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Can Huckabee Bowl Over Wisc.?

Candidate won't knuckle under, campaigns harder than McCain

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2008 3:00 PM CST
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(Newser) – Despite a chorus of calls for him to give up his campaign, Mike Huckabee is hitting the trail even harder than John McCain in Wisconsin, where he faces an uphill battle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. And although McCain leads in the delegate count, Huckabee is getting a warm welcome from conservatives: "We feel this nation needs to get back to moral integrity," says one supporter.

"I think it's going to backfire," he said of calls for him to drop out before the convention. By tomorrow, he will have spent part or all of 5 days campaigning across the state in the run-up to the primary. He took a quick weekend break to give a paid speech on leadership in the Cayman Islands.

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, 2008. Tom Scholz, the chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a...
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, right, bowls against the media as he visits with supporters at Olympic Lanes Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, bowls against the media as he visits with supporters at Olympic Lanes Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Darren...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, points to the crowd as he and his wife Janet Huckabee bowl against members of the media as he visits Olympic Lanes Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, points to the crowd as he and his wife Janet Huckabee bowl against members of the media as he visits Olympic Lanes Sunday, Feb....   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks with supporters at the Original House of Pancakes Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, in Brookfield, Wis. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks with supporters at the Original House of Pancakes Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, in Brookfield, Wis. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)
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