tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post8123615172985117789..comments2023-11-03T03:26:09.877-10:00Comments on Stranger In A Foreign Land: John Zogby: On the 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates for PresidentLarry Perraulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036975077624213349noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-50939739352535194362007-09-25T17:01:00.000-10:002007-09-25T17:01:00.000-10:00Giuliani has more support than Huckabee because of...Giuliani has more support than Huckabee because of name identification and media clamor, and that's all. I'm obviously not a standard evangelical because I'll never vote for Giuliani in a primary OR the general.<BR/><BR/>The unprincipled want to say, "Aha1 We got you." No, you don't. Polls are for the birds.<BR/><BR/>I just sent a couple of emails to Richard Land, who's head is lodged in a mirage.Larry Perraulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036975077624213349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-6098496500198046082007-09-25T14:15:00.000-10:002007-09-25T14:15:00.000-10:00Given the Land-Dobson dust-up, one with repercussi...Given the Land-Dobson dust-up, one with repercussions throughout the "evangelical community" (or, in fact, the many DIFFERENT communities involved with evangelicals), it would be nice to have a realistic, POLITICAL discussion, but I doubt that's going to happen. The whole gay marriage issue seems to involve 1% principle and 99% pandering. There is not a chance of a snowball in you-know-where of getting an anti-gay amendment passed. There is no way to get 67 votes and, after the Democrats take several more Senate seats, it would be hard to get 40 votes. Of course, you won't hear that from Rev. Dobson or Richard Land, who are pursuing an agenda perhaps known only to God. Yes, the Thompson campaign is hurting Mike Huckabee -- badly -- but the main wounds to his campaign come from evangelicals nervously pressuring Mike to be, well, "more evangelical." If he's only come out for constitutional amendments that would make every living Baptist happy, perhaps he'd be getting more than 4% in the national polls. Perhaps it's time for some serious discussion of what is possible -- and what is not. That approach might help people understand why Giuliani has more evangelicals supporting him than Mike. I believe it's called "politics." <BR/><BR/>s.m.Stephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-38451616669070455822007-09-25T13:14:00.000-10:002007-09-25T13:14:00.000-10:00CNN/Time has has the most accurate polls, and it i...CNN/Time has has the most accurate polls, and it is not good news for Mike (or for Romney, who has spent lots of money but gathered little support). Clinton's margin is comfortable except when she's paired against Giuliani. I have the latest poll (the one that came out this afternoon) on my almost-famous blog. http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>I also mention why GWB has said that the national polls have more significance in this electoral cycle. <BR/><BR/>I agree that Mike will get consideration for the vice-presidential nod and, if it's offered, he will take it. I talk some today about Marsha Blackburn, a congresswoman from Tenn., and why I think she won't get the V-P slot. What I say about her also applies (more or less) to Mike.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a big fan of Richard Land, who's mainly a windbag, "look-at-me" type. <BR/><BR/>steveStephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-39183481042011027542007-09-25T11:47:00.000-10:002007-09-25T11:47:00.000-10:00I have a lot of respect for Zogby. He missed the ...I have a lot of respect for Zogby. He missed the guess on the last two elections (who didn't?) but by fractions of percentages and within a tenth of a percent of the most accurate Gallup. Zogby has predicted a Clinton win in the general election in '08, by a comfortable margin. Interesting thoughts about Huckabee.SigPreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653328410209637802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658767945700927168.post-53762520843207974692007-09-25T11:13:00.000-10:002007-09-25T11:13:00.000-10:00Check out my latest post attacking Richard Land in...Check out my latest post attacking Richard Land in response to his criticism of Huckabee...Link to it and join me as we show him that he is not right...<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2RkSESmSRUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com