Iowa Gives Huckabee a Second Look

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Iowa Gives Huckabee a Second Look

Thursday October 25, 2007 6:46 PM

By MIKE GLOVER

Associated Press Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Mike Huckabee, who strums
a bass guitar and cracks jokes at campaign stops, is
quietly establishing himself with Iowa voters as a
serious candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination.

“I think he's the sleeper candidate this year,” said
Steve Roberts, a Des Moines lawyer who sits on the
Republican National Committee. “He makes a very
positive impression in his public appearances and in
the debates.”

Huckabee's success thus far in this early voting state
has raised the question: Can he overcome his rivals'
advantages? He doesn't have the money of Mitt
Romney, the celebrity of Rudy Giuliani or the personal
history of John McCain.

But the former Arkansas governor has a message that
resonates with many Iowans. He is an ordained Baptist
minister whose opposition to abortion and gay rights
appeals to social and religious conservatives, and he
has a personal story of losing more than 100 pounds
that has helped form his stand on health care.

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[Lucinda]

1. Not. Good.

Iowa needs to ignore him. I'd be much happier if they did.

[skipos]

2. Economic conservatives hate him the most of any Repub candidate

as far as I can tell. That, and his dreadful fundraising will probably sink him. For some reason, the Bible thumpers aren't flocking to him, though he has some support.