Huck-a-Whack, Push Poll Edition

Wednesday night I received a phone call. It was an automated poll regarding the Republican primary in my home state. The poll first asked my opinion of President Bush. Then, the call asked which issue I thought was more important, taxes or abortion? I answered taxes and heard the following:

"Are you aware that Mitt Romney did not support the 2003 Bush tax cuts? On the other hand Mike Huckabee has supported the tax cuts from the beginning. Given..."

I promptly hung up the phone. I was "push polled" by the Huckabee campaign. I am sure that when the local newspapers get wind of this, he will disavow any knowledge, but this is of little solace to me. Huckabee has run a sneaky, dirty, and populist campaign and it disgusts me. He pretends that his message is the future vision of the Republican Party and perhaps that is true, but that is not party that I will be a part of. While these Huck-a-Whacks began in playful jest, his campaign has successfully removed me from the sidelines to vote against him.

2008 Race Posted by Harrison Bergeron at January 10, 2008 8:57 PM