I think I’m ignorant with regard to Huckabee and the Clintons. How did he go up against them?
He’s always claimed to be fighting against Clinton influence. He’s from Arkansas and lost against a democrat (Dale Bumpers) in the early 90’s.
He became governor in 1998 after Jim Guy Tucker was convicted of fraud (Tucker became governor after Clinton became president). Tucker initially rescinded his resignation, but Huck threatened to impeach him so he changed his mind.
Oh, and Tucker worked for the Rose Law Firm of which Hillary and Vince Foster were partners.
The Clinton machine worked overtime to defeat Huck in Arkansas. Despite them, he won two elections as Lt Governor and two as Governor
The Dems were so furious when he won Lt Gov. They nailed his office door shut from the inside, removed all the office furniture and equipment and spent every penny of his operating budget for the year. He finally got into his office two months after being elected because the citizens were so pissed off about it. Gov Jim Guy Tucker(the Clinton’s Whitewater felon) wouldn’t lift a finger to help him get into his office..
They’re both from Arkansas politics.