If someone chose Huck for VP, he would be positioned for 2016, but not have to be solely responsible for the fundraising.

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Recovering Huck-a-holic

I won't be going back there for a quite a while. I'm guessing I'm getting mocked in the comments right about now. Oh, well.

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Two last things from me (I think):

1) When he said '...affect the future of the show...' going into the break before the announcement, I became very nervous because that essentially means the show has a future. I'm not sure if anyone else caught that.

2) (If you follow Jesus Christ) DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF 'CHOOSING THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS'. Nowhere in God's word does that phony idea exist. We are to do one thing and one thing only, STAND FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS. That means (again, if you believe in Jesus Christ and God's Word) you do not settle on some candidate because you think you have to. This is very important. We will all be held accountable. Just because candidate X supports abortion less than candidate Y, it still means both candidates are pro-murder. The bottom line: If there is no candidate in the primary that stands for righteousness, I may have to write in someone - someone like Mike Huckabee. The same goes for other offices as well.

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Florida for Huckabee!

Im so sorry for all of you., and for myself. You are all good decent people, our only mistake was picking an exceptional man to be our candidate. Not many people could walk away from that office. Dont think Ive ever seen it before, and we will probably never see it again in our lifetime.

I really am quite worried about the future of this country. I dont know if anyone else can beat Obama. I wonder if Mike Huckabee considered that. He may of been our only hope as a Nation.

I will not lose hope though.

At some point, I'll listen respectfully to everyone here on why they support various other candidates. I know there are a lot of very smart, well-informed folks here at HA, and I love you all.

But not tonight.... it would feel like going on Match.com the day after my husband died.

SOOO disappointed.

...and then the stupid Trump thing was like, "Why don'tcha give me a nice papercut and pour lemon juice into it??!?"

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Recovering Huck-a-holic

Looks like I'll be devoting my energies to House and Senate races in 2012. The GOP field, as it currently stands, is the worst I have ever seen. Just hope someone like, I dunno, Duncan Hunter's kid jumps into the race.

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Most people believe what they see, the Left see's what it believes.....

Only because you were bold enough go there and post what we all believed.

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"Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP" Winston Churchill

I put forward a proposition at the end of the 2008 primary that I would like to repeat.

What if it were best that Huckabee not run in 2012? What if it was allowed for Romney to get the nomination? What if the big business wing of the Republican party along with the Establishment wing got their way and their man? Then after seeing the utter failure of this, what if it was an opportunity for the grass roots to rise up once and for all and end the dominance they've had on the party and truly turn it into a party of the common man?

Right now, my mind is telling me to accept this as an answer to prayer. I wish he would not have made it such a media event, because that made it an even bigger letdown for his loyal supporters. Yes, I do agree that the Lord should be the one to guide his life. I am trying to accept this, but my heart hasn't come along yet. America needs Gov. Huckabee as President. I have truly believed that he could and would be able to beat Obama, but his heart had to be in the race.

Let's pray now that we will find new ways to be excited in supporting Gov. Huckabee. And that we can find another person to support in his stead. I also wonder if he would ever consider being a Vice Presidential running mate.

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This really helps tonight. Thank you!!! Such a good (and Biblical) perspective to share. I am so stunned and disappointed...feel like I'm a little lost and don't know where to turn on the political landscape, but that's not where we put our hope, is it!?! (Thankfully!) I was very impressed that he did what he knew to be right and made the decision based on what he thought God has for him at this time. Yes, a great example for each of us.

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"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
"Duty is ours; results are Gods."
-quotes attributed to President John Quincy Adams

HuckPAC donor code R23742

I have thought for a while now that he would not run. I think he likes the money he is making too much to give it up.

Of the currently announced candidates, I think that Pawlenty or Gingrich are the best choices. Hopefully, someone more conservative and without the personal baggage gets in the race.

I have not been this disappointed and empty in a long time. I prayed. Everyone did. I hoped.

I was really willing to sacrifice more than 1000 dollars to fly to Iowa to help him win the straw poll this summer. Yes, sounds crazy flying all the way from across the pond for such a thing. When you really believe in something, that's just what you do. Crazy stuff, that is.

I don't see another candidate right now that I'd be willing to make that sacrifice for. Pawlenty is fine, but... the enthusiasm I had for Huckabee, I can't see myself having for any other candidate. I just can't.

I think there is a big mystery here. Why the moved up timetable? He kept saying a summer decision. Why the big rush? Was it Fox that pushed him?

Also, why the early endorsement for Haridopolos for Senate?

Thank you! We need to consider this tonight in our grief! And I love that first wise statement - so true, although we never act like we believe even if we say we do!

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"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
"Duty is ours; results are Gods."
-quotes attributed to President John Quincy Adams

HuckPAC donor code R23742

I think the thing that is the most disappointing for many of us is that there really is no alternative. As I mentioned in a previous post I see some great people that could run in 2016 and 2020, but I don't see anyone for 2012. And I include in that all of those that have rumored to run but have denied it. There simply isn't anyone out there that I can be enthusiastic about right now. This is nothing new for me though since I haven't been enthusiastic about any Republican nominee since Reagan, and the last time I was excited about a primary candidate besides Huckabee was Jack Kemp in 1988.

So I'm used to being disappointed with the choices that are out there.

Those two sound good so far.

Oh by the way, great to see everyone from back in 2008 again on here as well as all the new folks!

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"I've always believed the mission is greater than the man..." -Governor Rick Perry
"We're not choosing a pastor-in-chief, we're choosing a commander-in-chief." -Pastor Michael Youssef

Back to being an independent for me. It's been great actually supporting someone. God bless everyone on here, but most likely I will not be back. No reason to be back. Sure, I'll pray that he changes his mind, and I'll probably throw away my vote in 2012 writing in Huck's name in the election, which basically will help Obama's re-election, but if that is God's plan, I can't oppose it.

Now I'll have the depressing task of taking my name off all Huck's e-mail lists.

I'll go ahead and make my prediction now as to who Huck ends up endorsing: Mitch Daniels. That people like Barbour and Jeb Bush, people who you might think would get behind Huck seem to be lining up behind Mitch makes me think that's where Huck will go as well. Either that or Trump. ..............

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Most people believe what they see, the Left see's what it believes.....

What about Paul Ryan??

I don't know of any baggage he has, other than only being a congressman.

But, he is certainly an adult compared to Bachman.

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I LIKE MIKE, I STILL LIKE MIKE, I WILL LIKE MIKE.

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