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Mike Huckabee
Club for Growth Displeased by GOP Convention Lineup
The Club for Growth is not satisfied with the lineup of GOP convention speakers announced yesterday.
Posted on August 21, 2008 at 03:47 PM ET | Comments (12)
Huck vs. Mitt -- Again
Are we about to get Round 2 of the Huckabee-Romney slugfest?
Posted on August 14, 2008 at 01:59 PM ET | Comments (86)
Huckaboom Hits TV
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has signed a one-year deal as a political commentator for Fox News. --Howard Kurtz
Posted on June 12, 2008 at 01:11 PM ET | Comments (71)
Huckabee Apologizes for Obama Joke
Mike Huckabee says he regrets cracking a joke at the National Rifle Association meeting about Barack Obama being shot.--Michael D. Shear
Posted on May 17, 2008 at 11:02 AM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Takes a Bow
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee said he would wait until someone got 1,192 delegates to consider stepping aside. He waited about 15 minutes. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on March 4, 2008 at 10:36 PM ET | Comments (10)
For Huckabee, a Weekend Detour Through the Cayman Islands
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- While he is continuing his campaign despite almost impossible odds, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will also take a day off the trail this weekend to give a paid speech in the Cayman Islands. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on February 13, 2008 at 08:23 PM ET | Comments (12)
Huckabee's Campaign Keeps on Ticking
VIRGINIA BEACH -- While Arizona Sen. John McCain keeps rolling out endorsements from GOP figures and is the party's presumptive nominee, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee says he has a simple rationale for staying in the race: He's winning states. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on February 11, 2008 at 04:39 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Disputes Washington State Results
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's campaign has filed a complaint disputing the results of the GOP caucuses in Washington State, where the Republican Party last night declared Arizona Sen. John McCain. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on February 10, 2008 at 06:37 PM ET | Comments (50)
Huckabee Draws Large Crowd at Univ. of Maryland
A crowd of nearly 1,000 people greeted former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee today at the University of Maryland.
Posted on February 9, 2008 at 04:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Wins Kansas Caucus
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee easily won the Kansas caucus Saturday, defeating John McCain despite the Senator's vast lead among delegates in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.--Michael D. Shear
Posted on February 9, 2008 at 04:00 PM ET | Comments (21)
James Dobson Preparing to Endorse Huckabee
Even as Sen. John McCain appeared to wrap up the GOP nomination with the departure of his chief rival, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, evangelical leader James Dobson is preparing to endorse Mike Huckabee, according to the Associated Press. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on February 7, 2008 at 09:54 PM ET | Comments (15)
GA: Huckabee Takes the Peachtree State
The Washington Post and other news outlets have projected former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be the winner of a slugfest with Sen. John McCain. Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Fox News Says It's Huckabee
With more than half the votes counted, Mike Huckabee was leading with 37 percent of the vote. --Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee: A Vindication in Little Rock
So far tonight, Huckabee has won four states: West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia.--Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
AR: Former Gov., First Lady Projected Winners
Former governor Mike Huckabee and Hillary Clinton, the state's former first lady, have won the Arkansas primary, according to several news organizations. --Rob Stein
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 08:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
Talk Turns to Huckaboom II
Yes, Mike Huckabee is back, and with his West Virginia momentum he's unstoppable. He hadn't won so much as a game of Minesweeper since the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses, but today he edged out Mitt Romney, and won the entire slate of 18 delegates, at some sort of convention in Charleston. --Joel Achenbach
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 03:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
WV: Huckabee Wins
Mike Huckabee won the race for West Virginia's 18 at-large delegates today in that state's first "GOP Presidential Convention," a caucus-like affair in Charleston that assigns the bigger half of the state's 30 delegates. --Rick Weiss
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 03:05 PM ET | Comments (0)
MO: Weather May Affect Voting
State election officials are expecting a large turnout, but the weather may hinder some voters. --Rob Stein
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 02:22 PM ET | Comments (0)
AL: Late Rain Could Affect Voting
Late voters could be hampered by more than just confusion and the occassional machine malfunction. There is a 70 percent chance of rain this afternoon, and showers could last past the 7 p.m. CST close of voting. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 01:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
GA: 200 Complaints Before Noon
Long lines greeted Georgia voters at the polls this morning in one of the tightest state primaries in recent memory. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 01:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
AR: High Turnout, Tornado Warnings Expected
With a former governor in the Republican race and a former governor's wife running as a Democrat, Arkansas officials expect a big turn-out. More than 59,000 voters submitted ballots in early voting, more than in either of the previous two presidential elections.--Rob Stein
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:28 AM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Questions Romney's...Maturity
How racy is too racy for a Republican presidential candidate? How about the word "puberty?" --Michael D. Shear
Posted on February 1, 2008 at 06:29 PM ET | Comments (39)
GOP Hopefuls Court Cuban American Vote
Arizona Sen. John McCain today picked up the endorsement of Florida Sen. Mel Martinez, a Cuban American who may help sway that key voting block here, on a day when all four of the leading GOP candidates courted Latino voters ahead of Tuesday's primary. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 25, 2008 at 03:15 PM ET | Comments (1)
Huckabee Shoots Down Reports He'll Skip Fla.
Mike Huckabee speaks at a rally in Ft. Lauderdale. (AP). By Perry Bacon Jr. FORT...
Posted on January 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM ET | Comments (9)
In Atlanta, Huckabee Courts the South
By Perry Bacon Jr. ATLANTA -- Targeting the South and Midwest in advance of the...
Posted on January 22, 2008 at 05:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
Mike Huckabee Concedes S.C.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee conceded to rival Sen. John McCain after coming in second in the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday, but urged his supporters not to give up on a campaign that he said will continue onto Florida and the primary states beyond. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on January 19, 2008 at 10:01 PM ET | Comments (0)
New Clarity, for Both Parties
The New Hampshire verdicts were reinforced Saturday in Nevada and South Carolina, bringing a degree of clarity to both parties' nomination fights.--David S. Broder
Posted on January 19, 2008 at 09:57 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee and McCain Playing it Polite in S.C.
FLORENCE, S.C. -- In South Carolina, an increasingly bizarre GOP race has created another strange result: a muted campaign in the Palmetto State. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 04:00 PM ET | Comments (19)
A GOP Focus on Defense, Not Deficit
And now, South Carolina.
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 01:43 PM ET | Comments (12)
Huckabee Voters: Will They Show?
Will Mike Huckabee have a problem even among his base, the faithful, in South Carolina? --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 16, 2008 at 06:20 PM ET | Comments (14)
Clinton Says Obama Playing Racial Politics
By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Talk Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Sen. Barack Obama's presidential...
Posted on January 13, 2008 at 02:09 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Defends 'Fair Tax'
Appearing at the Detroit Economic Club, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee largely avoided using the populist tone that has distinguished him from the other 2008 GOP hopefuls.--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 11, 2008 at 04:55 PM ET | Comments (62)
Huckabee's Late Show Strategy
Former Arkansas governor to sit for late night show on eve of the NH primary.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 05:47 PM ET | Comments (11)
Despite Iowa Win, Huckabee an Outsider
Mike Huckabee bows to reporters in Windham, N.H. (Getty Images). By Juliet Eilperin WINDHAM, N.H....
Posted on January 6, 2008 at 06:55 PM ET | Comments (0)
Showing N.H. Voters More Than Faith
As he competes in New Hampshire, Mike Huckabee's campaign is trying to show another side of the man it promoted in Iowa as a "Christian leader." Now the emphasis is on a fun-loving guitar-playing man who really likes Chuck Norris. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 5, 2008 at 03:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
'Thank You, Iowa'
Video of the candidate speeches after the Iowa caucuses.
Posted on January 4, 2008 at 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee, Savoring Win and Looking Ahead
Flying on a 737 airplane the campaign could not have afforded two months ago, the Huckabees couldn't stop talking, even as they all professed how tired they were on a post-midnight trip from Des Moines to Manchester. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 4, 2008 at 07:17 AM ET | Comments (0)
An Earthquake in the Midwest
Eight years after Iowa voters did the conventional -- sending George W. Bush and Al Gore on to meet in the election of 2000, they shook up the status quo in both parties as never before.--David Broder
Posted on January 4, 2008 at 07:00 AM ET | Comments (137)
Huckabee Airs Anti-Romney Ad After All
The saga of Mike Huckabee's now infamous attack ad against Mitt Romney lives on. It turns out that the TV ad attacking Romney as "dishonest" -- which Huckabee vowed not to air -- actually ran three times in Iowa on New Year's Eve. --John Solomon
Posted on January 3, 2008 at 07:55 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee: Run Will Continue Even Without Iowa Win
Mike Huckabee says he's in the presidential race for the long haul, even if he doesn't win in Iowa tonight.--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 3, 2008 at 07:03 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee's Sprint to the Finish
For Mike Huckabee, his first event on the day of the Iowa caucuses revealed the challenges to a win here: a lack of strong organization and money.--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM ET | Comments (16)
Romney's Attack Dog
Mailer from Mitt Romney for President sent to Iowan little dog owner. Obtained by...
Posted on January 2, 2008 at 07:52 PM ET | Comments (2)
Courting Free Media an Art for Huckabee
By Perry Bacon Jr. DES MOINES -- Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will spend the...
Posted on January 2, 2008 at 12:49 PM ET | Comments (1)
Huckabee's Big Test
Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris rock out at the Val Air Ballroom in Des...
Posted on January 2, 2008 at 11:56 AM ET | Comments (79)
Huckabee Takes the Stage
Perhaps reflecting the campaign's low level of staffing and thin formal organization, the messages were mixed in Cedar Rapids, and not just about the music. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 1, 2008 at 04:00 PM ET | Comments (59)
Obama, Huckabee Lead Register Poll
Among Democrats, Barack Obama holds a 7-point lead over Hillary Clinton and an 8-point advantage over John Edwards -- outside the margin of sampling error for the first time in this poll. On the GOP side, Mike Huckabee is up six points over Mitt Romney, 32 percent to 26 percent, with John McCain well back in third place at 13 percent. A month ago, Huckabee stood at 29 percent, Romney at 24 percent. --Jon Cohen
Posted on January 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM ET | Comments (70)
Huckabee in for a Trim
Huckabee gets a haircut. --Libby Copeland
Posted on December 31, 2007 at 06:25 PM ET | Comments (12)
Huckabee's Televised Turnabout
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee gathered scores of reporters in a room to unveil an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney, then suddenly changed course and renounced the ad he had produced -- but not before playing it for the dozens of television cameras. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 31, 2007 at 02:22 PM ET | Comments (114)
Huckabee Steering Clear of 'Weeds' in Policy Proposals
Mike Huckabee, who has largely stayed away from detailed policy proposals on the trail, says he did so because "If I had [released a social security reform plan], would you have cared?"--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:21 AM ET | Comments (17)
Huckabee Would Criminalize Abortion Providers
"I don't know that you'd put him in prison, but there's something to me untoward about a person who has committed himself to healing people and to making people alive who would take money to take an innocent life and to make that life dead."
Posted on December 30, 2007 at 01:08 PM ET | Comments (23)
Romney Accuses Huckabee of Being Soft on Meth
A mailer from the Romney campaign takes a hard line on an opponent.
Posted on December 29, 2007 at 05:24 PM ET | Comments (6)
For Huckabee, Immigrant Threat Heightened by Events in Pakistan
Mike Huckabee, unlike his GOP rivals, is trying to connect the instability in Pakistan to the biggest issue in the Republican primary, immigration. --By Perry Bacon
Posted on December 28, 2007 at 02:43 PM ET | Comments (15)
Huckabee's Unusual Closing Speech
With six days remaining before the Iowa caucuses, conventional candidates are offering their closing arguments to the voters. Mike Huckabee delivers a sermon. --Dan Balz
Posted on December 28, 2007 at 01:46 PM ET | Comments (241)
Huckabee's Money From Where His Mouth Is
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is having so much success with his public speaking on the presidential campaign trail, he figured he might as well continue to get paid for the effort.--Matthew Mosk
Posted on December 27, 2007 at 10:15 AM ET | Comments (10)
With Early Caucuses, Questions Abound
There is one question every presidential candidate would love to know the answer to this week: Is anybody in Iowa listening? --Dan Balz
Posted on December 26, 2007 at 01:38 PM ET | Comments (76)
Last-Minute Candidate Shopping in Iowa
The Trail talks to shoppers at Jordan Creek Town Center, the biggest and newest mall in the Des Moines area. A kiosk selling candidate buttons and T-shirts is one of the busiest spots in the mall. -- Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on December 24, 2007 at 11:31 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Politics of Uplift
Barack Obama has spent much of the year talking about "a new kind of politics" -- the politics of hope. But have you have heard of vertical politics? --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on December 21, 2007 at 06:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
Asked About Huckabee, Rice Defends the President
Rice offers a lengthy defense of the administration's foreign policy efforts. --Glenn Kessler
Posted on December 21, 2007 at 12:42 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Addresses "Floating Cross" Question in His Holiday Ad
His campaign has eagerly embraced the attention that came with an ad Huckabee put on the air this week. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on December 20, 2007 at 11:25 AM ET | Comments (51)
New Spot: Romney "Helped Save My Daughter"
Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 19, 2007 at 11:16 AM ET | Comments (15)
Romney Assails Huckabee as "Too Liberal"
Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 18, 2007 at 04:21 PM ET | Comments (37)
Huckabee's Promises Out-Bush the President
Huckabee's promises sound an awful lot like those in another article that ran in Foreign Affairs back in 2000 -- by the chief foreign policy adviser to the George W. Bush campaign. --Peter Baker
Posted on December 18, 2007 at 10:09 AM ET | Comments (35)
Celebrating the Birth of Christ with Huckabee
Mike Huckabee offers Christmas -- not holiday -- greetings. Garance Franke-Ruta
Posted on December 17, 2007 at 01:45 PM ET | Comments (20)
Romney Hits Huckabee for Criticizing Bush
Romney accused Huckabee of sounding more like a Democrat than a Republican. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 15, 2007 at 03:35 PM ET | Comments (31)
Murky Waters for Huckabee
Former Arkansas governor turns to "the clear, clean waters of worship" to wash away the mud of the campaign. Liz Clarke
Posted on December 15, 2007 at 01:40 PM ET | Comments (5)
Huckabee Critiques Bush in Foreign Affairs Piece
The presidential hopeful makes one of the bluntest critiques of the Bush administration heard from the current crop of GOP candidates. -- Michael Abramowitz
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 05:41 PM ET | Comments (6)
Rollins: Huckabee Can Fill Reagan's Shoes
Huckabee's wingmen: Rollins and Norris.--Alec MacGillis
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 04:26 PM ET | Comments (2)
Huckabee on the Grassy Knoll?
Is Huckabee feeling the heat?--Libby Copeland
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 02:33 PM ET | Comments (0)
Coming Soon, an End to Debate Season in Iowa
The GOP field holds its final debate in Iowa today. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 12, 2007 at 11:32 AM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Picks Up Minuteman Founder Endorsement
Jim Gilchrist praises former Arkansas governor's border security plan. --Perry Bacon
Posted on December 11, 2007 at 12:26 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee and the Bush Legacy
Huckabee's rise in polls raises questions about the future of "compassionate conservatism." --Peter Baker
Posted on December 11, 2007 at 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
Romney Goes Negative in Iowa Ad
Is Romney suddenly running scared?--Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 10, 2007 at 06:01 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee's Rise and Rise
The most surprising conversations running through Republican circles this week are all about Mike Huckabee. --Dan Balz
Posted on December 10, 2007 at 03:10 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Talks Tough on Immigration
Huckabee says he'll fight to secure the borders.--Howard Kurtz
Posted on December 10, 2007 at 10:57 AM ET | Comments (0)
Don't Call Him the Front-Runner
Mike Huckabee's star in Iowa appears to be rising, but the former Arkansas governor insists he just wants to finish in the "top three."--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on December 3, 2007 at 12:49 PM ET | Comments (4)
A Mutually Beneficial Partnership for N.H., Candidate?
CONCORD, N.H. -- One question hangs over the shooting star that is the Mike Huckabee...
Posted on December 3, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Iowa Poll Puts Huckabee and Obama Out Front
A new Des Moines Register poll anoints new frontrunners in the presidential race. But margin of error suggests race remains up for grabs. -- Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on December 2, 2007 at 02:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee and Imus, Together Again
Frontrunners often play it cautious to protect a lead in the polls. Not so Mike Huckabee, who will join shock jock Don Imus on the air this week. -- Michael D. Shear
Posted on December 2, 2007 at 12:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee's Black Belt Assist
GOP hopeful Mike Huckabee has his first television up and running in Iowa, featuring a face familiar to many TV viewers: Chuck Norris.
Posted on November 19, 2007 at 11:14 AM ET | Comments (0)
Rising in Iowa Polls, Huckabee Now In Crosshairs
Mike Huckabee is discovering the flip side of a surge.
Posted on November 15, 2007 at 05:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
Trouble For 'Tax Hike Mike'?
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee talks about reducing taxes on the stump, but critics say that his record in Arkansas shows an embrace of tax hikes.--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on November 12, 2007 at 01:45 PM ET | Comments (12)
The Men From Hope
Two former Arkansas governors--Clinton and Huckabee--on the campaign trail in Iowa.
Posted on November 8, 2007 at 12:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Deems Himself 'In Play'
In his quest for the GOP nomination, the former Arkansas governor is raising money and keeping a packed media schedule, touting his experience running against "the Clinton machine."--Michael D. Shear
Posted on October 30, 2007 at 02:32 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee Nabs Coveted Chuck Norris Endorsement
Action hero compares former Arkansas Governor to King David. -- Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on October 22, 2007 at 12:48 PM ET | Comments (17)
Huckabee's Price of Admission: $100,000
Mike Huckabee finished second in Ames while spending less money than his rivals, though...
Posted on August 13, 2007 at 05:00 PM ET | Comments (8)
Post Talk: Huckabee Hits Romney Flips
In an interview with the Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza, former Arkansas governor says Democrats would exploit Romney's "dramatic" shifts on issues.
Posted on August 9, 2007 at 01:46 PM ET | Comments (0)
Club For Growth Slams Huckabee
Only about ten days before a straw poll in Ames, Iowa that several GOP candidates...
Posted on August 3, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
