Monday, May 21, 2007

From the "Who determines the tiers?" Dept.

David Brody poses the question "Should Mike Huckabee be in the Top Tier?", a question that appears many journalists are answering in the affirmative:
USA Today:'Coming on Strong'
CNBC Chief Correspondent:Huckabee 'Best Communicator On Stage'
Right Wing News: 'Again, Huckabee Best Overall'
Political Derby: Huckabee 'Capable of Cracking Big Three'
. . .

NRO's Byron York: Huckabee Performance Top Tier

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MSNBC: 'Huckabee Moves Into First Tier'
Human Events: 'Huckabee Graduates'
New Republic:Huckabee 'Best Performer'
Powerline: 'Huckabee Distinguished Himself'

Michael Steele, GOPAC Chairman: 'Huckabee Moved to Top Tier Tonight'
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Most links via Mike Huckabee President 2008.

2 comments:

Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs said...

Unfortunately, it appears money more than candidate and platform determines the tier. At least according to the media.

I think Huckabee has an awesome chance at breaking that standard though. He's by far the most inspirational candidate of the lot.

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ned said...

And I won't deny that the number of people willing to invest in a candidate and the amount they're willing to invest says something about viability as a candidate, but positive coverage for a candidate can certainly would foster the perception that a candidate is viable. Thanks for visiting.