Huckabee looks to reshuffle presidential race
- DOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - After spending months buried near the bottom of a crowded 2008 Republican White House pack, Mike Huckabee finally sees signs of life for his bare-bones campaign.
DOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - After spending months buried near the bottom of a crowded 2008 Republican White House pack, Mike Huckabee finally sees signs of life for his bare-bones campaign.
He was a surprise second-place finisher in last month's straw poll in Iowa, an early test in the state that kicks off the 2008 race, and that has given the former Arkansas governor something he lacked -- the air of a legitimate contender.
"The earth has shifted for us," Huckabee said in an interview. "The media attention, the fundraising, the polls -- the changes have been dramatic on every front. We're being taken seriously now."He was a surprise second-place finisher in last month's straw poll in Iowa, an early test in the state that kicks off the 2008 race, and that has given the former Arkansas governor something he lacked -- the air of a legitimate contender.
After the Iowa straw poll, Huckabee rises as Brownback falls
- There’s GOP candidate Mike Huckabee, grinning and picking his bass guitar on the National Review cover. The headline: “Huck!”
There he is on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, who tells viewers that Huckabee has “been on a roll.”
Big crowds in New Hampshire. Appearances on “Fox News Sunday,” CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Bill Maher’s program on HBO and Stephen Colbert’s show on Comedy Central. Big profiles in the big papers. And best — big bumps in the polls.
All because of a second-place — not even close to first — finish in an easily manipulated Iowa straw poll where three GOP leaders did not even try.
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