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Napoleon
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« on: January 29, 2011, 05:25:40 PM »

It depends on the campaign issues and strategies. Both have multiple paths to victory that prevent an explicit victor based off of the question you have posed.
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2011, 05:36:26 PM »

What's the most important issue? They both could very much win.

Health Care- Huckabee wins
Economy- Lean Romney
Foreign Policy- Lean Huckabee
Immigration- Free for all

Not only is your assessment plain wrong, issues and their saliences aren't so static and one-sided to allow a campaign to unfold that way.
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2011, 07:16:09 PM »

Iowa would be pretty important if it was a clear one-on-one race.

No. Iowa's importance stems from being able to narrow a multiple-candidate field to two or three major contender. In a two-way race, Huckabee can win IA but everyone who isn't a Huckabee supporter has a major alternative in Romney for the following races. It would depend on how later primaries conclude.
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2011, 07:26:46 PM »

Iowa would be pretty important if it was a clear one-on-one race.

No. Iowa's importance stems from being able to narrow a multiple-candidate field to two or three major contender. In a two-way race, Huckabee can win IA but everyone who isn't a Huckabee supporter has a major alternative in Romney for the following races. It would depend on how later primaries conclude.

No campaign has unfolded yet and 2008 waslargely McCain and Romney beating each other. There are many good issues that Huckabee can be hit with, like granting clemency to that one guy and raising taxes. It's entirely dependent on the type of campaign each of the two runs.

the only people that flat our hate huckabee are Romney supporters. The polls have already shown Palin's second choice is widely Huckabee. Gingrich's is the same
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2011, 07:29:41 PM »

Is health care more important to Republicans than taxes? I doubt it. Bob Dole won the nomination.
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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 08:02:39 PM »

Is health care more important to Republicans than taxes? I doubt it. Bob Dole won the nomination.

Whats that supposed to mean?


Obamacare is Bob Dole's health care plan.
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