Monday, August 16, 2010
Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee: King of Iowa
Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:53 AM
A new Republican poll shows Mike Huckabee atop (albeit just 22-18) a field of potential GOP candidates for the Iowa Republican caucus of 2010.
I think I'll defer to former Huckabee volunteer Jason Tolbert for the analysis of this. Huckaee did win Iowa and its Religious Right-influenced vote in 2008. New Republican rules that push back the date of the event may yet play a factor in that state's importance as well.
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Tacky portrayal of the King of Iowa, I know, but don’t blame me; it ran in the Washington Post once upon a time.
http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/ph…
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