John McCain Flashes Anger at Mike Huckabee Claim of 08 Deal with Fred Thompson to Ensure SC Win for McCain – Video 1/12/12

Here is video of Sen. John McCain taking a stroll down memory lane today with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. She told McCain that Gov. Mike Huckabee had told her that John McCain made a deal with Fred Thompson to stay in the South Carolina Primary race to split the more conservative vote and deny Huckabee a victory there.

McCain said, “that is totally, patently false. It may make him feel better, but it’s not the truth. . . All I can say to Gov. Huckabee is ‘Good luck in your program on Fox, but you’re not telling the truth.’”

Actually, Fred and McCain are very good friends. Fred Thompson was genuinely trying to win the South Carolina Primary in 2008, and while there may not have been any kind of actual deal, I’m confident Thompson was glad to see his friend win the nomination if he could not.

McCain said he believes Mitt Romney will win the upcoming South Carolina Primary.

Posted by Brian on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Tags: Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, South Carolina Primary

Anonymous

Ironic theory for Huckabee to throw out there because in 2008 it seemed very much to me that Huckabee knew he wasn’t going to win but he stayed in to make sure Romney didn’t get the nomination. He was a bit like Gingrich is now – “I can’t win, but I don’t care as long as Romney doesn’t win”. Here is my own belief: If Huck had gotten out soon after it was obvious he didn’t have a chance (after South Carolina) Romney would have won FL and gone on to be the nominee. Then, two months before the general election when the economy started tanking Romney would have been much better positioned to beat Obama than McCain ever was. Just imagine if we’d had Romney these past 3 years instead of Obama.

Yeah, these are a lot of “ifs”, but that’s my opinion of how things would’ve gone.
Anonymous

You could be right, dixielea. Huckabee staying in really did help McCain win Florida and a lot of other states on Super Tuesday. I guess it is a matter of perspective.

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