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Huckabee Backs Brokered Convention

Posted Feb 15, 08 4:10 PM CST in Politics    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – Mike Huckabee is unfazed by delegate math, empty pockets, and the sight of Mitt Romney endorsing John McCain. Rather than be “part of the coronation,” the ex-Arkansas governor is telling backers he plans to take the GOP fight to a brokered convention, Politico reports. Once there, all bets are off. "Top candidates will have an opportunity to make an impassioned plea,” he writes in a fundraising letter.

“I just think it’s a little bit premature to go ahead and slice the cake when you haven’t had the wedding yet,” Huckabee told CNN. To get to a brokered convention, he must deny McCain the necessary number of delegates to clinch. That means winning Texas, and the campaign tells supporters it needs another $1.5 million to compete there.

Sources Politico, CNN

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Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and his former rival Mitt Romney take part in a news conference in Boston, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, where Romney announced his endorsement...   (Associated Press)
Mitt Romney, right, applauds as Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reaches out to shakes hands during a news conference in Boston, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, where Romney announced...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, plays bass with the band 'Lucas War Hero.' at a campaign stop at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Jan. 18,...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, speaks to supporters at a campaign rally Wednesday Feb. 13, 2008 in Pewaukee Wis. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)
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