The front-runner Mike Huckabee

The big news of the weekend was not just football. There was “news” out of New Hampshire. And in the words of  a Shania Twain song: “That Don’t Impress Me Much!”

Mitt Romney is now touted by some in the media as the ‘clear front runner’ after he ‘solidly’ wins the New Hampshire Straw Poll with 35% of the votes from 273 of the 426 registered voters.

I will highlight what some sources are saying about this solid (?) win:

Romney is perhaps best known for instituting universal health care in MA, which became the model for the health care law sponsored by Democrats in Congress and passed last year.

Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney cleaned house in a hyped New Hampshire straw poll yesterday, even as his national poll numbers show signs of trouble. “All of a sudden he has lost the aura of being a front-runner because he’s falling behind in polls and because of Romneycare,” said GOP strategist Todd Domke, referring to Romney’s role in passing Massachusetts’ historic health-insurance mandate. “I don’t think this offsets the perception that he’s weak, with no momentum.  Romney’s showing reflects his field organization in New Hampshire rather than his national popularity,” Domke said.

The biggest drama in tomorrow’s straw poll will likely center around how much Romey wins by. If his support in the straw balloting is lower than his poll numbers — around 40% in a multi-candidate field right now — it will likely be sold by observers as bad news for Romney.

(Worth noting: While fewer than 300 state committee members voted in the presidential straw poll, 421 members cast ballots in the race for state party chairman — a reminder that it’s wise not to read too much into the straw poll results.)

Speaking of a clear front runner I personally prefer these poll results for Mike Huckabee:

Iowa votes for Mike Huckabee!

Texas votes for Mike Huckabee!

And nationally voters support Huckabee with this mention of Romney:

Romney isn’t so lucky, according to PPP. He’s not particularly popular among conservative voters, who give him only a 55 percent favorability rating. That’s compared to 74 percent favorability from conservatives for Huckabee and 73 percent for Palin.

Mike Huckabee has said he will make his all important decision about entering the 2012 Presidential race sometime this summer. In the meantime there will be numerous other polls that those who follow politics will read, debate, and promote. Meanwhile  Huckabee has Iowa voters who are quietly and diligently working to be ready to jump into action. Just for good measure Huckabee is Chuck Norris Approved and he has an Army. We are grassroots and ready to roll for Mike Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is our clear front runner.