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Cash-starved Republicans

January 23, 2008 6:49 AM

Ed Rollins, the national campaign chair for the presidential campaign of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, tells ABC News that staffers including him "are are giving up fees like some of the other campaigns until we get through Super Tuesday" on February 5 since "we need money for TV and operations."

Huck shuttered his press plane earlier this week.

Meanwhile, with fewer than seven days before the crucial Florida primary, Sen. John McCain, R-Az., and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani have left Florida (!!!) to go raise money in New York ... they need the cash that bad.

We took a look at this in the World News Webcast HERE.

- jpt

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Overwhelmed by their access to voters, the elite media talk show hosts are unknowing splitting the conservative vote, as they did with Gerald Ford, Bob Dole and Ross Perot, rather than allowing conservatives and moderates to naturally come together and elect a conservative candidate without the brain washing and negative slandering from the elite media talk show hosts.

As the talk hosts continue to mislead and split the conservative party votes the liberal candidates prepare to win.

Wake up conservatives; ignore “Rush” and the other “Rush” want-a-bees. Support Mike Huckabee for President and send a message that you have a brain, and say no thanks to their propaganda.

Posted by: David, Oregon City | Jan 24, 2008 12:06:39 AM

The Commander Guy said:
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This way his staff can get some rest and be refreshed come SuperTuesday.<<<

You have got to be kidding me? His staff can get some rest and be refreshed come Super Tuesday? Ummmm, does he not remember that he has a primary this COMING Tuesday? If Huck doesn't do well there, he my as well call himself done. You don't take "rests" while you're running for President.

It's going to be Mitt Romney all the way baby...Mark my words!

Another point, you're point might be taken seriously if you used spell check. It's not grooling, it's grueling.


Posted by: Ann Marie Curling | Jan 23, 2008 3:30:50 PM

What a turn of events! In past primary elections, it was always the Repub candidates who had unlimited sources of funding for their campaigns while the Dems were living hand-to-mouth. Now that the tables have turned, I can easily foresee the following announcement: "This Saturday afternoon at your local K-Mart, [insert Repub candidate's name here] will talk to you and answer your questions for whatever change he can pull out of the giant penny-spinning vortex machine at the front of the store!"

Posted by: chuck | Jan 23, 2008 3:13:27 PM

Rudy is the guy to beat
He can take on all the heat
He is tough , Knows how to lead
in New York, He's seen them bleed.

This video says it all...

Posted by: George | Jan 23, 2008 2:19:27 PM

All this means that Romney will buy the election for himself.

Democracy in America at work.

Posted by: Allen Fuller | Jan 23, 2008 1:20:38 PM

sucks to be them

Posted by: cordelia525 | Jan 23, 2008 10:59:16 AM


Huck is fine. He is just running a family friendly campaign. It's been a grooling early primary/caucus season.

This way his staff can get some rest and be refreshed come SuperTuesday.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | Jan 23, 2008 10:40:18 AM

Ron Paul just raised about 2 million dollars in one day and will be in the race long after McCain, Rudy, and Huckabee drop out...Google Ron Paul and see why.....

Posted by: arthall33 | Jan 23, 2008 8:29:48 AM

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