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Mike Huckabee set to announce presidential run Tuesday
Washington Post ^ | 05/05/2015 | By Karen Tumulty

Posted on 05/05/2015 6:51:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is slated to announce Tuesday that he will make a second bid for the Republican nomination.

The challenges are formidable for the man who won the 2008 Iowa caucuses. In that earlier race, Huckabee, 59, a former Baptist preacher, struggled to expand his reach beyond evangelical voters, and ran out of money in subsequent contests.

Huckabee is a gifted communicator. Polls have consistently shown that he has relatively high name recognition and popularity among Republicans. Early this year, he quit his television show on Fox News, so that he could more deeply explore the possibility of another run.

This time, his challenge will be finding a way to break through in a field that is likely to include a dozen or more credible, well-financed contenders. Among them are relatively fresh faces, such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who are challenging him for the financial and political support of conservative Christians.

On the stump, he has pointed to his Arkansas history as evidence that he has what it takes to run against Hillary Rodham Clinton, the expected Democratic nominee.

Indeed, Huckabee's career has been intertwined with that of the Clinton family for more than two decades.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; arkansas; election2016; huckabee; mikehuckabee; president
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To: Red Badger

Lol!


21 posted on 05/05/2015 7:27:09 AM PDT by Reagan0704
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To: SeekAndFind

No No No!


22 posted on 05/05/2015 7:27:30 AM PDT by Reagan0704
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To: SeekAndFind

Accomplice to murder set to run. At least huck’s out with his criminality.


23 posted on 05/05/2015 7:27:31 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Reagan0704

Elmer Fudd would agree with Kofi!.............


24 posted on 05/05/2015 7:30:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Reagan0704

OOPS! Sorry, wrong Thread!...........(2 different computers).......


25 posted on 05/05/2015 7:31:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: SeekAndFind

GO TEAM DELIVERANCE!!!


26 posted on 05/05/2015 7:31:49 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Red Badger

it’s actually spot on and funny. huckabee loves illegals cino de miko


27 posted on 05/05/2015 7:43:28 AM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Huckabee’s career has been intertwined with that of the Clinton family for more than two decades.”

We’re talkin’ series, stune yer peeto jock itch.


28 posted on 05/05/2015 7:52:13 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pleeeeeease, Baptists...don’t vote for this huckster. We have no business crying about blacks staying on the dem plantation when Christians do the same.


29 posted on 05/05/2015 7:54:32 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

Huck, just no. Stop! Just stop! Nobodies buying, bud.


30 posted on 05/05/2015 7:56:05 AM PDT by Freemeorkillme
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To: SeekAndFind

31 posted on 05/05/2015 7:58:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

I was really hoping he would stay out of this. It just muddies the waters for the real contenders like Ted Cruz.


32 posted on 05/05/2015 8:04:26 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: ETL
From the website OnTheIssues.org...

Nice site. Thanks for posting.

33 posted on 05/05/2015 8:10:10 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

On the other hand, maybe he’ll take votes away from Bushy Boy and Marco Amnesty, easing the way for Cruz.


34 posted on 05/05/2015 8:10:44 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: SeekAndFind
I know many can't stand him but...

Beck is taking about it now. He see's him as a spoiler as he takes voters away from Rubio and Cruz and fubars the both of them and Rove is their at his annoucement....

Hmmm... 08' all over again, let a RINO run right up the middle, Ditto that for Ben Carson.

I'd wish Huckabee, Santorum and Carson and the common sense to stay home...

36 posted on 05/05/2015 8:13:50 AM PDT by taildragger (It's Cruz & Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
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To: aimhigh

You’re welcome.


37 posted on 05/05/2015 8:14:28 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: SeekAndFind

Nice guy and all but not Presidential timber. Too squishy on crime and punishment and would also be a weak CINC. Is he in it to burnish his punditry or just for the buffet?


38 posted on 05/05/2015 8:16:38 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (I love it when we're Cruz'in together)
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To: Unmarked Package

Like


39 posted on 05/05/2015 8:18:18 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (I love it when we're Cruz'in together)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

I attribute it to the PTB seeking to dilute the conservative vote and keep Cruz from the nomination.

Spread them over three or four candidate so that the Jebster gets in to continue the royal line.

But what do I know?


40 posted on 05/05/2015 8:28:12 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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