Colorado: Mike Huckabee

March 13, 2009 - 12:19 pm
NEWS FEED: ColoradoPols.com

RNC Chair Angers Republicans...Again

It wasn't long ago that new RNC Chair Michael Steele was forced to apologize to Rush Limbaugh for not being nice to him. Now Steele has made another boo-boo, as The Washington Post reports:
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele was on the receiving end of a fresh round of criticism from prominent party members yesterday after an interview was released in which he referred to abortion as an "individual choice."

His comments to GQ magazine inflamed abortion opponents, one of the GOP's core constituencies, and further complicated an already difficult first month on the job for Steele.

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Thu, 02/21/2008 - 20:03

Huck to hit Springs on Friday

Former Arkansas Governor and current vice presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will take a break from his day job, running for president of the United States, to make a little coin on Friday in Colorado Springs.

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Wed, 02/06/2008 - 13:15

Mitt Wins What?

Mitt Romney made a strong showing in Colorado on Tuesday night winning 59 percent of Republican caucus-goers to his side in the GOP presidential preference poll. In the last 48 hours before caucus Republicans were deluged with automated phone calls for Romney urging them to go to caucus and vote for Mitt.

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Sun, 01/27/2008 - 16:07

Poll finds Romney leading GOP field, Democrats Clinton and Obama in close fight

A Mason Dixon/Denver Post poll of likely Colorado caucus voters finds Mitt Romney leading the GOP field by a wide margin and Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a close fight.

On the Republican side, Romney picks up 43%, with John McCain at 24%, Mike Huckabee at 17%, Ron Paul at 5%, and Rudy Giuliani at 4%.

On the Democratic side, Obama picks up 34% and Clinton receives 32%. John Edwards trails with 17%.

Tue, 01/22/2008 - 14:27

Caucus Carnival starts Feb 5th

Yesterday we wrote about Time Magazine’s muck up of the outcome of Colorado caucus. In reply we got some suggestions, some tips, and some sermons.

In one of the replies, the Inside Edge was reminded via email last night that the caucuses to be held on February 5th could bring some very interesting developments or at least unintended consequences.

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Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:54

Time Magazine editor makes Mile High mistake

There’s an article on Time Online about the Super Tuesday primary. In it Time contends that there is a possibility that the GOP field will come out of the 21-state “Tsunami Tuesday’ with a split field.

Guiliani, Time says, will take NY and its contiguous states.

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Thu, 01/17/2008 - 14:07

Bob Martinez To Rally Huckabee Forces In Colorado

Former Colorado GOP Chair Bob Martinez is heading former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign in Colorado, according to a press release posted on ColoradoPols this morning.

Martinez said he felt an "immediate connection" with Huckabee after meeting him last year.

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Thu, 01/10/2008 - 15:17

Dave Crater: Powerful or Pitiful?

Four days ago pseudo intellectual Dave Crater, executive director of the Wilberforce Center, a semi-extinct conservative link-tank*, handicapped the presidential race for us.

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