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USA TODAY’s Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page explains four reasons why Mike Huckabee’s presidential run matters.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition 2015 Spring Kickoff on April 25 in Waukee. In an Iowa Poll of likely GOP caucusgoers earlier this year, Huckabee received the highest favorability rating: 66%.(Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images)
DES MOINES, Iowa Mike Huckabee made it official Tuesday: He’s running for president again.
If he wants to win Iowa again, however, GOP activists said Huckabee will have to adapt to higher expectations than he faced as a relative unknown ahead of his 2008 Iowa caucuses victory. He will also have to outlast a crowded field of candidates looking for a chunk of the conservative bloc that carried him to victory in 2008.
sending out any ballots that don t have his name on them. today a federal judge in richmond said no to perry s request. all in all, i think you have to say it was another bad day in what has been a long string of bad days for mr. rick perry. another lawsuit has been filed in virginia on behalf of newt gingrich, who also isn t on the ballot. but unlike perry, this one does not challenge the constitutionality of virginia s procedures. this lawsuit argues that mr. beginning rp met the standard. it claims the signatures were counted incorrectly. this time last night came the ç breaking news the iowa chairman of the michele bachmann campaign was defecting to support ron paul. tonight another senior member of the bachmann campaign is also jumping ship. last night bachmann s political director, wes enos, defended kent sorenson for his decision to leave bachmann for ron paul. today mr. enos apparently decided to join him. and in the much sought-after former american idol winner endorsement
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today a federal judge in richmond said no to perry s request. all in all, i think you have to say it was another bad day in what has been a long string of bad days for mr. rick perry. another lawsuit has been filed in virginia on behalf of newt gingrich, who also isn t on the ballot. but unlike perry, this one does not challenge the constitutionality of virginia s procedures. this lawsuit argues that mr. beginning rp met the standard. it claims the signatures were counted incorrectly. this time last night came the breaking news the iowa chairman of the michele bachmann campaign was defecting to support ron paul. tonight another senior member of the bachmann campaign is also jumping ship. last night bachmann s political director, wes enos, defended kent sorenson for his decision to leave bachmann for ron paul. today mr. enos apparently decided to join him. and in the much sought-after former american idol winner endorsement race, kelly clarkson also came out big for ron paul on twitte