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11.12.2007
Mitt Pulls the Trigger on the Negative Ads

Here's the ad, via Jonathan Martin. It's about immigration, predictably. Set to air tomorrow (which is actually today now):

I'm actually in Western Iowa, scheduled to follow Huckabee around today. If the weather holds--and that's a big if; we're slated to get a big ice storm tonight--I'll report back on what he has to say about it.

For the moment, I think Mark Halperin has it more or less right: I don't see this kind of thing is damaging Huckabee much here, because voters don't seem drawn to him over any particular policy position so much as his personality. As long as he keeps it together and continues to act like the guy they fell in love with, he's probably in good shape in Iowa. Then again, these ads may touch a nerve with him, in which case all bets are off...

--Noam Scheiber

Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 12:26 AM with 4 comment(s)

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virginiacentrist said:

What's really pathetic about Huckabee is that he had one of his staffers basically reformat the Kirkorian immigration plan and release it. But I don't think Huckabee ever read that plan.

Huckabee can diffuse this issue better than most, because he is uniquely situated to appeal to Christian values...

December 11, 2007 9:59 AM

The Plank said:

Here's something you don't see every day. Mitt Romney goes negative on Mike Huckabee in Iowa

December 11, 2007 11:07 AM

The Stump said:

(And even if it was, no one would like you...) Council Bluffs, Iowa Just to pick up on what I wrote about

December 11, 2007 11:21 AM

stgla said:

Yo, TNR, you have driven away a lot of quality talkbackers (leaving desperate dregs like me) with the technical glitches and comment-posting delays.  

December 11, 2007 3:20 PM