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...intensity of these problems is so obvious, even the Republicans - especially John McCain, Mike Huckabee and the latest edition of Mitt Romney - are talking about them. But G.O.P. credibility is undercut by its antediluvian Reaganism: its reflexive opposition to any solution - and therefore any sense of nonmilitary national purpose - coming out of Washington...
...This is ironic because Giuliani has run the most strategically farsighted campaign in the Republican field. When he came in fifth in Iowa, he hardly flinched. "We put our emphasis on other places," he said. When a Southern pastor, Mike Huckabee, beat him in New Hampshire, Giuliani was upbeat. "This is just the beginning," he chirped. When the libertarian scold Ron Paul cleaned his clock in South Carolina, the former New York mayor acted as if victory would soon be upon him. "I'm an optimist," he announced...
...Already, of course, the G.O.P. race has given new meaning to the term "up for grabs." After holding primaries and caucuses in six states, no clear front-runner has emerged. Mitt Romney has won three; John McCain has won two; Mike Huckabee has won one. If Rudy Giuliani, who has banked his entire campaign on a late entry in Florida, somehow prevails next week, Round 7 will only add to the confusion...
...Then, there are already signs that Mike Huckabee has his eye on a third set of states on Feb 5: the heartland arc of Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee. If Huckabee won all of those (and they are almost all winner-take-all states), he would take home a surprisingly large 308 delegates. (This assumes Fred Thompson retires from the field between now and then, and Huckabee does poorly in California...
...From here it's expected that Thompson will endorse his old colleague McCain. Indeed, he has already helped McCain: by staying in the race he drew Evangelical support from former Arkansas Mike Huckabee, helping McCain to a win in South Carolina. Though if McCain is envisioning all-night bus tours and tireless stumping from Thompson, he might be making the same mistake many Republicans did when Thompson got into the race: he may be expecting a little too much...