Huckabee Asks Iowans to 'Believe'
Mike Huckabee is starting to spend his money -- and his political capital. In a strong, serious follow-up to his ad with actor and supporter Chuck Norris, Huckabee makes his sales pitch to Iowa Republicans seeking to support a conservative, Christian Republican candidate.
"Faith doesn't just influence me, it really defines me," he says while seated by a window. "I don't have to wake up everyday, wondering, 'What do I need to believe?'" he adds, while the words "Christian Leader," and "One of America's Best Governors" flash on-screen, and he walks outdoors with a farmer.
The ad cuts to a clip of his speech at October's Values Voter Summit, where he earned strong reviews from the audience. "Let us never sacrifice our principles for anybody's politics. Not now, not ever," he says.
Cut to Huckabee mentioning his strong pro-life beliefs. "I believe life begins at conception," he says, while speaking with young children. On-screen writing states he "Supports Federal Marriage Amendment," and "As Governor, Passed Marriage Amendment."
The ad hits the airwaves less than week after a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed him in a close race with Mitt Romney. It also starts airing as former Huckabee colleagues reveal a darker side to the former governor.
UPDATE 9:06 a.m. ET 11/26/07: In a conference call with reporters Monday, Huckabee said he thinks "This is going to be a very strong week for us," and added that "The Chuck Norris ad got a lot of attention. It did exactly what we wanted it to do, which is to get people to visit our Web site. ... It had a big impact in the 18 to 30-year-old market, which we expected it to. Had a lot of fun with that."
"Fundraising is going better than ever," Huckabee says. "We've raised more money in a matter of days than we raised in the first three months of the campaign."
He added that, "We may not raise as much money as some of the other guys. ... But we're going to have enough money to compete. Our television ads are going on in Iowa today. ... And we'll continue to aggressively try to raise money, but also aggressively try to be frugal in the way we spend it."
-- Ed O'Keefe
By washingtonpost.com Editors |
November 25, 2007; 10:24 PM ET
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Posted by: James | November 26, 2007 6:53 AM
Good ad!
Posted by: Richard | November 26, 2007 7:03 AM
Nice ad for being done on the cheap! Makes me want to send a small donation to him.
Posted by: David | November 26, 2007 7:07 AM
Well done!
Posted by: Lisa | November 26, 2007 9:13 AM
Mike continues to be productive and efficient with his efforts. The more you get to know him, the more confident you become in his leadership.
Go Mike!
Posted by: Ken | November 27, 2007 9:28 AM
"as former Huckabee colleagues reveal a darker side to the former governor."
Thanks for making that an active link, Ed. It would have been more accurate to call this man a paid Romney advisor, as was disclosed in the article to which you linked. Moreover, his accusation that Huckabee helped to write a negative campaign ad in the 2000 presidential race is laughable hearsay. As if Romney has not been running a negative campaign! Talk about the pot trying to call the kettle black!
Is this the best you can do?
Mike Huckabee is easily running the best campaign of this primary season, and he certainly seems to have a lot of people running scared.
Posted by: Mary | November 27, 2007 10:32 AM
Good lucking ad. Huckabee is definitely someone to look into a bit more!
Posted by: Shane | November 27, 2007 2:55 PM
Nice rules, that will keep the Riffraf off the site and the comments.....duhhhhhhhhh
Posted by: Jerry | December 3, 2007 8:23 AM
Mike Huckabee will save you tons a money if you elect him as President.
Benefits you will receive if you vote for Mike Huckabee:
1. He will eliminate the IRS
a. You can take home 100% of your pay.
b. Government reduces spending by $50m/yr
c. Companies return from overseas outsourcing.
d. More jobs become available in America.
2. He will switch to alternative fuels in 10 years.
a. Middle East feels the pressure, drops oil prices.
b. Gas prices drop like a rock saving you thousands.
c. Middle East cracks down on terrorists very hard.
d. The environment improves making air cleaner.
Whether you are Democrat, Republican or in between Independant, all of you would want these benefits. Mike Huckabee is the ONLY canididate willing to make these changes.
Do not let all the other canidates, media and naysayers of negative politics get in the way of you receiving these huge benefits. It's only possible if you vote for Mike Huckabee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODnQnbhJJkY#GU5U2spHI_4
GO MIKE GO!!!!!!!!
Posted by: vote4mikehuckabee | December 8, 2007 10:32 PM
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Considering that Huckabee does not have alot of money in the bank; the recent ad is very well done.