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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
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
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
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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[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 […]