The Republican Who Can Win in 2008

Submitted by phoenixdem on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 2:22pm.

I'm pretty bullish about our chances for taking back the White House in 2008. I think our top tier is very strong, and any of our top three candidates would be a great nominee and President.

Likewise, I like our chances against the Republican top tier. None of the GOP's big three (Giuliani, Romney, and Thompson) puts much fear into me. At this point, I'd place my bet that Romney wins the nomination, and I think we'd trounce him.

There's one Republican candidate that scares me though. Well, they all scare me, but this guy scares me because he can win. Politico has a great article about him here. I think Huckabee has several things going for him:

1. He's a great communicator - clear, eloquent, and folksy. More human than RomneyBot, and warmer than Rudy, Huckabee connects with people.
2. He fits the "compassionate conservative" bill. Swing voters who lean to the right will dig his ministerial empathy.
3. He's smart. I've seen him at some off-the-record events, and watched him in action at NGA events, and he understands policy very well.

I think we still have an advantage against Huckabee, but he cuts down our advantage considerably. Thoughts?

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