Huckabee Threatens To Leave GOP Over Gay Marriage, Abortion

[Zaac]

Mike Huckabee Blasts Republican Leaders, Threatens to Leave Party, for 'Abdicating' on Same-Sex Marriage

Former Arkansas governor and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee issued a warning to Republican leaders that if they abandon long-held positions against same-sex marriage and abortion to appeal to moderate voters, then he would become an independent.

After the Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear appeals from states where lower courts ruled against same-sex marriage bans, Huckabee told the American Family Association's "Today's Issues" radio program that if the establishment Republicans surrender their stance on same-sex marriage and adapt to the modern pro-gay political climate, then he and others would leave the party.

"I am utterly exasperated with Republicans and the so-called leadership of the Republicans, who have abdicated on this issue," Huckabee said. "If the Republicans want to lose guys like me and a whole bunch of still God-fearing and Bible-believing people just go ahead and abdicate on this issue. And while you are at it, go ahead and say abortion doesn't matter either because at that point you lose me."

Huckabee added that he would have no issue in becoming an independent.
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"I'll become an independent and I'll start finding people that have guts to stand," he said. "I am tired of this."

Huckabee criticized the establishment Republicans and GOP leadership for expressing the notion that if the party does not change its stance on gay-marriage then it will have no chance at winning future elections.

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[Reformed]

I left the GOP years ago. I am a conservative independent.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Then who would pay for his future campaign ....just more theatrics.

 

[Revmitchell]

Huckabee is right. Conervatives win elections when they stand strong on conservative values. If we are wiling to compromise those values that it becomes nothing more than just about winning elections. Boehner and his ilk have fogotten that. They all need to go.

 

[righteousdude2]

Like others, I am a conservative independent. I vote for whom I feel is going to be the best possible person in the job. Which is why I didn't vote Obama in 08 or 12.

As for Huckabee, this is a decision only he can make, but I would support him leaving the GOP because they are no different the DNC. They are both owned and operated by big business; rich lobbyist; and the polls.

No one in Washington is interested in serving the will of the people, and I mean the majority of the people, because if they cared about the majority, a lot of things happening in DC; around this world; and in America would not be swept under the rug of politics as usual.

 

[go2church]

Like he has a chance. It doesn't matter were he goes or what he does, not getting elected president.

 

[Rolfe]

Then who would pay for his future campaign ....

Revmitchell.

 

[gigabyte71]

No one in Washington is interested in serving the will of the people, and I mean the majority of the people, because if they cared about the majority, a lot of things happening in DC; around this world; and in America would not be swept under the rug of politics as usual.

This is why I am a libertarian. The people in Washington only seek to accumulate power and wealth, and have no time to concern themselves with upholding and defending the Constitution or the people they are supposed to represent. Name the last war that was fought to defend the Constitution? It is easy for people to complain about Obama, but he is just the head of the disease.

I have heard more news today about the comments Paltrow made, who is completely irrelevant, than I have heard about the Islamic State. Americans are simply tied up too much in self and in Hollywood then anything that is real.

 

[SaggyWoman]

Better hit the road, Jack.