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Mike Huckabee stories: 210 news summaries

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McCain Edges Romney in Florida

Victory gives him big boost heading into Super Tuesday

Jan 29, 08 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain scored a hard-fought victory over Mitt Romney in Florida tonight to establish himself as the Republican front-runner a week ahead of Super Tuesday, Politico reports. McCain got 36% of the vote to Romney's 31%. Rudy Giuliani, who staked his campaign on a win here, managed just 15% and... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

Rudy Will Drop Out,
Endorse McCain

He staked his campaign on a Florida win but finished third

Jan 29, 08 9:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the presidential race in the wake of his weak third-place finish in Florida and endorse John McCain tomorrow, NBC News reports. Giuliani is expected to fly to the Ronald Reagan library in California to make the announcement. "We ran a campaign that was... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

McCain
Surges Ahead
in California

He opens up big lead over Romney week before Super Tuesday

Jan 29, 08 5:13 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain has leaped ahead of GOP rival Mitt Romney in California, according to the latest CNN/OpinionResearch Corp. McCain has the support of 39% of likely California Republican voters, up 19% from just two weeks ago, and well ahead of Romney, with 26%. Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee bring up... More »

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Florida • Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • California • Republican • Super Tuesday • age • Mike Huckabee

Republicans Place
Super Tuesday Bets

McCain, Giuliani have similar plans; only Romney will go national

Jan 28, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - With Super Tuesday looming, Republican contenders are ironing out their strategies for what an adviser to John McCain calls "a de facto national primary," the Washington Post reports. McCain and Rudy Giuliani have overlapping plans in California and the Northeast, Mike Huckabee is crossing his fingers in the... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • California • Super Tuesday • Georgia • Mike Huckabee

McCain Takes Slim Florida Lead

Governor's endorsement counts big with conservatives

Jan 28, 08 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Apparently, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has the golden touch. John McCain rose 3 points overnight in Florida after Crist endorsed him Saturday, pulling ahead of Mitt Romney in the latest Reuters/Zogby poll. Most significantly, McCain wiped out Romney’s 6-point edge amongst conservatives. “One day doesn’t make a... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • poll • Charlie Crist • Florida primary

Foreign Pro
Liz Cheney Joins Romney Campaign

Now scramble's
on in Florida

Jan 28, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s campaign got an injection of foreign policy expertise yesterday from the vice president’s daughter. Liz Cheney, a State Department official responsible for Mideastern and North African initiatives, will be Romney's senior foreign policy adviser, FOX News reports. Cheney had been a co-chair of... More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • foreign policy • Republican nomination • Florida primary

Did Huckabee Cash In
on School Shooting?

Emotions still frayed from book deal after 1998 Jonesboro killings

Jan 26, 08 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The crime shook Arkansas: Two boys, 11 and 13, killed four classmates and a teacher in 1998 in what became known as the Jonesboro shootings. Within days, then-Gov. Mike Huckabee had a $25,000 book deal about youth violence. A decade later, the deal still rankles some who say the... More »

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Republican • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • school shooting

Republicans Seek Edge
in Calm Florida Debate

Candidates focus on economy ahead
of next week's state primary

Jan 24, 08 8:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The GOP debate in Florida remained a largely civil affair last night, with the leading candidates agreeing that the economy needs aggressive tax cuts and that Hillary Clinton has no business returning to the White House, the AP reports. In one of the few bits of drama, Mitt Romney took... More »

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Florida • Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • Republican debate

Rivals Don't Hide Scorn for Mitt

Dislike is palpable in competing GOP campaigns

Jan 24, 08 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - If the primary season were a popularity contest, Mitt Romney would have retired long ago. He’s the least liked among the Republican presidential candidates, fielding ugly insults from rivals angry about perceived attack ads, policy pandering, and endlessly deep pockets. The New York Times was unsurprised that unloved Romney... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • attack ad • popularity

Poll: Clinton Still Ahead but Obama Support Surging

GOP field still wide open, Rudy's numbers slipping

Jan 24, 08 6:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is still in first place among Democratic presidential hopefuls nationwide, despite a substantial 12% leap in support for Barack Obama since early December, finds  the latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. Clinton leads Obama 42% to 33%, with John Edwards trailing at 11%. Asked to pick between Clinton and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • Democrats • Republican • Mike Huckabee • poll • Election 2008

NY State of Mind? Rudy
Has Florida Headache

Poll shows onetime leader third in state

Jan 23, 08 8:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s campaign continues to crumble in Florida, the Miami Herald reports. The GOP challenger has slipped to third in a new poll among likely Florida voters, putting him in a tie with virtual no-show Mike Huckabee. Despite weeks of vigorous campaigning in the state, Giuliani “has... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • poll • Florida primary

Wonks Ponder Thompson Fallout

Romney, Huckabee likely to benefit, unless he endorses McCain

Jan 22, 08 9:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Pollsters are placing bets on who disbanded Thompsonites will turn to in Florida. With most calling themselves "very conservative" evangelicals, they will likely support Huckabee or Romney, one pollster says. But Thompson could throw a curve and endorse John McCain, his old Senate buddy, the Washington Post reports. More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • GOP • Mike Huckabee • poll • Republican presidential primaries • Florida primary • Election 2008

'Likable, Schmikable'... Right?

What are voters responding to in evaluating a candidate's likability?

Jan 22, 08 7:17 PM CST
(Newser) - “Likable, schmikable. Isn't the nation at war?” asks the Chicago Tribune's Julia Keller. Yet America's love for likable candidates (think George W. Bush) took center stage at a recent debate when Barack Obama defended Hillary Clinton's likability. Some candidates have won without it, but it gives voters "a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Mike Huckabee • Richard Nixon • likability • Democratic debate • Election 2008

Huckabee May Cut Losses,
Bail on Fla.

Cash-strapped campaign weighs focusing on other states

Jan 22, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee is starting to hedge his bets in Florida. He's no longer making travel arrangements for journalists and may leave the state before Tuesday's primary to focus on his best Super Duper Tuesday prospects. “I don’t want to abandon Florida yet,” he said last night, but... More »

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Florida • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Georgia • Mike Huckabee

King's Church Rings With Praise

Bill Clinton, Huckabee pay respects to civil rights leader

Jan 21, 08 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached his message of racial equality rang with praise today for the slain civil rights leader, reports the AP. Hundreds of notables, including Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, crammed into Ebenezer Baptist Church. "King's legacy gives light... More »

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African Americans • Bill Clinton • Mike Huckabee • civil rights • Martin Luther King Jr. • Ebenezer Baptist Church • Shirley Franklin • racial equality

Fla. Holds the Key for GOP

Sunshine State can boost, dash electoral dreams

Jan 21, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The Republican field has made a mad dash for wide-open Florida, where Mike Huckabee prays for the Panhandle pious, John McCain hustles veterans, and Rudy Giuliani reminds ex-New Yorkers how much he did for them. The Jan. 29 primary is the first closed contest, meaning McCain can’t rely on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • veterans • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

Huckabee Sets Sights on Texas, Newly Relevant

Sidekick Norris
calls McCain too old
to be president

Jan 21, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The odds are increasingly good that despite Super Tuesday's upgrade to "Duper," no obvious winner in either party will emerge by February 5. That means the March 4 Texas primary, largely written off earlier, may play a critical role in deciding nominees for both parties. Huckabee hosted the... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Chuck Norris • South Carolina primary • Texas primary

Rudy Scrambles to
Catch Up in Florida

As rivals edge up in polls, Giuliani's focus on single state is questioned

Jan 20, 08 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's strategy of skipping ahead to Florida could still pay off big, or could leave him dead in the Gulf Coast water, reports the Guardian. Giuliani is now pulling out all the stops as he sinks behind John McCain in polls, and the rest of the field joins the... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • America's Mayor • Republican nomination • Jon Voight • delegates • Florida primary

Thompson Isn't Out of It—Yet

Disappointing result for GOP hopeful SC but he's not giving up yet

Jan 20, 08 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said yesterday he needed a win in South Carolina to keep his campaign alive, but he hasn't officially pulled out—yet—despite a distant third-place 16% of the vote to frontrunner John McCain's 33%. But the writing seems to be on the wall, reports the... More »

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Republican • Fred Thompson • conservative • Mike Huckabee • South Carolina primary

UPDATED

McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

He edges Huckabee in nation's first Southern primary

Jan 19, 08 9:13 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • South Carolina • primary • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul

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