I thought this was an interesting article on the Politico about how much Utah's Mormons "loathe" Huckabee and why. I found the statistics at the end really interesting.
What do you think about this? Is there anything that Huckabee could do at this point to get in the Mormon's good graces? What effect do you think that Huckabee would have as the VP (the more likely role) in Utah's election?
Huckabee seems to be doing damage control: Salt Lake Tribune - Huckabee: Perceived anti-LDS comment taken out of context, misunderstood. I don't know why he would care at this point. Oregon?!? Is he realizing that he could have won Washington if the LDS Romney supporters hadn't stayed home?
Utah's Mormons loathe Huckabee - Richard T. Cullen - Politico.comIn the unlikely event that Huckabee does capture the Republican nomination, his Utah baggage could come back to haunt him.
In the deeply red state where President Bush still maintains some of his highest approval ratings, a place that has ranked as the most Republican state in the nation in six of the past eight presidential elections, a BYU poll released Monday reveals that Huckabee would pull off the seemingly impossible.
As GOP nominee, he would lose the state of Utah in a hypothetical matchup with Democrat Barack Obama, 58 percent to 42 percent.
Romney, by contrast, would defeat Obama 69 percent to 31 percent. McCain would also win against Obama, though by a more modest 55 percent to 45 percent.
Still, there are limits to how much Utah dislikes Huckabee: In a head-to-head matchup with Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, Huckabee wins handily, 60 percent to 41 percent.
What do you think about this? Is there anything that Huckabee could do at this point to get in the Mormon's good graces? What effect do you think that Huckabee would have as the VP (the more likely role) in Utah's election?
Huckabee seems to be doing damage control: Salt Lake Tribune - Huckabee: Perceived anti-LDS comment taken out of context, misunderstood. I don't know why he would care at this point. Oregon?!? Is he realizing that he could have won Washington if the LDS Romney supporters hadn't stayed home?