Mike Huckabee managed to pull a come from behind victory in Iowa because he convinced evangelical Christians that he's their man.
From the Washington Post:
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee rode a wave of evangelical fervor to victory over Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses Thursday, an outcome that hardly seemed possible two months ago.
"Tonight what we have seen is a new day in American politics," Huckabee told supporters at the Embassy Suites here. "And tonight it starts here in Iowa, but it doesn't end here. It goes all the way through the other states and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."
...In Iowa, social conservatives rallied around Huckabee after not finding another Republican candidate to champion their positions on abortion, same-sex marriage, guns and immigration. Romney and McCain had sought their support, but Romney was seen as coming too late to their thinking, and McCain was suspect because of his maverick streak. Giuliani, who did not compete in Iowa, was anathema because of his pro-choice position on abortion.
What about Fred Thompson?
He's a social conservative.
Huckabee found success in Iowa because he sold himself as the Christian among the candidates.
That worked for Huckabee this time, but I don't think his win in Iowa is his coronation.
A bookcase that morphs into the image of a cross isn't enough to secure the Republican nomination.
Huckabee runs into some problems when it comes to his fiscal conservative credentials.
He should enjoy his win in Iowa.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time....
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I received this e-mail just a few hours after Huckabee was declared the winner in Iowa:
Thank you Iowa! Thank you to the people that turned out to caucus for our campaign. We succeeded tonight because of your confidence in our campaign, your support of our ideas and because of the support of tens of thousands of Americans not just in Iowa but across the country that went the extra distance and believed.
We are off to New Hampshire tonight where we will campaign until the primary next week. You can be confident we will be working through the night as we prepare for the next steps forward.
Tonight I ask you to do three things to help us build on our momentum:
1. Make an immediate contribution of $10, $25, $50, $100, or $500 tonight. We have proven tonight that we can win, and that we know how to effectively invest your contribution. Will you make a contribution tonight and show the world, the pundits and voters across this country that we have the momentum and it is sweeping us onward.
2. Share the Iowa results with friends and family. If there are friends or neighbors that doubted our campaign or are undecided please encourage them to visit our website tonight, tomorrow and over the next few days and learn more.
3. Consider becoming more involved in our campaign: Volunteer, Join a Meetup or start a Grassroots Meetup Team, Join our Myspace group, our Facebook group and our LinkedIn group.
Three ways to help us keep the momentum going: contribute, share the news and become more involved.
Again, I cannot adequately express my profound thanks to you. When people ask you tonight and tomorrow why you think we won, please tell them because we believed in some things and we stand by those things, and we do so together.
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