Huckabee Leading in Michigan?
January 9, 2008
The Brody File has been talking about this for a couple weeks, and now there is at least one poll out that shows something may be going on in Michigan with Huckabee. It's only one poll, but it shows the former Arkansas Governor in the lead in Michigan. Read here:
With the New Hampshire Primary and Iowa Caucus now complete, the next stop on the road to the White House is the Michigan January 15 Presidential Primary. With the nation's eyes now on the Great Lake state, a new survey of Michigan Presidential Primary voters shows Mike Huckabee with a one-point lead in the GOP race, and a tenuous Hillary Clinton lead over the second place finisher, "Uncommitted."
According to the latest Rossman Group/MIRS/Denno-Noor survey, the GOP contest in Michigan is now shaping up as a battle between Mike Huckabee (at 23 percent), Mitt Romney (at 22 percent) and John McCain (at 18 percent). Further back in fourth place, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani continues to drop (eight percent).
Trailing are Fred Thompson (at 4 percent), and Ron Paul (at 3 percent). Uncommitted scored 13 percent of the vote. Rounding out the field were Duncan Hunter (at one percent), Tom Tancredo (at less than one percent) and Sam Brownback (at zero percent). Thirteen percent favored "Uncommitted" while seven percent were "unsure."
"The Republican primary in Michigan is coming down to a three-way scrum between Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and John McCain" said Kelly Rossman-McKinney, CEO of The Rossman Group. "The real loser is Rudy Giuliani, who didn't even get to double digits here this time around. Proving that being first out of the gate doesn't get you to the finish line."
The whole article is here.
I have been contacted by many grassroots activists in Michigan for the last two months or so, and they continue to tell me that Huckabee has a huge base of support among grassroots conservative activists and Evangelicals in Michigan. It's somewhat similiar to Iowa.
Gary Glenn is a volunteer spokesman for grassroots supporters of Huckabee in Michigan and sent me this:
"The new poll results will put the motivation level of Gov. Huckabee's volunteer army here in Michigan through the roof in the final push to next Tuesday.Gov. Huckabee doesn't have to win Michigan to show well, but the fact that he's in a position to even threaten Mitt Romney in Romney's native state is a testimony to how strongly Gov. Huckabee's message appeals to voters in Michigan and nationwide."
Let's think about this for a second. If Huckabee actually wins Michigan, then comes South Carolina which means a serious shot at two in a row. he's already virtually neck and neck with Giuliani in Florida. Then comes February 5 where many southern states have their primaries. Could that be the path towards the nomination?
Florida is shaping up to be huge. It could be Giuliani vs. Huckabee in Florida.
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