{"id":4422,"date":"2008-01-15T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2008-01-15T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/thompson-mike-huckabees-campai.html"},"modified":"2008-01-15T23:14:14","modified_gmt":"2008-01-15T23:14:14","slug":"thompson-mike-huckabees-campai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/thompson-mike-huckabees-campai.html","title":{"rendered":"Bill Lacy: &#8220;Mike Huckabee&#8217;s campaign to be John McCain&#8217;s Vice President has hit a snag&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fredfile.fred08.com\/blog\/2008\/bill-lacy-on-the-results-of-the-michigan-primary\/\">The Thompson campaign on the state of the race<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tonight\u2019s results in Michigan make two things clear: First, the Republican campaign for President remains wide-open. Our party faithful are still looking for someone who meets all the qualifications they seek: A true consistent conservative with the experience to keep the country safe. Second, Mike Huckabee\u2019s campaign to be John McCain\u2019s Vice President has hit a snag. He has gone from the mid-thirties in Iowa to 11% in New Hampshire and now about 15% in Michigan.<br \/>\nOn higher taxes and looser immigration, Huckabee has been done his best these past few weeks to mimic McCain. But this is nothing new. In fact, while John McCain was leading the Senate charge to grant amnesty for illegal immigrants, Mike Huckabee was one of the loudest cheerleaders. And at the same time McCain was voting against the Bush tax cuts, Huckabee was in Arkansas increasing taxes some 21 times.<br \/>\nAs for Mitt Romney, he has been all over the map on virtually every issue important to conservative voters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thompson campaign on the state of the race: Tonight\u2019s results in Michigan make two things clear: First, the Republican campaign for President remains wide-open. Our party faithful are still looking for someone who meets all the qualifications they seek: A true consistent conservative with the experience to keep the country safe. 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