So Huckabee won the republican votes in Iowa and Obama won the democratic ticket.
If you guys don't know, the Iowa caucuses determine who to endorse for the presidential nominations. Whoever wins gets the votes of delegates from Iowa. While only 1% of the delegates sent to the republican and democratic convention comes from Iowa, it's usually seen as an important one because it's the first and it helps build momentum. Like I said, I think it's bullshit that such a small state can have such a big effect on the outcome.
However, this doesn't guarantee victory as shown by McCain a couple of years ago when he won in Iowa but fizzled out later on. Either way, I'm very glad Obama won the democratic ticket there in Iowa. As to what Liberty said, I think it would be cool if both of them ran for Prez/VP on the same ticket, but I think that might be detrimental to the cause. This is speculation, but I think that a lot of people already have issues with a woman president and more so have issues with a black president. Putting them together might just be a recipe for failure but you never know.
I used to like Romney too Darv. I saw him on CNBC and he's a very smart businessman and he knows how to run things. The thing that eventually turned me off (and this is assuming I would vote for a republican) is that he changed his stance on gay rights and abortion. Now I know people said Kerry did the same thing, but this is not at the same level. This is the principle and integrity of a person. Gay rights and abortion are HUGE issues. You can't go changing your mind so that it'll help you win. That's just shady. I mean, I think gay people should be able to get married and abortion should always be legal. I can't ever see myself changing that stance so that I can win over people. If I don't win, I don't win. But I'm not changing my views on what I believe is right.
As for Huckabee, I think he's horrendous. He's totally abusing the fact that 40% of Americans are homophobic, racist religious conservatives who want to "take back our country." Now I'm not bashing on religious people so don't take it that way. I'm knocking on the extremists who believe that our country is going down a hedonistic path to hell and that it needs to be reclaimed. I think that's bullshit. And on a side note. I LOVE Chuck Norris. I just can't believe he's endorsing Huckabee.