2008 Presidential Election Blog: The Huckster in the first tier

8/25/07

The Huckster in the first tier

Mike Huckabee Friday at the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference in Indianapolis is a whole 'nother story from Thompson's shakiness. Polar opposite in fact. His talk was able to combine down-to-earth-ness with a smooth, likeable presentation laced with humor.

The Huckster got 18% at the straw poll for a reason. I wonder if this is not the last we'll be hearing from him. And likewise I wonder if Thompson will even beat Bob Kerrey's record--rather than peaking the day he announces, having peaked even before he announces.

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Aug. 11, 2007 Iowa Straw Poll
Jan. 3, Iowa Caucuses
Jan. 5, Wyoming (R)
Jan. 8, New Hampshire
Jan. 15, Michigan
Jan. 19, Nevada, South Carolina (R)
Jan. 26, South Carolina (D)
Jan. 29, Florida
Feb. 1, Maine (R)
Feb. 5, SUPER DUPER TUESDAY, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (D), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (D), Illinois, Kansas (D), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (D), New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia (R)
Feb. 9, Kansas (R), Louisiana, Washington, Nebraska (D)
Feb. 10, Maine (D)
Feb. 12, DC (R), Maryland and Virginia
Feb. 19, Hawaii (D), Washington (R), Wisconsin
Mar. 4, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont
Mar. 8, Wyoming (D)
Mar. 11, Mississippi
Mar. 18, Colorado (R)
Apr. 22, Pennsylvania
May 6, Indiana, North Carolina
May 13, Nebraska (R), West Virginia (D)
May 20, Kentucky, Oregon
May 27, Idaho (R)
Jun. 3, Montana, New Mexico (R), South Dakota
Aug. 25-28, Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO
Sept. 1-4, Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Sep. 26, First debate at the University of Mississippi
Oct. 2, VP Debate at Washington University in St. Louis
Oct. 7, Second Debate at Belmont University in Nashville
Oct. 15, Third Debate at Hofstra University in NY