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blogs.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
Huckabee on Palin: ‘She Didn’t Have to Get Bloodied’
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Laura Meckler reports from Washington on politics. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee , a once and possibly future presidential candidate, admires his fellow social conservative, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin . Really. “What John McCain did for her was to give her the capacity to sort of leapfrog over the process and get right to the center stage,” he said at a breakfast with reporters this morning. “By naming her (his running mate) he was able to put her in a position where she did have to go ...
Huckabee, Finally, Settles His Campaign Scores
time.com - 11/17/2008
Huckabee, Finally, Settles His Campaign Scores
— time.com — The former Arkansas Governor is out with a new book filled with sharp words for fellow Republicans... who frustrated his bid for the nomination (more) Huckabee, Finally, Settles His Campaign Scores

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GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012
gallup.com - 11/21/2008
GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are most interested in seeing Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and... Mike Huckabee run for the party's presidential nomination in 2012. Those three received the highest scores among the 10 ... (more) GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012

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newyorker.com - 11/24/2008
Lauren Collins: What Mike Huckabee thought of the elections.
— newyorker.com — The former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who won eight states and more than four million votes in... the Republican Presidential primaries, spent Election Night at home in Little Rock. Eating takeout in the den with his family and a few staffers, ... (more) Lauren Collins: What Mike Huckabee thought of the elections.

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Huckabee: Veep Nod Let Palin "Leapfrog Over the Process"

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Weekly Standard Blog:  Politician Preacher Forgets He's Not to Covet His Neighbor's VP Slot

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Huckabee: Veep Nod Let Palin "Leapfrog Over the Process"
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The former candidate acknowledges “envy” at Palin's quick rise in politics, and says “of course” she's part of the GOP's future. Says another run in 2012 is possible, depending in part on how Obama performs.       ...

Huckabee on Palin
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Some interesting comments from Huckabee on Palin, via the Wall Street Journal : “What John McCain did for her was to give her the capacity to sort of leapfrog over the process and get right to the center stage,” he said at a breakfast with reporters this morning. “By naming her (his running mate) he was able to put her in a position where she did have to go through the bruising process of the primaries. Many of us had been out there for 15 months … she walks into the hot spotlight and she's a blank slate nobody knows so Republicans are fired up.” ... Huckabee's comments on ...

Politician Preacher Forgets He's Not to Covet His Neighbor's VP Slot
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Out on the tour circuit for his new book, "How Mitt Romney, the Fake Conservative, Almost Bought the Republican Primary With His Big CEO Money" "Do the Right Thing," Mike Huckabee took a break from bashing former rival Mitt Romney to take a few whacks at a fellow governor he's never had to compete with: ...

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