Reply #38: I think you overestimate anti-Mormon prejudice

[Bucky]

It's really not a big deal. And Huckabee's "baggage" consists of one bad pardon. This will not keep the true believers from voting for him any more than Clinton's less than candid half revelations kept anyone from voting against him in 1992. As for dismissing people for "no name recognition," I don't think you understand the poll question. Once nominated, who would be the most formidable Republican? After they're nominated, they would of course have all the name recognition they need. After all, who had heard of Bill Clinton before 1991? Or of Jimmy Carter before 1975?

Of course these are Democratic examples. Dems always nominated a dark horse--we keep on hoping Bobby will come back. Republicans always nominate their front runner, usually after he's had a losing election and kept on plugging away at it (Nixon, Reagan, Poppy Bush, Dole, & McCain). I expect they'll end up with Romney this time, which is good for us. Huckabee's the dangerous one in my book. Huckabee can swing over independents.