowa

The rest of the country is pretty middle-of-the-road despite what Karl Rove tried to engineer and I don't think Huckabee's "surge" is going to take him all the way to the White House. He is too far right for most folks. What he does have that Romney totally lacks is "authenticity." He is really who he claims to be. The guy is a gifted politician (and that's not a bad thing to be if you're trying to get the job of POTUS) and seems like a decent enough guy. Romney's desperation and Giuliani's corruption are catching up to them and may account of Huck's success. I wouldn't vote for any of 'em.

Ron who!!!! I like Mike too, but than, given our choises that kinda like saying I like getting shot over getting hung.

Forget all of them. This man will save america.

Ron Paul

he's got more of a chance then most even know.

www.ronpaul2008.com

check him out and spread the word

this man is the most honest candidate that we have in this whole thing.

I can not speak more for him.

he's a true republican

and a constitutionalist

he's also raised more money then anyone in the fourth quarter and he doesn't accept anything from big business!

RON PAUL www.ronpaul2008.com

this is the man for the job and he has way more support then most of you even know HE'S RAISED MORE MONEY THEN ANYONE ELSE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER!!! CHECK HIM OUT AND SAVE AMERICA

LOL HE'LL BE LIKE GORE AND WON'T EVEN CARRY HIS OWN STATE!

fred hirn..... the huckster is NO Christian! wake up , pull your head out of the sand! go look at how this idiot screwed up Arkasas those people down there hate this idiot.. the huckster is a liar!

neewsweek sucks.. if you beleive these dumbasses, I have ocean front property for sale in Colorado!

It looks good for Mike!! God bless him to go all the way to the convention as the Republican presidential nominee, Amen. Fred Hirn

Yep, LightingRod, you bout got that right. Except that ones "religion" kinda gives some indacation of his/her mental state. Most of these so called Christians are just that, "so called".

Anyone so stupid as to base their vote on the basis of a candidate's religion are only showing what morons they are and they should be neutered and prevented from voting. There are plenty of really important issues that need to be dealt with and one's religion is no qualifier for how they would handle the problems. Grow up folks!!!

All this issue over religion is bogun. What is wrong with people who base their decision on who will run this country on the basis of religious affiliation? There are too many issues facing us and which require someone of ability regardless of their religion. People expressing concern over religion are showing what morons they are. The idea of these idiots even voting is the scary issue for me.

With the exception of Ron Paul (who is crazy in other scary ways) they (the Repugs) are all a bunch of dangerous, neo-fascist idiots. Going to lose the presidency, and suffer staggering defeats in the House and Senate. After the so called "Christians" voted in george bush, they deserve such a loss.

All of these prejudices and premonitions about a republican's religion, as if his church were on the election plate and not himself is absurd! If it's Romney's religion people have a problem with, get over it! All his faith has done is build his character, and people should be looking at who he is, not his religion, to see what kind of president he would be! Is Romney honest in his dealings, does he carry the experienced resume, understanding, solutions, and dedication that it takes to confront the more important, ever prominent problems that our country continually faces? Huckabee hasn???t risen in polls by anything intelligent or noteworthy, he???s merely riding off the glory wave of anti-mormon, prejudiced, or ignorant groups who wage religious wars, believing themselves more Christian for calling someone else less so.

All of these prejudices and premonitions about a republican's religion, as if his church were on the election plate and not himself is absurd! If it's Romney's religion people have a problem with, get over it! All his faith has done is build his character, and people should be looking at who he is, not his religion, to see what kind of president he would be! Is Romney honest in his dealings, does he carry the experienced resume, understanding, solutions, and dedication that it takes to confront the more important, ever prominent problems that our country continually faces? Huckabee hasn???t risen in polls by anything intelligent or noteworthy, he???s merely riding off the glory wave of anti-mormon, prejudiced, or ignorant groups who wage religious wars, believing themselves more Christian for calling someone else less so.

I also cannot believe the lack of balance in the media coverage of Ron Paul. Perhaps the greatest poll is the consistent state of denial in the mainstream media outlets with their consistent state of denial regarding Pauls' fundraising success and quickly growing base of supporters..AND the base of supporters crosses party lines, race and gender..Hes # 1 on the college campuses, in the military and among a large crossection of Americans are getting "FED up" with business as usual in this country's govt and media..Better rethink the polling data ..it may just come back and bite you in the rear emergency exit door!

Sorry about the double post (although I guess now it's a triple post).

Ron Paul's omission from the analysis of this poll is pitiful. The fact that a man who was once considered a "fringe" candidate now beats McCain, a political celebrity of sorts, in the Iowa polls is certainly worthy of mention. In addition, Ron Paul leads the entire field of Republican nominees this quarter at 10.7 million raised so far. Also, to those of you who claim that there is simply one person making multiple accounts to post in favor of Paul, you are sorely mistaken. Ron Paul has a large following of those who read the news with a critical eye.