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...McCain's apparent victories in eight states - including the delegate treasure troves of California, New York and Missouri - gave the perennial underdog a novel air of inevitability. But the wins don't appear to be enough to knock Mitt Romney nor the surprisingly resurgent Mike Huckabee out of the race quite yet. More worrisome is that McCain's soft vote tallies in southern states and the Bible Belt, as well as in exit poll results of conservatives across the country, exposed a profound weakness with the party's base...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain: Frail with the Far Right | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...Romney's final campaigning failed to produce a first- or second-place finish in the bulk of the states he visited. In Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia and Oklahoma, Romney trailed Mike Huckabee, the man he tried to write out of the race. Romney also lost California, which he visited Monday, to McCain, and West Virginia, which he visited Tuesday morning, to Huckabee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romney's Big Push Nets Little | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...After his vow to fight on, Romney's chief spokesman did his best to put a positive spin on the night, pointing to Huckabee's significant weaknesses as a serious rival to McCain. "We can make an electability argument that Mike Huckabee can't," said Kevin Madden. "He is limited in his regional appeal." Indeed, Huckabee has yet to garner a significant block of votes outside his mostly evangelical base, which is heavily concentrated in the South...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romney's Big Push Nets Little | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

Republicans - With a virtual sweep of the Bible Belt, Mike Huckabee rode the support of evangelicals to victory in Tennessee on Tuesday. Huckabee had 33.9% of the vote, about 2 percentage points more than Arizona Sen. John McCain. Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks show Huckabee ran strong among born-again Christians and conservatives, while McCain did best among moderates and those ranking "the right experience" and ability to win in the general election as most important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primary: State-by-State Results | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

Republicans - Mike Huckabee won 18 delegates in Tuesday's first contest as backers of John McCain threw him their support to prevent a win by Mitt Romney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primary: State-by-State Results | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

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