We'd like to bring attention to two articles in a local paper, the Johnson City Press, about Mike Huckabee and his supporters.
Read them and spread them!
A commenter pointed me to a poll done for the Tennessee primary. I had not seen any polls to date. The poll was released by WSMV-TV, Channel 14 in Knoxville. Click here for a detailed pdf of the poll.
The poll was taken before Fred Thompson's withdrawal from the Presidential race. The results of the Republican poll are as follows.
As you can see, 26% of likely Republican primary voters are undecided. Couple that with the fact that 25% supported Thompson, we can suppose that close to 50% or Tennessee's likely Republican primary voters are undecided. In other words, roughly 1 in 2 people you bump into in your daily routine are undecided.
The poll also breaks the numbers down regionally, showing what the numbers look like for East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Here's the East Tennessee breakdown:
Again, there is a heavy number of undecided voters in our region, and add the Thompson supporters to the undecideds, and there are roughly 1 in 2 Republican primary voters who have yet to decide on a candidate.
These are the voters we want to, and need to, reach. Here are 5 ways to target these voters this weekend:
I think a reminder of just how far Governor Huckabee has come is in order.
In January 2007, a Rasmussen National Poll for the Republican Nomination put Mike Huckabee with 1%
Roughly one year later, the weekly average for the Nomination put Mike Huckabee in a much better position. Over the most recent 7 week period, Mike Huckabee has either led, or been in serious contention, in the tracking poll.
To be clear, Governor Huckabee's numbers might significantly change due to the South Carolin Primary Results. But even if they do, Governor Huckabee has made an amazing showing thus far. And yes, we did say "thus far." If the past is any indication, Governor Huckabee will be marginalized and written off by both the media and the other candidates seeking the office. And, if the past is any indication, Governor Huckabee will continue to surprise.
Now we are heading into the Florida primary, and on to Super Tuesday. Tennessee is a Super Tuesday state, and we plan on helping Governor Huckabee do well in this state.
We received an email from the campaign reflecting on the race so far, and laying out the strategy for the future. We fall into the Super Tuesday portion of the strategy, and the campaign has laid out the following goal for the Super Tuesday states.
1. Launch of online headquarters in every Super Tuesday primary state. We will need bloggers in each state to help organize our grassroots efforts. We will send state specific emails discussing our goals in each state.
We are pleased to help in this effort. We ask fellow Tennesseans to help us.
Three ways that Northeastern Tennesseans can help is to:
Tnhuck blog is proud to announce the formation of the Northeast Tennessee for Huckabee grassroots organization website. NETN For Huckabee’s site is located at http://www.netnforhuckabee.com.
The purpose of NETN for Huckabee is to organize supporters of Mike Huckabee in the Northeast Tennessee region. Head on over to http://www.netnforhuckabee.com to find out more information and to get involved in the Northeast Tennessee effort help Mike Huckabee become the next President of the United States.
