The Fight Has Only Begun

McCain raked in a substantial number of delegates yesterday, taking almost every swing state from Romney. Current estimates show him now topping off at over five hundred delegates. However, most people do not realize that McCain victories last night were comprised of all the big delegate liberal states: New York, California, New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut.

You can look at it this way: McCain has now used up all his time outs. From here on in it is a majority of extremely conservative electorates that will be much, much less favorable to McCain. All the hype that will be coming from the media about his momentum might be in for a real shock. Remember, this is a marathon not a sprint.

With McCain losing credibility as a conservative among core republicans, and Romney showing his weakness as a candidate (little progress for spending millions of dollars), a great window of opportunity is opening up for Huckabee. The remainder of the states will be holding their primaries in smaller clusters from here on in, a factor that plays to Huckabee's advantage as he is unable to spend a lot of money in a short time.

For analysis on road ahead in the republican nomination and an outlook for Mike Huckabee's campaign, read the article below that was posted on the Living On Anon blog (good stuff):

http://loanon.blogspot.com/2008/02/mike...

liberal states have spoken, and from now until June 3, the conservative states will have their turn. Huckabee now has momentum, and I believe the rest of this primary is his to take.

In case you need to be reminded, Huckabee was once the national front runner. It is not just a dream that he could rise to such a position, he has been there before! Huckabee's chances are now as good as ever.

Live Super Tuesday Results

Politico has a beautiful interface for tracking all the live results that have already started coming in from Super Tuesday states:

http://www.politico.com/

Prepare yourself for an incredible night.

Florida Results Analysis

We desperately urge you to read what Matt has written on his blog "Vote for Huckabee" about the state of the Huckabee campaign. Looking ahead to Super Tuesday, Mike Huckabee is expected to start raking in the delegates. Be encouraged and get excited!

http://voteforhuckabee.blogspot.com/2008/01...

We enjoy promoting these excellent articles that are being written by Mike Huckabee bloggers. Drop us a line if you would like us to consider posting about something you have written.

Florida Primary Today

Today is the "winner takes all" Florida primary, which means that the first place candidates take home all 57 delegates, even if he only wins by one vote. The stakes are very high for McCain and Romney who are competing for first place.

Huckabee has been "expected" to take fourth place, but a recent trend has demonstrated he is within reach of finishing third, ahead of Giuliani. One of the unfortunate factors for Huckabee has been the false media reports that he was "skipping" Florida, when in fact he has been there every day this week.

Once again we recommend tracking the live results tonight at the Politico website. The results should start coming in at 8:00 PM EST when the last polls close in the panhandle.

http://www.politico.com/

Live Streaming of Debate

Tonight the republican presidential candidates will debate in Florida. MSNBC has announced they will stream the debate live from their website. The debate will be on from 9:00 - 10:30 PM EST.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Historically, presidential debates have always provided an enormous boost to the Huckabee campaign because of his strong message and legendary ability to communicate.

Strong Showing in SC Primary

Here is a perfectly beautiful post from Matt King who operates the Vote for Huckabee weblog. He is also one of our proud supporting blogs for Huckabee Momentum and a gold medal volunteer achiever. If you have any time at all you simply must read his perspective on the South Carolina Primary. It is the truth, and it is awesome news!

http://voteforhuckabee.blogspot.com/2008/01...

Our own analysis of the SC Primary was going to be quite similar to this wonderful piece, so we may hold off on what we were preparing.

Last Minute Poll: Way Ahead in SC!

Literally minutes ago the American Research Group unveiled the most recent polling data for South Carolina. On the eve of the state's critical primary they are showing Huckabee with a SEVEN point lead! Even more interesting is that the poll they released before this one, done only a day earlier, had reported John McCain being ahead by ten points.

I have yet to observe such a dramatic shift in results from any pollster over such a short period of time. To see the data for yourself, visit the official website of the American Research Group:

http://americanresearchgroup.com/

January 15-16
33% John McCain
23% Mike Huckabee

January 17-18
33% Mike Huckabee
26% John McCain

Not only does this strongly illustrate the volatile nature of polling, but the fact that McCain's spike in popularity could leave as quickly as it came. It will be a fascinating when we know what actually happens tomorrow.

Stemberger Changes Endorsement to Huckabee

Here is some interesting and reassuring news. According to this story, John Stemberger, a leading social conservative in Florida, is switching his endorsement from Thompson to Huckabee!

If there is anything better than an endorsement, it is someone changing their endorsement from your opponent to support you! Having this unique news circulating in the media must really sting for Thompson.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080114...

John Stemberger, a leading voice in the conservative movement of Florida has switched his personal endorsement in the race for the Republican presidential nomination from former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

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Michigan Exit Poll Data

All the exit poll details you ever wanted:

http://www.cnn.com/election/2008/primaries...

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HuckaMania in Michigan

Mike Huckabee may be doing far better in Michigan than any polls or pundits are suggesting. Read this interesting post over at the "Mike Huckabee President 2008" blog.

http://mikehuckabeepresident2008.blogspot.com/2008...

The surprising amount of support Huckabee has garnered in Michigan -- with NO investment of campaign resources -- is proof that Huckabee's message is beginning to resonate with people of all types and in all parts of the country.

Huckabee is "expected" to take third in Michigan on Tuesday.

Setting the Record Straight on School Vouchers

We would like to thank Larry for posting on his blog "My Take" and setting the record straight about Huckabee's position on vouchers:

http://myviewmytake.wordpress.com/2008/01/11...

Huckabee's Tax Plan Is Brilliant

Why Huckabee's tax plan is being assaulted by the media:

http://www.slate.com/id/2181833/

I do give him credit for one thing: an innovative tax plan that's being trashed by journalists who almost universally fail to understand its consequences.

I have been one of the long time supporters of the FairTax even before the candidacy of Mike Huckabee. It is the most appealing tax reform system on the table, and what so many people forget is that is was designed by the leading economists in this country with millions of dollars in research. It is not some flippant ideology of Mike Huckabee for getting rid of the IRS like the press would make you think.

You can visit the official FairTax website for all the details:

http://www.fairtax.org/

New Hampshire Exit Polls

MSNBC has some detailed exit polls to examine if you're interested:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21228191/

Live Caucus Results

Politico.com is hosting live results of the iowa caucuses:

http://www.politico.com/

At the time of this post we are 8 minutes away from starting time.