Can someone explain Mike Hackabee to me? (Page 2)

That's probably a pretty fair statement, sadly.

Not sure about your logic.  Have you ever thought that maybe Obama is screwed because people disagree with his agenda? 

You gotta love a candidate who isn't afraid to stick to his guns & isn't afraid to take his christian beliefs into the race.  If you don't like it, you don't have to vote for him, simple as that.

I find that perplexing from someone who indicates they are a christian.

In his job as a minister it's not perplexing, it's perfectly normal. The job description of president does not include getting people to believe in Jesus.

I think Jim hit the nail on the head with this succinct analysis. There is no shortage of Christians in the country who make no bones about their distaste for Mormons and the fact that they use a religious test (vote Christian only) when casting their vote. Use the forum search feature for past discussions of this topic. Huckabee's blatant message to Christians is "I'm not coming to you for your support; I come from you." Meaning, he is one of them (and Romney is not).

Also, Huckabee excels at the 'aw shucks' persona and he seems to have a good sense of humor (good at difusing attacks).

If Huckabee actually wins the GOP nomination, it will be a political masterstroke because there are many old guard Republicans who foam at the mouth at Huckabee's policies when he was the Arkansas governor. He's got a tough fight ahead of him. Limbaugh came out swinging against him yesterday. I'm sure the dog pile will soon commence.

Didn't GW get elected because people thought he a was down to earth regular joe?  

I don't understand why people want someone who is a regular Joe in the white house.  I would want someone serious how knows what is going on and isn't going to mess up my country and the rest of the world.  You are electing the president of the most powerful country on the planet who cares if he appears to be middle class.  None of the people running actually are middle class and this is a serious job.  If you think he is competent that is one thing but to elect someone because they are appear to be a regular joe seems ridiculous to me. 

It's a balance of the two that people want I think.  You want someone in the office who is going to fight for what is important to you...so if you are a regular joe, and you see a regular joe type guy running, who seems to have his act together, then you would vote for him.  Again, I am not sure who this guy really is...don't know his policies..Just my .02

that movie was disturbing.  But is that just me? seemed sort of..... extremist.

Sure, people can vote against Obama for his POLITICAL agendas, but whether you like it or not, those other factors will play a role. I personally don't think religious affiliation should be such a deciding factor as it is becoming.

That might not be to bad with all the obesity problems, kids smoking, ect.ect.ect, (just idle thinking on my part)

Again, the office of the President should not be a tool to try to convert the masses. That's what churches are for. This is a country where the freedom to practice whatever you religion you please is in the lawbooks. Call me too tolerant for a Christian, but politics and religion do not mix well and I would prefer that it stayed that way. I don't mean that his liking Jesus and other people liking Jesus and all their wanting others to like Jesus too is sad in and of itself.