The results from Michigan are slightly disheartening for me as a Huckabee fan. Not that Mr. Romney scored a "big" win -- 9 points -- nor that he won several distinct categories of voters. Some of this was to be expected.

First, Michigan was a must win for the Mormon candidate. While the Romney camp has been very liberal in campaign spending, they spent even more in Michigan in an attempt to secure a victory. You might not think they would have to, since Mitt's father was Governor, allowing Mitt to play the role of favorite son. But the realities of this campaign forced them to make that expensive decision. What failed in Iowa and New Hampshire finally succeeded in Michigan. Thus his win in Michigan can be said to have been somewhat expected.

That he garnered a majority of votes of those who classified themselves as Republicans isn't of necessity unexpected. Based on the media autopsy of the win, I surmise these votes would be the old guard country clubbers, and they probably feel very comfortable with Romney, who is likely perceived to be one of them.

I can to a point understand how he might win the conservatives, because Mormons have a very conservative persona, even though some of Romney's own stands are legitimate flip flops on social issues.

But how in the world did he win with the evangelicals? Is it because so many of their fearless leaders have decided Romney is the best choice? Is it because people don't really think Huckabee could win, or they want to punish Huckabee in some weird Rush-Limbaugh-conservative inspired way? Hey, if enough people vote for Huckabee, he will win.

I would expect Evangelicals who say they believe the Bible would agree that most Mormons have been deceived by the devil and are involved in a cult. I know Huckabee refused to be suckered into that line of questioning by the media, and perhaps it is appropriate for him to take a no-stand stand on that particular issue in the press, but I have no qualms about saying it. Biblically speaking, Mormonism is a cult, a false psuedo-Christian cult.

Romney is a Mormon, so at best we can say he has been willfully deceived and continues to be so. At worst -- and let's remember he did serve his time as a missionary, very faithfully as reports have put it -- at worst Romney has helped in deceiving others.

If a man is going to be so wrong about Biblical truth, if he can be so deceived about it, how can any evangelical even think to trust him with their vote for the most powerful job in the world? Not to mention the problems with his record, especially from a socially conservative point of view.

Sorry, but I just don't get it. If Romney becomes the eventual nominee, I seriously will have to think long and hard about if I could vote for him. I certainly could not vote for any of the Democrats, but I hate to use my vote as a vote against a candidate. I would much rather vote for one.

Lord willing, I will be able to post this on the day of the South Carolina primary. I can't see how Romney wins here, and if he doesn't I think that really spells trouble for him in Florida. Thompson might be a spoiler in S.C. for Huckabee, but that remains to be seen. As a Huckabee supporter, we can only hope that he wins S.C. and is propelled forward into Florida.

Of course, many think McCain will have something to say about it. I hope S.C. has something to say about McCain, the same as when they took him out of the race last time.

Very seriously, if you are an evangelical, and you plan to vote for Romney, I would really be interested in your reasoning. I can respect that you might not choose Huckabee, on any number of planes. But to vote for a deceived member of a pseudo-Christian cult, one that preys on unsuspecting, young believers, and leads millions of others astray, often straight to hell?

Forgive me if I don't sound sincere in asking, but I truly am sincere and in earnest. How do you justify voting for Romney. I really would be interested to know. Perhaps you would drop me an email and let me know?

In the meantime, the more I speak about this election, the more I feel strongly that I should write an entry along the lines of, "If I were the candidate...," to express what I would love to hear one candidate state as what he believes and what he would do, and to really live up to those statements as well. Perhaps very soon.

In the meantime, thanks again for stopping in, and for giving me a few moments of your time and attention.

Until next time, my blessings to you,
Timotheous, a brother in Christ