tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post8555034262754015516..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Faith, Cheesiness, and FreedomPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-3623702423337590922007-12-19T01:18:00.000-05:002007-12-19T01:18:00.000-05:00Having some familiarity with the type of polling d...Having some familiarity with the type of polling data Huckabee's campaign might be looking at, I think it's more complicated - It's neither a victory lap for Evangelicals nor pushback on the War on Christmas -Though, your insight here is very real and worth noting.<BR/> Huckabee is being a provocateur - He is trying to provoke reaction and noise - He does nor have money to compete with Mormon Mitt's ad war, so this is a clever way to get an echo chamber effect.<BR/><BR/> Matt's concerns are far from Huckabees's mind now because of the neglible amount of secular liberal jews in the Iowa GOP caucus - But his tactical use of the word "Christ" instead of "Jesus" was aimed right at Mitt because most evangelicals think Mormons, no matter what they now say,do not regard Jesus as The Christ.<BR/> The inevitable media confusion, angst - just gives Huckabee plenty of nod and wink moments for his camp to use.<BR/><BR/>This was a brilliant ad - for a rancid populist. Slobs like Chris Matthews write him off as Hickabee from dogpatch - but he is smart and clever as hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com