Huckabee on the Rise
Yesterday I highlighted some of Governor Huckabee’s latest achievements. Today, the big one came. One short week ago, Huckabee was in 5th place nationally with 12% in the Rasmussen daily tracking poll. Today, Huckabee has gained 8 points and sits at an incredible 20%. He leads the Republican field for the first time, and is actually a full 3 points ahead of Rudy Giuliani. This is an 8 point jump in just seven days - its truly astounding to think about. In addition, Huck is still first in Iowa when the five latest polls are averaged out. To be honest, when I supported Huckabee six months ago, I never could have imagined him taking the nation by storm in just a week. Will Huck’s latest surge in the polls be long-lasting? We will have to see during the next week.
With all of his latest successes, Huckabee has also been under fire on several issues. His handling of the Wayne Dumond case, as well as a video about taxes have all surfaced in the media. The video, in which Huckabee talks about supporting tax increases, was taken out of context. Huckabee was referring to a tax increase proposed to deal with the brief slump that followed 9-11. He later repealed these taxes when they were not necessary. Huckabee wasn’t a perfect Governor, but neither was Ronald Reagan.
