Slublog: Thinking the Unthinkable

As Huckabee surges, and Hillary fades, Slublog joins me in thinking the unthinkable:

Would I really do it?

Depends on the stubbornness of Huckabee supporters. When I leaned toward Giuliani and appealed to party unity, I was told that my choice was the determining factor in what they did in November. Recognizing that Giuliani would likely split the party, I have started to consider other candidates.

What did I and other Giuliani supporters get in return?

The Huckabee surge, from many of those who threatened to stay home.

Thanks, social conservatives! You’ve picked the one guy who will proudly split the Reagan coalition.

Presently, I’m a Thompson supporter. If he can’t pull it out in SC, I will re-enroll in the Republican party (dropped affiliation after amnesty) and caucus for Romney. I will work to help any Republican candidate beat Huckabee until the bitter end.

Only after all that is done will I consider doing the unthinkable and pulling the lever for Obama.

That’s about the size of it. I don’t want to do it. The last time I voted for a Democrat, the Republican candidate was David Duke. That was the nightmare scenario brought on by Louisiana’s runoff system. I could have stayed home – we all expected the Democratic candidate, corrupt former Governor Edwin Edwards, to win in a landslide, and he did. But we crossed party lines because we didn’t want to chance it, and to make a point – that we soundly rejected David Duke and even though he had a “R” after his name, he did not represent us. We would not permit him to represent us.

Although Huckabee is not objectionable for the same reasons – and I hope that is obvious – he needs to be rejected just as soundly.