Apparently only Republicans care about Florida, since Howard Dean and the DNC decided to take all delegates away from Democratic voters..

Last night’s major loss was probably a surprise to the Romney camp. While McCain had the endorsements from Senator Mel Martinez, which frankly came at no surprise, and Governor Charlie Crist, there were several factors that said Romney could win.

It could be the polls, which RealClearPolitics (which averages major polls together), had Romney at +1.0. The polls in Romney’s favor were polls conducted later. There was a Romney surge with the exiting of Fred Thompson. McCain was on the declined and Governor Crist’s endorsement came late when the news couldn’t cycle it in time. The economic woes of Floridians had pundits, including my sometimes level-headed friend Cory Thompson, rushing to point to Romney as the successor for Republican Party.

As my friend, Josh Trevino, points out the numbers when analyzed look great for Romney. It looks like Romney wins, according to the exit polling, in what the base was around about 2003*.

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Recently I wrote a piece entitled, “Huckabee, Give Me a Break.” Because of my roots in the theological community, and more specifically the Southern Baptist community, I was aware of the political pulse of the largest evangelical group.

Syndicated Columnist and media guru Robert Novak touched on this point earlier today. He’s always precise and very sure of his all-too-reliable sources. The man is a living legend and I stand as a great admirer of the sources he has obtained over his 5 decade tenure over Washington D.C. and the breaking stories he has written.

Baptist Not on Board (Washington Post) // Baptist brethren split on Huckabee (Chicago Sun Times)

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We seriously might be the more fickle party of the two. Right when it looks like we might, just might, have a fighting chance we are told to support someone else. Gov. Mike Huckabee is likeable. Sure. So?

Let’s take a look a Huckabee.

As a Conservative he has a troubled record. As a Governor he was a poor manager. As a debater he knows how to spin. As a President he would… well maybe be an excellent jogger?

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