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Hoping for a Miracle, Huckabee Vows to Fight On

Posted Feb 9, 08 12:30 PM CST in Politics    Most Covered

(Newser) – He’s already outlasted America’s mayor, a Law and Order star, and a millionaire former governor. Now, despite eating John McCain's dust in the GOP delegate race, Mike Huckabee vowed today to continue to fight for the White House, Reuters reports. “Am I quitting? No, I’m not,” the former Arkansas governor told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington—the same forum Mitt Romney chose to drop out of the race.

Huckabee insisted that he wasn’t just a “fly in the ointment.” But critics argue he’s staying put to angle for the VP slot, the Chicago Tribune notes. Huckabee fared surprisingly well on Super Tuesday, but McCain has amassed two-thirds of the delegates needed for nomination. Responding to skepticism over his chances to overtake McCain, Huckabee said, “I didn’t major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in those.”

Sources Reuters, Chicago Tribune

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Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, in Washington. Despite lagging behind John McCain in...   (Associated Press)
In this image released by The Tyra Banks Show, host Tyra Banks holds up a pair large pants as she interviews Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee about his campaign and his drastic weight loss,...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses a rally Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters at a rally in Seattle, Wash. Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Many analysts think McCain has a lock on the GOP nomination, but rival...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the West Virginia Republican Presidential Convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)   (Associated Press)
Despite lagging behind John McCain in the crucial delegate count, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is vowing to stay in the race, Reuters reports. (AP Photo/John Amis)   (Associated Press)
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