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Huckabee 2008

He was once a long shot; then he became a contender.

With a surprise win in the Iowa caucus, Mike Huckabee caught the attention of the Republican party and the nation. But despite a strong showing early in the presidential race, Huckabee was unable to attract the wider base he needed, and ended his bid on March 4, 2008. The Baptist minister and former governor of Arkansas' strong conservative following - pro-gun, pro-life, and pro-death penalty - is now the same audience that Republican nominee McCain struggles to attract.

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  • January 2008

    • Huck, Chuck Make Hot Ticket

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 7, 08 12:40 PM CST

      Huck, Chuck Make Hot Ticket

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee already seems to have a running mate: Chuck Norris. Huck and Chuck, as they’ve been dubbed, are inseparable on the campaign trail, the Chicago Tribune reports. The aging action star speaks at all of Huckabee’s events, often for longer than the candidate himself. “You elect me,” Huckabee told one crowd, “and how about Chuck Norris for secretary of defense?” More »

    • Romney on Attack in NH GOP Debate

      Fox News  |  Jan 6, 08 7:53 PM CST

      Romney on Attack in NH GOP Debate

      (Newser) - "You make up facts faster than you talk, and that's saying something,'' Mitt Romney told Mike Huckabee in a heated Fox News debate tonight, attacking the surging Huckabee on his tax policies in Arkansas and his populist assault on corporate earnings. Romney was less defensive than last night, arguing confidently that he's the most credible agent of change in the GOP field, and challenging Huckabee and John McCain aggressively on immigration. More »

    • Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead

      USA Today  |  Jan 6, 08 7:16 PM CST

      Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead

      (Newser) - Barack Obama stung Hillary Clinton with a shocking double-digit lead in New Hampshire today, according to two polls. One put him ahead by 13 points. Obama leads Clinton 41% to 28% in a USA Today survey, and 39% to 29% according to CNN, both a far cry from yesterday's tie. Obama’s Iowa win convinced primary voters he “can really go all the way,” said CNN’s polling director, adding Obama boasted a 42% to 31% lead in electability. More »

    • Agents of Change Jolt Parties

      New York Times  |  Jan 4, 08 12:55 PM CST

      Agents of Change Jolt Parties

      (Newser) - Iowa's caucuses last night delivered a battering to the two parties' establishment candidates, with voters on both sides endorsing relative newcomers who promise an end to the status quo. A first-term senator with a Kenyan father and a Baptist minister most famous for having lost 100 pounds brought low frontrunners whose lackluster finishes called their electability into question, reports the New York Times . More »

    • Evangelicals Drive Huckabee to Iowa Win

      New York Times  |  Jan 4, 08 7:13 AM CST

      Evangelicals Drive Huckabee to Iowa Win

      (Newser) - Iowa’s Evangelicals came out in unprecedented numbers last night to support Mike Huckabee’s rise from also-ran to caucus victor. About 80% of Huckabee’s support came from Evangelicals, who represented 60% of Republican caucus-goers, compared to their typical 40% showing, the New York Times reports. Huckabee’s affable brand of Christian populism struck a chord with voters, powering him past numerous gaffes. More »

    • Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

      New York Times  |  Jan 4, 08 2:50 AM CST

      Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee won yesterday's Iowa caucuses thanks to a surge of support from evangelical voters. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher defeated second-place finisher Mitt Romney with relative ease, despite being outspent 4 to 1, the New York Times notes. Fred Thompson held a slim lead over John McCain for the third spot, with Ron Paul not far behind. Rudy Giuliani, who didn't campaign in Iowa, trailed the pack at sixth. More »

    • Iowa Tests Appeal of Populism

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 3, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Iowa Tests Appeal of Populism

      (Newser) - Tonight's Iowa caucuses are the first test for the aggressively populist message of Mike Huckabee and John Edwards; even if the candidates falter, writes the Wall Street Journal , their stridently anti-business message—"corporate greed is squeezing the middle class," Edwards declared yesterday—has played well in Iowa, and might continue to influence the campaign. More »

    • Late-Night Hosts Return With Laughs, Politics

      Associated Press  |  Jan 2, 08 11:19 PM CST

      Late-Night Hosts Return With Laughs, Politics

      (Newser) - Late-night talk shows returned to the air tonight for the first time in two months with a dose of politics mixed among the laughs, the AP reports. Mike Huckabee appeared on Leno, apparently a bit confused by the status of the writers' strike, while Letterman got a taped intro from Hillary Clinton. Letterman and Conan O'Brien sported beards, having put their razors on strike, too. More »

    • Huckabee Uses Press to Extend Modest Means

      Time  |  Jan 2, 08 9:44 PM CST

      Huckabee Uses Press to Extend Modest Means

      (Newser) - They don’t have to like me; they just have to cover me. That’s Mike Huckabee's attitude toward the media, which is doing a lot of publicity legwork for the candidate, says Time ’s Michael Scherer. It doesn’t matter if the press corps gives Huck “the cold shoulder,” as long as they show up when he bags a pheasant or gets a shave. The aw-shucks Republican has been expertly utilizing unpaid attention. More »

    • Axed Huck Ad Highlights Rollins Role

      Washington Post  |  Jan 2, 08 11:04 AM CST

      Axed Huck Ad Highlights Rollins Role

      (Newser) - One's a former minister who's taken the high ground in countering attacks from a better-financed rival; the other's a veteran political brawler who never saw a negative ad he didn't like. The Washington Post looks at the unlikely alliance of Mike Huckabee and Ed Rollins that resulted in the candidate's pulling an ad attacking Mitt Romney at the last minute on New Year's Eve—and the odd decision to show it to reporters anyway. More »

    • Huckabee Goes Negative ... Sort Of

      Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 12:38 PM CST

      Huckabee Goes Negative ... Sort Of

      (Newser) - Negative campaigning has finally gone meta. Mike Huckabee held a press conference yesterday to announce that he wouldn't air his latest campaign ad—a 30-second attack on his closest rival, Mitt Romney—then aired it in full for the press corps, the Washington Post reports. Huckabee says he pulled the ad himself, hoping to change the "level of discourse." More »

  • December 2007

    • Huckabee Tests Limits of Faith

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 31, 07 7:05 PM CST

      Huckabee Tests Limits of Faith

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee is banking on his deep Christian faith drawing voters to him in the presidential primaries, but that same passion has proven a liability in the past. As Arkansas governor, Huckabee made several religious molehills into mountains big enough for Moses, the LA Times reports in an examination of his tenure. Detractors called the religiosity of the man they dubbed the "Rev.-Gov." high-handed. More »

    • A-Listers Don't Want to Be Like Mike

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Dec 31, 07 3:00 PM CST

      A-Listers Don't Want to Be Like Mike

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee will be Jay Leno’s first guest when the “Tonight Show" resumes for the first time since the writers strike began last month, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Republican presidential candidate will enjoy the spotlight on Wednesday, the eve of the Iowa caucuses. The late-night talkers have been scrambling to book guests as many A-listers refuse to cross picket lines. More »

    • Huckabee Calls for Anti-Pakistani Fence

      New York Times  |  Dec 29, 07 6:46 AM CST

      Huckabee Calls for Anti-Pakistani Fence

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee's foreign affairs knowledge is under scrutiny after the GOP hopeful made several factual errors in talking about Pakistan, and tried to use the assassination of Benazir Bhutto to highlight the need for a fence along the Mexican border, the New York Times reports. "The immigration issue is not so much about people coming to pick lettuce or make beds, it's about someone coming with a shoulder-fired missile," he said in Iowa yesterday. More »

    • Bhutto Killing: US Hopefuls React, Adjust

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 27, 07 4:04 PM CST

      Bhutto Killing: US Hopefuls React, Adjust

      (Newser) - On the campaign trail today, would-be presidents reacted to the murder of Benazir Bhutto by shifting tone and focusing on their foreign policy bona fides. In Iowa, Hillary Clinton talked about her friendship with Bhutto, which spanned the dozen years since she stood on line with Chelsea to meet the first female leader of the Muslim world. Joe Biden said he'd urged Pakistan's president twice to beef up security for Bhutto. More »

    • Huckabee Hasn't Put Down the Mic

      Politico  |  Dec 27, 07 9:40 AM CST

      Huckabee Hasn't Put Down the Mic

      (Newser) - As the presidential race heats up, candidates from both parties have backed off their lucrative speaking engagements, but not Mike Huckabee, the Politico says. The pastor-turned-frontrunner has been making the rounds at universities, charging $25,000 per speech. “If I don’t work, I don’t eat,” Huckabee said, insisting he enjoys none of the perks of “independently wealthy” people or members of Congress. More »

    • Huckabee Woos Voters With 23% Sales Tax

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 24, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Huckabee Woos Voters With 23% Sales Tax

      (Newser) - Supporting a 23% sales tax ought to be political suicide, but Mike Huckabee is making it work, the Los Angeles Times reports. Huckabee has championed the so-called “fair tax,” a radical proposal that would abolish the federal income tax and tax spending instead. The plan favors the rich, but by tapping into America’s hatred for the IRS, it has helped vault Huckabee into the top tier of candidates. More »

    • Mike's Church Trip Annoys Catholics

      Reuters  |  Dec 24, 07 3:34 AM CST

      Mike's Church Trip Annoys Catholics

      (Newser) - Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee may have alienated some Catholic supporters with yesterday's visit to Cornerstone, the mammoth evangelical church in Texas run by controversial pastor John Hagee. Hagee has suggested that the Roman Catholic Church played a part in the Holocaust, though the outspoken preacher claims he is not anti-Catholic, Reuters reports. More »

    • Mitt and Mike Get Nasty in Iowa

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 22, 07 6:20 PM CST

      Mitt and Mike Get Nasty in Iowa

      (Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses closing in, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are taking the gloves off in the state critical to both their campaigns, the LA Times observes. Romney has taken to calling Huckabee, the Iowa front-runner, weak on crime and immigration. Huckabee calls Romney a flip-flopper. “I didn’t just suddenly decide to be pro-life because ‘Hey, that’ll help me running for president,'” he says.  More »

    • Huckabee Rocked Little Rock

      New York Times  |  Dec 22, 07 11:55 AM CST

      Huckabee Rocked Little Rock

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee surged to the top of the polls in the Republican presidential contest partly because of his squeaky clean image, but the persona emerging from years as governor of Arkansas is quite different, the New York Times reports. Supporters and critics alike remember him as a hard-charging iconoclast with little tolerance for opposition and an appetite for unpopular positions. More »

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A man holds a campaign card for Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, as he speaks to local residents, Friday, July 13, 2007, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks during the Iowa Republican Party's annual Reagan Dinner , Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. A new poll shows Huckabee...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, talks to students at the Concord High School in Concord, N.H. Friday Oct. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)   (Associated Press)
Republican Presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, and his wife Janet, eat pork chops on a stick, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
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