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Rod Dreher is on the Huckabee beat (Huckabeat?). He reports on a Huckabee conference call with reporters:
A Michigan reporter asked: What would you say to the unemployed in Michigan? Answer: “I’m the one Republican candidate that’s talking about the panic, the angst, the concern that’s growing in the middle class, and how people who have lost their jobs aren’t sure who’s paying attention.” He said at the Michigan debate, his opponents talked about how in the macro economy, everything’s going great, and that’s true. But it’s not true for everyone. He said that the country needs a presidsent who understands that the US has got to be able to feed itself, to fuel itself, and to provide the manufactured goods the American people need.
… He’s telling people that he identifies with common-sense conservatism, one that identifies more with Main Street than Wall Street. He’s speaking to a sense among Republican voters that the party has forgotten to look out for the little guy, that community matters less to the party leaders than business interests. Whether that’s a legitimate criticism or not is a fair question, but the point is he’s talking about these things, and doing so believably.
Sounds about right. Dreher also notes that WaPo’s Dan Balz seems impressed with Huck’s latest stump speech. Balz:
Huckabee was openly critical of his own party and suggested a victory in Iowa would shake the rafters of the GOP. “I love this country and I love it more than I love the Republican Party,” he said. “The Republican party needs to be changed. There are some people who aren’t that fond of me for saying it…. [snip]…
But he demonstrated Thursday night an original touch, a unique style and a sense of self-confidence in his own instincts. His performance was the work of a politician who no longer should be underestimated by anyone in his party.
Interesting!
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