UPDATE 1:55 PM: WHAT THE BUCK? I thought I would add another interesting aside (which I am sure my friend Martin Wisckol at the Orange County Register’s Total Buzz blog will enjoy) — the one name that I thought for sure would appear as a delegate for Mike Huckabee is Orange County’s Buck Johns. Buck, who hails from Arkansas, held a huge event for Huckabee at his home and is quite enthusiastic about Huck. Fascinating.
OK – thanks to Democrat Secretary of State Debra Bowen, all of the submitted delegate lists for the GOP Presidential candidates are available on the SoS website here.
I note with some interest that California "Favorite Son" candidate Duncan Hunter did not even both to submit a delegate list, even to name three prospective delegates should he win his own House seat. A strong indicator that he is in the process of ending his ersatz candidacy.
Heck, even Alan Keyes, whom I frankly forgot was "running" for President, submitted seven prospective delegates.
Frankly, given the "newness" of his surge, I was very impressed that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was able to field a full 179 list of potential delegates — no small feat!
Ron Paul also posted a full list – as did McCain, Giuliani, Thompson and Romney.
As an aside, I actually inquired of the Paul campaign to get their list yesterday for FR readers to peruse. I found it interesting, and a bit alarming that they – refused. They basically said it was none of our business, and that we could file a public records request with the state to get the inforation. OK, that is just bizarre. Ron Paul’s a great man, but is ill served by people who want to treat life as one big vast cospiracy.