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Brief Debate Recap (Updated and Bumped)

Tonight's winner? I'm biased, but I think Huck did particularly well, especially at the end. He had solid answers (especially on taxes and the question about

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Huckabee's Finest Moment (So Far)

In a media-driven political environment, the ability to communicate difficult and complex issues with grace and ease is essential.  For all his virtues, it is a skill that our

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The Second Half Comeback: Huckabee's Momentum (Update)

Clearly, if this election were a football game, Huckabee's surge would be the equivalent of a second-half comeback. He has all the momentum on his side, and

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Thanksgiving for Things Unseen

October 1863 saw Americans firmly entrenched in the middle of the third calendar year of the Civil War; a war that, perhaps more than any other American war, brought great suffering, pain, turmoil, and strife to American soil and threatened […]

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The Role of Faith in the Public Square

One of the most interesting aspects of this political season is the extensive (re)thinking of the relationship between faith and politics on the conservative side. From Marvin Olasky’s

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Rorschach for the Right: Geraghty on the Romney Calls

In case you missed it, the big story the last few days has been the pernicious and bigoted calls in Iowa about Mitt Romney's Mormon beliefs, and the

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Can Huckabee Win?

The standard line on Iowa has been that Romney has sown up the win while Huckabee will get the press from his second place finish. That alone has the Romney-ites concerned.  Hugh has argued forcefully that a vote for Huckabee […]

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Money Doesn't Matter: The Indianapolis Mayoral Race and Mike Huckabee

One of the main arguments against Mike Huckabee has been his lack of funds. Someone, the argument goes, will have to outspend Hillary to win the generals, and because Huck ticks off those oh-so-wealthy fiscal conservatives, he won’t stand a […]

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Huckabee's Fiscal Conservatism(!)

If campaigns were a measure of a candidate's economic policy, there would be no questions about Mike Huckabee's fiscal conservatism.  He has gotten more mileage for

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Huckabee's Fiscal Conservatism(?)

As Mike Huckabee has started gaining traction, the hit pieces have come so hard and fast that I haven't been able to respond to all of them. One

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'Tax Me More' Fund: Huckabee's Poignant Humor

While digging through archives of Huckabee's tenure in Arkansas, I found this little tidbit from a Washington Times article dated December 10th, 2001: The Republican governor, who appears

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Our Conservative Choice: An Endorsement of Mike Huckabee

[Note: This post is co-authored with Joe Carter and Justin Taylor, both of whom put their copies up last night.] When it comes to politics, we three are pragmatic idealists. We are dedicated to the pursuit of noble principles and […]