The Skinny on Politics [Huckabee: I may move to NY and run against Hillary in Senate race]

NYT Sunday Magazine ^ | Aug 7, 2005 | DEBORAH SOLOMON

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AR GOP Gov Mike Huckabee

Q: Congratulations on your new appointment as the chairman of the National Governors Association.

Thank you. I know it sounds impressive, but it may be one of those things for which I will need condolences in about six months....

Q. You recently formed a health political action committee and are rumored to be making a bid for the White House in 2008. What if you wind up running against Hillary Clinton?

Well, that would be an interesting twist, wouldn't it? But I may follow another path and move to New York and run against her for Senate.

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FYI.

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This is a one page interview in the NYT Sunday color magazine, out tomorrow.

[doug from upland]

Do it, Mike. I had the great pleasure to interview the governor on Rightalk Radio live from the FReeper Ball on Jan. 20.

[datura]

Illegal immigrant sell out politician.

Sorry - no one is going to vote for you now, you're "damaged goods".

[FlashBack]

Let's all move to NY so we can vote for him when he does this!!!!

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Swing and independent voters will love him because of this, and he will get a ton of free media for it, too, in NY:

Q. I assume that is because you recently shed 100-plus pounds. How do you feel about being known as the best dieter in politics?

It's one of those few times when a politician actually likes to lose. It also means that I am a much smaller target than I used to be.

Q. Many of us admire the anti-obesity campaign you launched in Arkansas schools two years ago....

[EGPWS]

But I may follow another path and move to New York and run against her for Senate.

Did he "screech" out this statement?

If so, perhaps he has a chance.

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I think it would be an interesting race, because then he could Hillary all that he did in AR while she abandoned it in favor for NY. I always thought Hillary should have started her elective political career in AR. It seemed to me she just sort of tossed away her knowledge of that state and its people in favor of brighter lights in NY. Kind of shallow. But, he stayed behind in AR. If it was a close race, or he won, he would become a real contender for 2008, IMO. But I don't know when his current term ends in AR.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

No way Jose, the importation of illegal chicken pluckers for his Tyson et all poultry plant buds is his undoing.

He not only looks like Goober, he is a sellout to America.

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re my post #6 - This is what I always thought the FL Gov Dem candidate, Bill McBride, should have done in 2002, to get name recognition in this state: go on a diet, and announce how many pounds he intended to lose by election day. Then, he would have been invited endlessly on all these local tv and radio talk shows, and weighed in, reportedly his progress, like these current reality tv shows on weight loss. And, his name recognition would have shot up, for no money. But, that was MY secret plan. I waited to see if he or his people would be smart enough to do that, however, they weren't.

Instead he wanted Gov Bush to abandon the gov office and follow him around in an endless series of debates, which of course Gov Bush declined because, uh, he was busy being gov! The weight loss media campaign blitz is what I thought McBride should have done. He was pudgy, and he had no name recognition. When the election was over, he was still pudgy. Who knows what he's doing now...

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I meant: ....he could battle Hillary on all that he did in AR...

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reportedly = reporting

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[not-alone]

Please, all move here and help get rid of both our Senators.

[sweetliberty]

Go....and good riddance. I'm sure New York will be much more receptive to your RINO politics and your love for illegals.

[firebrand]

We have an excellent possible candidate already: Ed Cox.

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I don't believe enough NY voters can get past the association between Cox and Nixon, irrelevant though that may be.

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Whatt happened with Huckabee and illegals and Tyson Foods? All I remember is that Tyson was employing illegals and the illegals were caught, and Tyson execs got into trouble with the law. What did Huckabee do to upset you?

I also seem to recall Huckabee was posted here as having played a musical instrument at a FR ball!

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"What"....is what I meant!

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I meant to ping you both to my post #18.