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Runner-up Huckabee Big Winner in Iowa

Showing could catapult GOP longshot into top echelon

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 12, 2007 9:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was a surprise winner in Iowa's straw poll yesterday when he came in a strong second, which may have catapulted him into the top tier. He pulled 18.1% of the vote to Mitt Romney’s 31.5%. Huckabee's performance is...   Read full story »

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