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Huck, Chuck Make Hot Ticket

Posted Jan 7, 08 12:40 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Mike Huckabee already seems to have a running mate: Chuck Norris. Huck and Chuck, as they’ve been dubbed, are inseparable on the campaign trail, the Chicago Tribune reports. The aging action star speaks at all of Huckabee’s events, often for longer than the candidate himself. “You elect me,” Huckabee told one crowd, “and how about Chuck Norris for secretary of defense?”

Candidates often bring celebrities to an event or two, but Norris is with Huckabee at all times, ensuring rallies are packed with fans. Some are “Walker, Texas Ranger” enthusiasts, others fans of the tongue-in-cheek “Chuck Norris Facts” roaming the Internet. But Norris takes on serious issues at the microphone, bashing the tax code, campaign finance rules, and Mitt Romney.

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Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee listens as actor Chuck Norris, right, speaks at a campaign stop in Mason, N.H. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Republican Presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, takes the microphone from actor Chuck Norris as he speaks during a campaign stop in Mason, N.H., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex...   (Associated Press)
Actor Chuck Norris addresses a gathering in support of Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, during a campaign stop in Windham, N.H., Sunday Jan. 6, 2008. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, signs autographs with actor Chuck Norris during a campaign stop in Windham, N.H., Sunday Jan. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)   (Associated Press)
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